Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Apr 1974

Formal Written Communication and ESL

Larry Selinker ; Louis Trimble University of Washington

Abstract

This article, first of all, describes some of the results of research into the relationship between grammatical choice and rhetorical function in English for Science and Technology (EST). The second part of the paper presents some details about procedures used in EST courses for non-native speakers. We emphasize changes made in these procedures through application of the results of our research. Some unsolved problems are referred to.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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1974-04-01
DOI
10.2190/ewjm-dn3e-r2v0-h3h4
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Cited by in this index (3)

  1. Popken (1988)
    A Study of Topic Sentence Use in Scientific Writing
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  2. Parkin (1983)
    Teaching Technical Writing to Non-Native Speakers of English
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  3. Collet (1977)
    English for Communicative Competence: Helping Scientists and Engineers from Overseas
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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  1. Marder Daniel, The Craft of Technical Writing, pp. 5–6, pp. 45–145, New York, 1960.
  2. Weisman Herman M., Basic Technical Writing, pp. 129–219, Columbus, Ohio, 1962.
  3. Lackstrom John (1970)
    English as a Second Language: Current Issues
  4. Selinker Larry (1972)
    Working Papers in English for Science and Technology
  5. Lackstrom John (1973)
    Tesol Quarterly
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    The Trend in Engineering
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    Technical Report Writing
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