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Braine, George – English for Specific Purposes, 2001
Compares two English for academic purposes research projects--undergraduate writing task surveys--one conducted in the United States and the other in Hong Kong. The first could be considered a success, but the second is a failure, mainly because of the lack of cooperation from teachers of science and engineering faculties. The possible reasons for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cooperation
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Connor, Ulla; Mauranen, Anna – English for Specific Purposes, 1999
Analysis of 34 European-Union research-grant proposals written mainly by Finnish-led teams used genre analysis and a social constructionist theory of genre to investigate characteristic features of grant proposals, especially those not covered in academic writing courses. Ten recurrent moves were identified, reflecting the generic affinity of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Ottawa Board of Education (Ontario). – 1996
The report reviews current research findings related to the three entry points (early, middle, late) for French immersion programs in Ottawa (Ontario) elementary and secondary schools. It consists of: an executive summary and brief overview; an annotated bibliography covering authoritative immersion research reviews and reports published since…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis