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Download full textLee, Joyce; Wu, Kam Yin; Lee, Eric Ping Chung – THAITESOL Journal, 2022
Syntactic complexity is a crucial aspect of linguistic proficiency and thus understanding and supporting such development in learners is a keen concern for language teachers. Research conducted has shown growing sophistication of noun phrase structures by writers of different abilities in academic writing (Biber & Gray, 2010; Liu & Li,…
Descriptors: Syntax, Writing Skills, Language Proficiency, Technical Writing
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The case presentation is the core section of a medical case report. Issues in the teaching of case report writing have recently been the subject of great interest in medical education, especially in the era of globalization. Given that Taiwanese medical students, residents and junior physicians are requested to write case reports in English and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Discourse Analysis, Content Analysis, College Instruction
O'Connor, Timothy R.; Holmquist, Gerald P. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2009
We present an algorithm for the construction of a strong initial draft. It is designed to overcome writer's block and to assist scientists who are not native English speakers. The writing starts with making figures and tables. These suggest several terse summary statements, the few major conclusions or observations the author will present to the…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Mathematics, Models, English (Second Language)
Tonkin, Humphrey – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2011
Over the centuries, first Latin and then French, German, and Russian have receded in perceived importance as languages of science. Other powerful languages with extensive internal scientific discourse, such as Japanese and Chinese, have always been largely excluded. The dominance of English has elevated the reputation of English-language…
Descriptors: English for Science and Technology, Scientific Enterprise, Official Languages, Justice
Luzon, Maria Jose – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2009
First person pronouns are a rhetorical strategy which allows researchers to perform different discourse functions in the text, through which they construct a convincing argument that persuades readers of the validity and novelty of their claims and of their own competence. In this paper I explore how Spanish EFL Engineering students use first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Form Classes (Languages), Rhetoric
Labassi, Tahar – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2009
The restricted time allocated to courses and the immediate need to read literature in English necessitates the teaching of selective reading in many English as a foreign language contexts. This paper reports on one element of an expeditious (quick, effective, efficient and selective) reading course for learners in an English for Academic Purposes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English for Science and Technology
