Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ499391
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Untutored Vocabulary Acquisition and L2 Reading Ability.
Pino-Silva, Juan
Reading in a Foreign Language, v9 n2 p845-57 Spr 1993
Describes a self-instruction procedure designed to provide students of science and technology at the tertiary level with a basic vocabulary in a foreign language of around 1,000 items. The technique represents an efficient method for bridging the gap between the vocabulary that beginning L2 students possess and that required to read L2 scientific and technical texts with ease. (12 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: College Students, English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study, Language Role, Language Skills, Learning Strategies, Reading Ability, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Science Education, Technology Education, Vocabulary Development, Word Lists, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Venezuela
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