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A Suitability Study on EST Materials Used in Higher Education in Taiwan
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, , Chienkuo Technology University, Taiwan

Global Learn, in Penang, Malaysia ISBN 978-1-880094-79-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

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Abstract

This study is to evaluate available EST textbooks in the light of suitability as well as merits and demerits for average technical college students majored in engineering in Taiwan. An EST textbook evaluation checklist was developed referring to related literature and students’ learning needs. Eleven textbooks were evaluated. The results show that only one textbook, which mainly deals with general interest topics in science and technology, and provides training in all four skills, barely meets the needs of the target students, without also considering its difficult vocabulary levels.

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Chang, H.y. & Lee, M.l. (2010). A Suitability Study on EST Materials Used in Higher Education in Taiwan. In Z. Abas, I. Jung & J. Luca (Eds.), Proceedings of Global Learn Asia Pacific 2010--Global Conference on Learning and Technology (pp. 1009-1016). Penang, Malaysia: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved October 3, 2023 from .

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