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How to teach reading scientific
and engineering texts in English:
specific requirements for style and vocabulary
© G.F. Zakharova
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, 105005, Russia
The author outlines specific properties of scientific discourse exploring technical texts
particularly designed for a given speciality. The author emphasizes that development of
reading skills is crucial for engineering students as it is an essential element in teaching
other language skills and abilities. The article provides comparative analysis of vocabu-
lary of the texts. The author offers some techniques for developing fluent reading skills
and supporting comprehension, taking into account terminology and polysemic peculiari-
ties of scientific and engineering vocabulary.
Keywords:
scientific style, reading, speech activity, vocabulary, engineering terminology,
training technical text, structural words, homonymy, polysemy.
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