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Two Different Approaches to Teaching Final-Year Projects for Mechanical Engineers and Biotechnologists at Ngee Ann Polytechnic--Case Studies Approach.

Walsh, Kath; Rebaczonok-Padulo, Michael – Guidelines, 1993

Ngee Ann Polytechnic, a leading postsecondary technical institution in Singapore, offers English for academic and occupational purposes to prepare students for writing their final year projects. This article discusses the approaches used in Mechanical Engineering and Biotechnology projects. A sample exercise is appended. (Contains two references.)…

Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries

Assessing Technical Writing at Tertiary Level: Implications for English Language and Engineering Lecturers.

Krishnan, Lakshmy; Murphy, Noela – Guidelines, 1993

In a Singapore study of the evaluation of engineering students' writing, engineering lecturers and language lecturers marked scripts differently. Analysis showed that engineering lecturers placed more emphasis on students' understanding of a process rather than their expression of that understanding. (Contains 13 references.) (LB)

Descriptors: Engineering Education, English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries, Interrater Reliability