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Download full textAl-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2022
To help ESP college instructors improve the English curriculum taught at polytechnic institutes, colleges and universities, the current study proposes a model for designing English for Polytechnic Purposes (EPP) courses for undergraduate students majoring in mechanical engineering, chemistry, technology, economics, textile industry and other…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Outcomes of Education
Peer reviewedRungsinanont, Sathirasak – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2020
The objectives of the study are to investigate the most significant contributory factors affecting Engineering students' reading ability in regard to journals, and to identify the problems thus encountered when they read English language journals. The participants in this study consisted of 60 Engineering students who were majoring in Industrial…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Content Area Reading, Reading Ability
Hartshorn, K. James; Evans, Norman W.; Egbert, Jesse; Johnson, Amy – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2017
English-medium institutions of higher education host increasing numbers of English-as-a second-language (ESL) learners in the US. English language skill is vital to their progress. Previous research examined reading challenges and expectations faculty have for their first-year students within five popular majors for international students…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Students, College Faculty
Direct linkHmelo-Silver, Cindy E. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2012
The theme of this special issue is timely as the world becomes increasingly flat and globally connected (Friedman, 2007). By focusing on an international perspective in problem-based learning (PBL), it puts culture squarely in the center, whether it is a national or disciplinary culture. The articles in this special issue represent Thailand, South…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Cross Cultural Studies, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Tatzl, Dietmar – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2011
English-medium instruction has become a common approach to increase the internationalisation opportunities of European universities and the global employability of their graduates. This article presents the results of a questionnaire survey (n = 8 lecturers and 66 students) and lecturer interviews (n = 8) at three established business and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Prior Learning, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
Lee, Jia-Ying – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The main purpose of this study was to compare the strategies used by Chinese-speaking students when confronted with familiar versus unfamiliar topics in a multiple-choice format reading comprehension test. The focus was on describing what students do when they are taking reading comprehension tests by asking students to verbalize their thoughts.…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis, English (Second Language)
