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141. Song, B., 2006, Content-based ESL instruction: Long-term effects and outcomes, English for Specific Purposes, Vol. 25, Issue 4, pp.420-437.
Location:
United States
Type of subjects/data: Students
No. of subjects/data: 770
Instruments: Test, Document
Method of analysis: Examine and compare the academic data of 2 groups of students
- Performance in the first-semester ESL and subsequent ESL/development courses: chi-square test, mean, t-test
- Performance on ACT English Proficiency tests: chi-square test, mean
- Performacne in credit-bearing English courses: chi-square, mean, SD, t-test
- Graduation and retention: chi-square test, t-test
- Overall GPA: mean, t-test
Other aspects: Sampling procedure
Research design:
Quasi-experimental research
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
Content-based ESL instruction, The content-linked ESL program, EAP, Comparison, Course evaluation, Academic performance


142. Stapleton, P. and Helms-Park, R., 2006, Evaluating Web sources in an EAP course: Introducing a multi-trait instrument for feedback and assessment, English for Specific Purposes, Vol.25, Issue.4, pp.438-455.
Location:
Canada
Type of subjects/data: Students
No. of subjects/data: 36
Instruments: Written report, Checklist
Method of analysis: - Identify and classify websites
- Rate and score websites by using WATCH
- Correlate scores from rater 1 and 2 by using Cronbach-alpha test
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
Evaluating, Websites, Multi-trait instrument, Checklist, Feedback and assessment


143. Li, Y., 2006, A doctoral students of physics writing for publication: A sociopolitically-oriented case study, English for Specific Purposes, Vol.25, Issue 4, pp.456-478.
Location:
Hong Kong
Type of subjects/data: Dotoral student and supervisors
No. of subjects/data: 3
Instruments: Questionnaire, Interview
Method of analysis: Transcribe and analyze interview data
- Publication pressure at the institutional level influencing the writing process
- The participation of supervisors
- The interactions with the gatekeepers
Other aspects:
Research design:
Ethnographic research
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
Sociopolitically-oriented case study, Writing, Publication


144. Kim, S., 2006, Academic oral communication needs of East Asian international grauate students in non-science and non-engineering fields, English for Specific Purposes, Vol.25, Issue 4, pp.479-489.
Location:
United States
Type of subjects/data: Asian students
No. of subjects/data: 280
Instruments: Questionnaire
Method of analysis: - Code information from survey for statistical analyses
- Download information coded into a database
- Analyze data by using SPSS
- Examine whether there were significant mean differences across different factors by using ANOVA
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
English as a second language, East Asian students, English for academic purposes, Academic listening, Academic speaking, Oral classroom participation


145. Jackson, L., Meyer, W. and Parkinson, J., 2006, A study of the writing tasks and reading assigned to undergraduate science students at a South African University, English for Specific Purposes, Vol.25, Issue 3, pp.260-281.
Location:
South Africa
Type of subjects/data: Students
No. of subjects/data: 47
Instruments: Questionnaire
Method of analysis: - Collate and summarize the feedback from the questionnaires
Other aspects:
Research design:
Survey research
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
Writing tasks, Science students, Reading tasks


146. Lim, J.M.H., 2006, Method sections of management research articles: A pedagogically motivated qualitative study, English for Specific Purposes, Vol.25, No.3, pp.282-309.
Location:
Malaysia
Type of subjects/data: Research article
No. of subjects/data: 20
Instruments: (Research articles)
Method of analysis: - Identify the boundaries of moves in the text in order to divide each text into smaller units
- Provide views on the generic structure of the Method sections in management research article by interviewing professors
Other aspects:
Research design:
Qualitative research
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
Method sections, IMRD, Management research article, Linguistic features, Research methodology, Rethorical move, Constituent steps


147. Lim, J.M.H., 2006, Method sections of management research articles: A pedagogically motivated qualitative study, English for Specific Purposes, Vol.25, No.3, pp.282-309.
Location:
Malaysia
Type of subjects/data: Research article
No. of subjects/data: 20
Instruments: (Research articles)
Method of analysis: - Identify the boundaries of moves in the text in order to divide each text into smaller units
- Provide views on the generic structure of the Method sections in management research article by interviewing professors
Other aspects:
Research design:
Qualitative research
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
Method sections, IMRD, Management research article, Linguistic features, Research methodology, Rethorical move, Constituent steps


148. Charles, M., 2006, Phraseological patterns in reporting clauses used in citation: A corpus-based study of theses in two disciplines, English for Specific Purposes, Vol.25, No.3, pp.310-331.
Location:
United Kingdom
Type of subjects/data: Corpora of theses
No. of subjects/data: 16
Instruments:
Method of analysis: - Identify reporting verbs
- Distinguish clauses types
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
Phraseology, Disciplinary discourse, Reporting verbs, Citation, Corpus linguistics, Academic writing


149. Bowles, H., 2006, Bridging the gap between conversation analysis and ESP - an applied study of the opening sequences of NS and NNS service telephone calls, English for Specific Purposes, Vol.25, No.3, pp.332-357.
Location:
Italy
Type of subjects/data: Corpus of telephone calls
No. of subjects/data: 2
Instruments:
Method of analysis: - Classify the data according to whether pre-sequences formed a turn constructional unit (TCU)
- Classify four pre-sequence types
- Count each pre-sequence type and its variables for NS and NNS corpora
Other aspects: Jeffersonian method
Research design:
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
Conversation analysis, NS and NNS corpora, opening sequences, pragmatic functions


150. Flowerdew, J. and Wan, A., 2006, Genre analysis of tax computation letters: How and why tax accountants write the way they do, English for Specific Purposes, Vol.25, Issue 2, pp.133-153.
Location:
Hong Kong
Type of subjects/data: Authentic tax computation letters
No. of subjects/data: 25
Instruments: Observation, Interview
Method of analysis: - Set up moves to reflect the communicative practices in the letters
- Analyze mood, modality and how they relate to politeness
Other aspects:
Research design:
Ethnographic research
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
Genre analysis, Tax computation letters, Accountants, Discourse


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