TOKYO -- Non-English-speaking environmental researchers take nearly twice as long to read English-language papers, compared with native English speakers, according to a study published in the scientific journal Plos Biology last week.
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Nonnative English researchers struggle to read, write, revise and prepare presentations in English, taking nearly twice as long as native speakers to read research papers, for example. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Non-English-speaking environmental researchers take nearly twice as long to read English-language papers, compared with native English speakers, according to a study published in the scientific journal Plos Biology last week.