1. Teaching English for Academic Purposes
... of the American Medical Association or finds in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Nida, 1992) To illustrate the difference between abstract and technical writing and everyday writing, Schwartz (1984) discusses a study she conducted in which she asked students to choose which excerpt from Lanham's Revising Prose they preferred. The first excerpt, which uses abstract and technical language, ... : "student status (where students are at in their studies-their knowledge base), academic interests shared by class members, English proficiency level, need/desire for intensive work on all skil...
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- Grade Level: High School