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Download full textHe, Chunyan; Han, Fei – English Language Teaching, 2018
Recent years, most universities and colleges have been reforming the English as a foreign language (EFL) curriculum system in China. Some reformed EFL curriculum into English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses, for instance, while some conducted a graded teaching model in EFL teaching. However, the effect of this reform was not so good,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Rahimi, Mohammad Ali; Rezaei, Amir – English Language Teaching, 2011
The current study examined differential effects of two pre-modification types, syntactic elaboration and syntactic simplification (at the level of syntax and irrespective of problematic lexis), on EST students' reading comprehension. The purpose was to see whether a priori syntactic elaborative adjustment, given its advantages over simplification,…
Descriptors: English for Science and Technology, Syntax, Reading Comprehension, Civil Engineering
Clement, A.; Murugavel, T. – English Language Teaching, 2015
This article examines the effectiveness of English language courses offered in the engineering colleges in India. Many engineering graduates in India are found to be unemployable due to their poor communication skills and lack of confidence. There have been a lot of research papers that have reiterated the importance of improving engineering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Higher Education, College Students
