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Discipline-Specific Reading Expectation and Challenges for ESL Learners in US Universities

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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