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Download full textIzzo, John – 1996
A study at the University of Aizu (Japan) investigated characteristics of technical writing assignments composed in English as a second language on computer workstations and by hand. The in-class workstation essays and hand-written essays of 24 students revealed that while all were of similar overall quality, the workstation essays were not as…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)
Sawyer, Doug – 1998
A two-semester course in English composition offered in a Japanese university is described. The course is designed to transition students from minimal skills in communicative writing at program entry to a course in field-specific technical writing by exposing students to several writing genres. Key activities of the course include pre- and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, English for Academic Purposes
