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Download full textLee, Joyce; Wu, Kam Yin; Lee, Eric Ping Chung – THAITESOL Journal, 2022
Syntactic complexity is a crucial aspect of linguistic proficiency and thus understanding and supporting such development in learners is a keen concern for language teachers. Research conducted has shown growing sophistication of noun phrase structures by writers of different abilities in academic writing (Biber & Gray, 2010; Liu & Li,…
Descriptors: Syntax, Writing Skills, Language Proficiency, Technical Writing
Direct linkO'Connor, Timothy R.; Holmquist, Gerald P. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2009
We present an algorithm for the construction of a strong initial draft. It is designed to overcome writer's block and to assist scientists who are not native English speakers. The writing starts with making figures and tables. These suggest several terse summary statements, the few major conclusions or observations the author will present to the…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Mathematics, Models, English (Second Language)
Hatam, Amir Hussein; Shafiei, Shilan – English Language Teaching, 2012
The purpose of the present study was twofold. Firstly, it tried to investigate the relationship between the technical English proficiency of the students of Mechanical Engineering in the universities of Iran and their technical translation proficiency in translating technical texts of Mechanics. Secondly, it attempted to evaluate the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English for Special Purposes, Translation, Language Proficiency
Gimeno, Ana; Seiz, Rafael; de Siqueira, Jose Macario; Martinez, Antonio – Online Submission, 2010
The future professional world of today's students is becoming a life-long learning process where they have to adapt to a changing market and an environment full of new opportunities and challenges. Thus, the development of a number of personal and professional skills, in addition to technical content and knowledge, is a crucial part of their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Web Based Instruction, Multimedia Instruction
Peer reviewedSpencer, Richard H. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1988
Discusses problems that U.S. companies may experience in getting computer programs and other related products accepted in other countries because of difficulties in translating the English language used in the products. Topics discussed include slang, acronyms, and abbreviations; economic and financial differences; cultural differences; and…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Computer Software, Cultural Differences, Design Requirements
Peer reviewedPueyo, Isabel Gonzalez; Val, Sonia – English for Specific Purposes, 1996
Presents a study of technical lexical structures with the aim of assisting students of English as a Second Language in processing and deciphering the lexico-grammatical realization of technology in the field of plastics. The analysis aims to show that technical terminology is closely related to grammar, and that technical lexis and grammar should…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, Databases, English (Second Language)
