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Peer reviewedDeyes, Tony – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1987
Describes ongoing research aimed toward finding a minimum discourse grammar to help Brazilian students learning English for special purposes to cope with the sort of texts they have to read in their own disciplines. The research has involved review of scientific philosophy, a reading miscue study, and a comparison of English and Portuguese…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBaker, Mona – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1988
Subtechnical vocabulary includes items that are neither highly technical nor obviously general, and rhetorical/organizational items are in this category. They serve to signal the writer's intentions or his/her evaluation of the material presented. A technique for identifying subtechnical items is explained. Three identified items are analyzed, and…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology, Language Styles
Peer reviewedMustafa, Zahra – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1998
Investigated Jordanian college students' evaluation of the impact learning and using five reading strategies in their English-language course had on performing academic tasks required in English for subject courses. Students believed formal instruction in these strategies helped them perform academic tasks required in English in their subject…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries
