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ESP Project Leader Profile: Elizabeth Matthews
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! In this ESP Project Leader Profile, we visit Elizabeth Matthews at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. In her profile, she addresses aviation English, the development of leadership skills in pilots and cabin crew, and International … Continue reading
Contribute to the ESPIS Library in myTESOL
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! As you know, TESOL International Association has launched a new platform called myTESOL. Accordingly, we are in the process of moving documents and links from the old ESPIS library (in the discontinued TESOL Community Network) to the … Continue reading
From Languaging to English for Occupational Purposes
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! I was inspired by Dudley Reynolds’s TESOL President’s Blog titled Languaging in a New World. He writes: Freeman in a keynote address to the 2014 TESOL international convention laid out a number of pedagogical principles that could be drawn … Continue reading
ESP Project Leader Profile: Esther Perez Apple
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! In this ESP project leader profile of Esther Perez Apple in Miami, Florida, you will learn about how the communication skills of an ESP project leader include the ability to conduct an effective needs assessment. Esther is … Continue reading
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ESP Project Leader Profile: John Butcher
Kevin Knight
Happy New Year, ESPers worldwide! In this ESP Project Leader Profile, you will read about the experiences of Dr. John Butcher at the University of Akron in designing the English program for young Saudi participants learning to be Elastomer Technicians in the … Continue reading
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Tagged as English for occupational purposes, ESP, esp leadership, evergreen, Kevin Knight
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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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Global Resources in ESP: An Opportunity to Publish in an ESP Journal
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! As many of you know, the TESOL ESP IS and the IATEFL ESP SIG have been collaborating in a number of ways, including online discussions, speaker exchanges, and publishing opportunities. In this regard, I am pleased to … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic publishing, English as a foreign language, English as a second language, english for academic purposes, English for occupational purposes, English for Specific Purposes, IATEFL, Kevin Knight, Mark Krzanowski, professional English, TESOL international association
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Global Resources in ESP: Current Developments in English for Academic, Specific, and Occupational Purposes
Kevin Knight
At the TESOL convention in Dallas in March 2013, the academic session of the ESP IS created by the current chair, Yinghuei Chen, was titled “Developments in ESP Pedagogy Around the Globe.” As a member of the audience and a … Continue reading