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A Contrastive Study of Rhetorical Move Structure of English Medium Instruction Lectures Given by Native English and Chinese Lecturers
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Deng, Lin; Wannaruk, Anchalee – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2021
This study aims to compare the rhetorical move structure of English Medium Instruction (EMI) lectures given by native English and Chinese lecturers. Two specialized corpora were therefore accordingly created with transcripts of twelve science-oriented lectures selected from MICASE and the BASE corpus and twelve science-oriented EMI lectures…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Native Speakers
University Students' English Language Improvements through a Content-Based Course
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Gómez Flórez, Erica; Jiménez Díaz, Jhon Jaime; Lopera, Sergio Alonso – HOW, 2011
Content-Based Instruction (CBI) may result in improved proficiency in language skills due to the meaningful combination of subject matter and foreign language as a means of communication. This paper shows how university students improved their level of English by means of a content methodology as they attended a course called Topics in Molecular…
Descriptors: College Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
English for Science at the University of Essex. The Venezuelan Scheme: Materials Development and Methodology. ELT Documents (75/2).
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Freeman, Sarah; McDonough, Jo – 1975
In January 1975, 31 Venzuelan students of science were admitted to the University of Essex. It was suggested that a pre-first-year period be divided equally between attendance of regular college courses and English courses designed especially for them. This article describes the English course hurriedly prepared to meet this specific situation.…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Language Programs, Communication Skills, Course Content
English for Specific Purposes. ELT Documents.
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1978
The seven papers in this collection describe projects in English for academic purposes. Analysis of the communication needs of learners is discussed in "English for Academic Purposes: Practice Material for the Listening Comprehension and Writing Needs of Overseas Students," by R.R. Jordon and Alan Matthews. The pedagogic advantages of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Course Content, Course Descriptions, English for Special Purposes
Teaching English as a Second Language: A Handbook for Science. Curriculum Bulletin Number 75CBM5, Secondary Level.
Azios, Maria Leticia; And Others – 1975
This course guide is intended for classroom use by teachers of secondary level science to Spanish-speaking students of English as a second language (ESL). Both science instruction and acquisition of English scientific terminology are emphasized, within the framework of increasing overall student proficiency in English. The book is prefaced with a…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Anthropology, Astronomy, Bilingual Students
Passage: A Journal of Refugee Education. 1988.
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Passage: A Journal of Refugee Education, 1988
This combined theme issue contains articles on the following topics: science and the communicative classroom; educational and recreational facilities in the Phanat Nikhom, Thailand refugee camps; learning styles; use of visual aids for language teaching; whole language methods for second-language writing instruction; bilingual cultural…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style