Title :
Writing for adult English language learners
Author_Institution :
Rochester Inst. of Technol., NY, USA
Abstract :
The reading needs of those who have not yet achieved proficiency-language learners, such as adults with normal hearing learning English as a second language and deaf adults-differ from the needs of fluent readers. The author explains how writers can use specific strategies to alleviate the difficulties these readers experience.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; linguistics; natural languages; English; adult English language learners; deaf adults; proficiency-language learners; readers experience; reading; second language; strategies; writers; Computers; Educational institutions; Guidelines; Materials; Semantics; Syntactics; Writing;
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPC.1985.6448839
