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ERIC Number: EJ150379
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Must Scientific English be Dull?
Elliott, Colin R.
English Language Teaching Journal, 31, 1, 29-34, Oct 76
There is nothing in the theory of language teaching which prescribes that communication skills need be acquired through any specialised context in order to be used in that context. In the teaching of scientific English, not only scientific topics but a whole range of motivational stimuli can be tapped. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, English (Second Language), Language Skills, Reading Material Selection, Reading Skills, Sciences, Scientific Concepts, Scientists, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
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Identifiers: Scientific English