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Peer reviewedHalimah, Ahmad M. – English for Specific Purposes, 2001
Analyzed matched writing samples of 100 native Arabic speakers' writing on writing for science and technology (WST) topics in English and Arabic. Findings indicate that, though students have studied English-as-a-foreign-language writing for 8 years, and are judged to be good at the mechanics and lexis and grammar, they still have trouble with WST…
Descriptors: Arabic, College Students, English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology
Download full textBurrough-Boenisch, Joy – 1999
This paper discusses how a native English-speaking scientist should write and how they actually write scientific articles. This is complemented by considering the aspects of English that journal editors reported as influencing their assessment of manuscripts submitted by second language authors. Some of the ways in which native language and…
Descriptors: Authors, Content Area Writing, Dutch, English for Science and Technology
