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Direct linkLuzon, Maria Jose – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2009
First person pronouns are a rhetorical strategy which allows researchers to perform different discourse functions in the text, through which they construct a convincing argument that persuades readers of the validity and novelty of their claims and of their own competence. In this paper I explore how Spanish EFL Engineering students use first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Form Classes (Languages), Rhetoric
Peer reviewedBeer, David F. – Technical Communication, 1988
Offers advice to English teachers who find themselves in the position of teaching technical writing, especially in engineering. (JAD)
Descriptors: College English, Engineering, Engineers, English for Science and Technology
Peer reviewedSoheili, A.; Barjasteh, D.; Al Qadhi, Laila – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2001
Proposes "technicisation" theory with five central hypotheses to account for various aspects of foreign students learning Technical English (TE), including its linguistic, learning, experiential, cultural, and motivational dimensions. Suggests that the fundamental hypotheses are applicable to TE learning but they may, mutatis mutandis,…
Descriptors: Engineering, English for Science and Technology, Foreign Students, Higher Education
