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Bonetto, Elena, Ed.; Ennis, Michael Joseph, Ed.; Unterkofler, Dietmar, Ed. – Online Submission, 2020
The international symposium "Teaching Languages for Specific and Academic Purposes" aimed to bring together university instructors and researchers of LSP and LAP in order to share and explore approaches, methods, and practices which have emerged within diverse contexts. Topics include needs analyses, TBLT, curriculum development,…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Languages for Special Purposes, Higher Education
Alshahrani, Haya Ali – International Journal of Modern Education Studies, 2019
Vocabulary and spelling are two of the most important skills to achieve success in an academic setting. This review of 15 articles highlights classroom interventions that successfully enhanced vocabulary and spelling skills among ESL, English Only, English language learners (ELL), and learning disabled (LD) students. The strategies that enhanced…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
Loranc-Paszylk, Barbara, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2019
This volume provides a timely focus on various aspects related to foreign language learning and teaching within the university context. It discusses current issues, such as: increasing popularity of English Medium Instruction (EMI), communication in English as a Lingua Franca, staying abroad, and provisions of English for professional or academic…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
Min, Young-Kyung – Journal of International Students, 2012
This author, a lecturer in the Education Program at the University of Washington (Bothell), relates an experience that dated back to an invitation to give a talk at the Gwangju International Center (GIC) in Korea in the Summer of 2011. Min spoke about culturally-embedded writing practices across nations and presented some practical strategies that…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, High School Students, Writing (Composition)

Osburne, Andrea G.; Harss-Covaleski, Sandra L. – College ESL, 1992
The conclusion drawn from this study is that whether an English-as-a-Second-Language student writes compositions directly in English or translates from the first language into English makes no substantial qualitative or quantitative difference in the written products. (14 references) (KM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Bailey, Luke – 1993
A study examined use of prewriting techniques among 11 students of English as a Second Language (ESL), of varying language backgrounds, enrolled in a pre-freshman composition class. It investigated use of both prewriting strategies and invention techniques taught in class, looking at: (1) whether they would be used when not specifically required;…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Developmental Studies Programs, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Benander, Ruth E.; Roach, Timothy L. – 1995
This paper discusses the similarities in the difficulties that developmental writers and non-native English speakers/writers bring to the classroom and how this can influence instructors' choices of pedagogical strategies. The paper proposes a method of teaching that encourages teacher comfort with basic writing such that student work remains the…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Grammar

Greenia, George D. – ADFL Bulletin, 1992
A rationale is presented for improving the curricular design of intermediate- or advanced-level writing classes for foreign language majors. Seven practical guidelines include the following: the writing course should have its own place in the curriculum but should not stand alone as the sole undergraduate writing experience in the second language.…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Majors (Students)

Spack, Ruth – Written Communication, 1997
Examines the reading and writing strategies of one student over a three-year period and traces the process she went through to acquire college-level academic literacy in English, her second language. Suggests that the student's educational background shaped her approach to United States academic discourse practices. (TB)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Case Studies, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Nino-Murcia, Mercedes – 1991
Ways to develop "creative automaticity" for writing in a foreign language are examined. The paper focuses on transactional writing (i.e., writing with the purpose of transferring precise information by such means as telex messages, business letters, memoranda, and short reports), and its main features of clarity and conventionality. It is noted…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Correspondence, Creativity, Editing
Knutsson, Ola; Pargman, Teresa Cerratto; Eklundh, Kerstin Severinson; Westlund, Stefan – Computers & Education, 2007
This paper presents a field study carried out with learners who used a grammar checker in real writing tasks in an advanced course at a Swedish university. The objective of the study was to investigate how students made use of the grammar checker in their writing while learning Swedish as a second language. Sixteen students with different…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Linguistics, Comprehension, Swedish

Thorson, Helga – Modern Language Journal, 2000
Focuses on whether university students studying a foreign language at an American university use the same processes and writing strategies in foreign language and first language writing in two different genres (letter and article). Using a computerized tracking device, individual writing sessions were analyzed through statistical techniques and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computational Linguistics

Chimbganda, A. B. – English for Specific Purposes, 2000
Reports on a study of the communications strategies used in the writing of answers in biology by English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) first year biology students at the University of Botswana. Examines four macro-strategies used by the subjects: risk taking, risk avoidance, second language-based strategies and semantic simplification. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Biology, College Students, Communication Skills, English for Special Purposes
Jenks, Christopher J. – 2003
This checklist is designed to help develop writing strategies for English language learners (ELLs), focusing on a variety of linguistic strategies inherent in the writing process. It provides them with a graphical representation of the cognitive process involved in complex writing, promoting self-assessment strategies and integrating oral…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Sun, Yu-Chih – 1998
A 50-item, five-point Likert scale inventory was designed to be a valid and reliable group-administered instrument to provide a profile of the declarative knowledge of electronic mail (e-mail) strategies used by students learning English as a second language (ESL) or foreign language (EFL). The inventory was developed primarily for voluntary use…
Descriptors: Classification, Classroom Techniques, Electronic Mail, English (Second Language)
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