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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Major shifts underway for growing English language learners in Chesterfield, Virginia, classrooms 25 May 2017
- More testing is forecast for nation's ELL students 25 May 2017
- Decreasing academic anxiety for English learners 25 May 2017
- Study shows a lot of teachers are getting a raw deal with pension plans 25 May 2017
- Trump budget would abandon public education for private choice 25 May 2017
Tag Archives: English for Specific Purposes
Disney Music for Business English Training
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! How do you get your students to visualize certain business situations when you are in the classroom? For such visualization, I have found Disney’s “Behind the Mic” video of the song “Let It Go” from the movie Frozen … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, business communication, business Engliish, English for Specific Purposes, ESP, evergreen, Kevin Knight
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ESPers as Active Learners
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! As an ESP practitioner, how often do you find yourself in the role of a student? In this TESOL Blog post, I will focus on the ESPer’s role as a learner based on some of my own … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult ESL, English for Specific Purposes, ESP, evergreen, Kevin Knight
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The Personal Brands of ESPers
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! As an ESPer, what do you consider to be your area of expertise? Do you specialize in working with a specific group of professionals such as medical doctors or lawyers? Do you excel in training others to make … Continue reading
The Power of ESP: An Exercise in Conceptualization
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! The 2014 Cross-Strait International Conference on English for Specific Purposes (ESP) took place from 3–5 October at Asia University in Taiwan. At that conference, Margaret van Naerssen gave a presentation titled “ESP Can Be A Really Sharp Tool!” … Continue reading
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Tagged as English for Specific Purposes, ESP, evergreen, international ESP, Kevin Knight
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ESP and Communicating Bad News
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! A couple of years ago, I heard the following ESP story related to the global financial crisis. An ESPer had been conducting language training in a company when his students asked him to teach them how to … Continue reading
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Tagged as English for Specific Purposes, ESP, evergreen, intercultural communication, Kevin Knight
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Taking Risks in ESP – A Sign of Expertise?
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! What does it mean to take risks as an ESP practitioner? Is such risk-taking a sign of expertise? This TESOL Blog post is inspired by an article in the area of professional communication that I first read … Continue reading
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Tagged as English for Specific Purposes, ESP, evergreen, Kevin Knight, professional development
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Trust, Leadership, and Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! I recently watched the commencement address of an MBA student at Harvard Business School with great interest. In an article that appeared on the Poets & Quants website, the commencement address of Casey Gerald was referred to … Continue reading
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Tagged as English for Specific Purposes, ESP, esp leadership, evergreen, Kevin Knight, leadership development, PLB, project-based learning
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One Side of ESP: English for Occupational Purposes
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! One thing that I have really enjoyed about my career in ESP has been the opportunity to work in academic and occupational settings. In other words, I have been able to create and/or teach ESP courses in … Continue reading
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Tagged as English for occupational purposes, English for Specific Purposes, EOP, ESL workplace training, ESP, evergreen, Kevin Knight
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ESP Interview Training: Identifying Leadership
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! In an organizational leadership seminar that I teach at KUIS in Japan, we were looking closely at behavioral-based interview questions in the career guide of a large university in the United States. All of the questions seemed … Continue reading
ESP with a little e: Identifying and Meeting Learner Needs
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! One-on-one conversations with our students are valuable because we can often learn about their specific needs for English language communication skills. Such needs are not always apparent and not always covered in a particular kind of English class. … Continue reading
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Tagged as English for Specific Purposes, ESP, esp needs analysis, evergreen, Kevin Knight, learner needs
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