Friday All information contained on these pages is meant to be used as a reference only. This file was created or last modified on Tuesday, February 29, 2000. The presenter discusses her experience in the design of an ESP course offered in a master's program of applied linguistics at Universidad Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela. She highlights how the students integrated theory and practice through interviews, class observations, readings, and reflections.
Participants receive handouts illustrating the program.
The presentation addresses the challenges involved in teaching EFL-ESL business courses to professionals who interact globally. The presenter describes how workplace reports from the local context, which deal with issues familiar and relevant to students, have been exploited as teaching material in an ESP course for undergraduate science students. The presenter describes the follow-up written projects that students carried out. The presenter addresses the importance of Language for Occupational Purposes within language policy for the adult labor force. Audience input is encouraged.