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Peer reviewedBoyle, Erlinda R. – System, 1993
The English-for-Science-and-Technology (EST) versus English-for-General-Purposes (EGP) dilemma is reviewed and a Hong Kong study is reported. Results of a study of EST and EGP students suggest that a balance between the two approaches would be more appropriate and useful for future career purposes. (eight references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, English for Academic Purposes, English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries
Chellapan, K. – 1985
While the need to strengthen the transfer of language skills across disciplines and to integrate language instruction with other components of the curriculum is recognized, it must also be recognized that the language of science has a set of symbols that are different from those that are learned for daily life, and the structures of the two…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Concept Formation, English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries
