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The language of civil engineering: Corpus-based studies on vocational school textbooks in Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorThiruchelvam S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJin N.Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTong C.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGhazali A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHusin N.B.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55812442400en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57314441300en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55307895000en_US
dc.contributor.authorid36441299400en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55152658600en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T06:54:31Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T06:54:31Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractEngineering textbooks are specialized in nature, containing technical terminology which can be challenging to learners. For better comprehension of engineering concepts, there is a need for bridging the language gap by focusing on the frequently used and important engineering vocabulary. Most English Language Teaching (ELT) teachers do not necessary possess the specialist language in the field of engineering which can be rather confusing to them. It has been reported that Malaysian engineering textbooks (syllabus) were not written based on any word lists or corpora. Hence, learners require the language needed in the field of engineering - English for Engineering Purposes (EEP). To meet this requirement, specialised engineering textbooks were studied to specify the meaningful lexical components which can facilitate learners to assimilate into their discourse community. In the field of civil engineering, there is no exception that learners too need to understand the composition of words found in their textbooks. This study shows the exact word lists and suggests what learners and teachers can do to learn the "language of civil engineering". � 2018 Authors.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.14419/ijet.v7i4.35.23119
dc.identifier.epage847
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85059240058
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/24028
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.publisherScience Publishing Corporation Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access, Bronze, Green
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleInternational Journal of Engineering and Technology(UAE)
dc.titleThe language of civil engineering: Corpus-based studies on vocational school textbooks in Malaysiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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