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Ward, Jeremy – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1999
Makes a case for introducing specialized texts in the English for specific purposes classroom earlier in the reading process. Addresses the question of whether an engineering word list might be a short cut to reading fluency for engineering students, and if so, which words might appropriately be listed. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, Engineering Education, English for Academic Purposes, Higher Education

Pino-Silva, Juan – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1993
Describes a self-instruction procedure designed to provide students of science and technology at the tertiary level with a basic vocabulary in a foreign language of around 1,000 items. The technique represents an efficient method for bridging the gap between the vocabulary that beginning L2 students possess and that required to read L2 scientific…
Descriptors: College Students, English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education