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Ward, 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

Jacobson, Wayne H. – English for Specific Purposes, 1986
Learner needs in English for academic purposes were analyzed in terms of the strategic competence needed to successfully carry out required work in an undergraduate physics laboratory, including: evaluating and selecting information; synthesizing information; applying information to different situations; and establishing working relationships with…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), English for Academic Purposes