How Large a Vocabulary Do EAP Engineering Students Need?.

Ward, Jeremy

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ERIC Number: EJ601601

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Publication Date: 1999

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How Large a Vocabulary Do EAP Engineering Students Need?

Ward, Jeremy

Reading in a Foreign Language, v12 n2 p309-23 Spr 1999

Makes a case for introducing specialized texts in the English for specific purposes classroom earlier in the reading process. Addresses the question of whether an engineering word list might be a short cut to reading fluency for engineering students, and if so, which words might appropriately be listed. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: College Students, Engineering Education, English for Academic Purposes, Higher Education, Language Fluency, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary, Word Lists

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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