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題 名 | Mathematical Equations in English: An Important Element of ESP for Engineering Majors |
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作 者 | Troy, Carol; Tsau, Syou-rung; | 書刊名 | Journal of Applied English |
卷 期 | 1 2008.08[民97.08] |
頁 次 | 頁96-116 |
分類號 | 805.1 |
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語 文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | Practical constraints on ESP curriculum developers dictate that they adopt shared vocabulary targets rather than addressing the needs of client departments on an individual basis. Recent research has questioned a key tenet of L2 vocabulary acquisition, that lists of words which are frequent across all academic disciplines can serve this purpose. This raises an important question, whether it is possible to construct core vocabulary lists to serve learners in a narrower range of disciplines, such as closely related fields of engineering. We propose common subject matter, such as the mathematical content that is common to engineering curricula, as a source of core vocabulary. As an illustration, we describe Mathematical Equations in English (MEE), a core vocabulary module currently used in engineering ESP courses at Da-Yeh University. We describe the design of the MEE module in detail and point out directions for further work. |
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