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Direct linkNami, Fatemeh – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
This study applied Edmodo as a supplementary environment for additional language practice in a semi-technical English course in an EFL context, with a quasi-experimental between-subjects (control versus experimental group) design. In addition to conventional classroom instruction and practice, the experimental group practiced additional language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Mah, Adeline Shi Hui; Yeo, Marie – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2016
Averil Coxhead is widely known for developing the Academic Word List, a list of 570 word families associated with great frequency in academic texts. This list has been particularly useful to teachers of English as a Second Language as well as independent learners in tertiary education. She has also developed a Science-based word list (Coxhead and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Word Lists, Word Frequency
Tragant, Elsa; Marsol, Anna; Serrano, Raquel; Llanes, Àngels – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
Comparative studies in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) often show CLIL students to be at something of an advantage over their non-CLIL peers. However, such studies are often difficult to interpret given problems of cross-group comparability (different schooling systems, different number of instructional hours, bias attributable to…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, English (Second Language)
Peterson, Patricia; Johnson, Gae; Showalter, Stephen – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Students with learning disabilities have significantly lower achievement in math and science than students from the general population. If these students with learning disabilities also are English Learners, the challenges for success in math and science are even more difficult. Teachers need to infuse best practices into their classrooms to…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods
Halliday, M. A. K. – 1989
While native and non-native English-speakers may approach scientific English differently, the same features cause difficulty for both groups. The difficulties generally occur more with grammar and the complex relationships between terms than with vocabularly, and may be classified in seven categories: interlocking definitions, technical…
Descriptors: Classification, Difficulty Level, English for Science and Technology, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedBaker, 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
Download full textCalifornia Univ., Los Angeles. Center for Language Education and Research. – 1990
This manual is part of a series of materials designed to reinforce essential concepts in physical science through interactive, language-sensitive, problem-solving exercises emphasizing cooperative learning. The materials are intended for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in beginning physical science classes. The materials are for teams of…
Descriptors: Biology, Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, English for Science and Technology
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for Language Education and Research. – 1990
This manual is part of a series of materials designed to reinforce essential concepts in physical science through interactive, language-sensitive, problem-solving exercises emphasizing cooperative learning. The manual is intended for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in beginning physical science classes. The materials are for teams of two…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, English for Science and Technology, English (Second Language)
Sinhaneti, Kantatip – 1994
A survey on the teaching of English for special purposes (ESP) at universities in the Bangkok (Thailand) metropolitan area is reported. ESP is a concern in higher education due to increased English use in Thai business. The survey involved five public and nine private institutions. It was found that all universities offered compulsory general…
Descriptors: Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Course Content, English for Science and Technology
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for Language Education and Research. – 1990
This manual is part of a series of materials designed to reinforce essential concepts in physical science through interactive, language-sensitive, problem-solving exercises emphasizing cooperative learning. The manual is intended for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in beginning physical science classes. The materials are for teams of two…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, English for Science and Technology
Culhane, Terry, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Papers include: "ESP Tests: The Problem of Student Background Discipline (J. C. Alderson, A. H. Urquhart); "The Lexical Richness of L2 Written Productions and the Validity of Vocabulary Tests" (P. J. L. Arnaud); "The Construction of a Modular Thematic Task Bound English Language Achievement Test Battery for Kuwait" (M. I. Baghdady); "The Fill-In…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Communication, Cloze Procedure, Communicative Competence (Languages)
