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Sub-Technical Vocabulary and the ESP Teacher: An Analysis of Some Rhetorical Items in Medical Journal Articles.

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Baker, Mona – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1988

Subtechnical vocabulary includes items that are neither highly technical nor obviously general, and rhetorical/organizational items are in this category. They serve to signal the writer's intentions or his/her evaluation of the material presented. A technique for identifying subtechnical items is explained. Three identified items are analyzed, and…

Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology, Language Styles

Reading for Science and Technology in a Foreign Language: Students' Evaluation of Formal Instruction on Reading Strategies.

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Mustafa, Zahra – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1998

Investigated Jordanian college students' evaluation of the impact learning and using five reading strategies in their English-language course had on performing academic tasks required in English for subject courses. Students believed formal instruction in these strategies helped them perform academic tasks required in English in their subject…

Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries