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Direct linkWard, Jeremy – English for Specific Purposes, 2009
This paper concerns the teaching of English to learners who are studying, or will soon study, engineering and who are expected to do at least part of their studying through textbooks written in English. Such students, especially in universities in developing countries, often find themselves very poorly equipped by their secondary education for…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Word Lists, Engineering, College Students
Peer reviewedHorsella, Maria; Perez, Fresia – English for Specific Purposes, 1991
A study was conducted in which Nominal Compounds (NCs) were examined and classified in the field of chemistry from introductory texts. Some pedagogical implications of this study could be to teach the high-frequency semantic relations in NCs at the beginning stages. (16 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Chemistry, English for Science and Technology, Nouns, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedDubois, Betty Lou – English for Specific Purposes, 1986
Textbooks designed to serve the needs of non-native speakers of English are needed in the field of English for science and technology public communication. Suitably modified language textbooks using the Aristotelian approach to oral presentations are readily available. However, for professional speaking practice, discipline-specific texts are…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Needs, English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology
