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Direct linkThogersen, Jacob; Airey, John – English for Specific Purposes, 2011
This paper investigates the consequences of L2 use in university lectures. Data in the study stem from parallel lectures held by the same experienced lecturer in Danish (L1) and English (L2). It is found that the lecturer takes 22% longer to present the same content in L2 compared to L1, and that the lecturer speaks 23% more slowly in L2 than in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Indo European Languages
Peer reviewedAllison, Desmond; Tauroza, Steve – English for Specific Purposes, 1995
This study investigated whether undergraduate non-native speakers of English had difficulties comprehending information in a science lecture whose discourse organization went beyond a basic problem-solution structure. It found that the comprehension difficulties of the non-native speakers were also found among many of the native speakers. (25…
Descriptors: College Students, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Higher Education
