The results suggest that students perceive classroom communication from their frames of reference, and students from different academic disciplines perceive the norms of classroom communication quite differently. The author discusses the stages in the development of a curriculum and materials for English courses for officials from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to help them communicate effectively in speech and in writing in regional and international meetings, negotiations, briefings, and other contexts. The presenter summarizes findings from her analysis of source use in 20 engineering thesis proposals. She focuses on the type of information included from source material, the purpose for its use, the means of incorporation, and the language of attribution. She closes with pedagogical implications and a question-answer period.
Presenter provides handouts with project design and activities samples.
The presenter reports on a formative evaluation of a summer program for pre-MBA students. She describes the impetus for the evaluation and the methodology, along with revisions to the curriculum and the development of materials. The presenter discusses positive by-products, including teacher collaboration and partnering with the business school. Room 10 Aviation and language professionals are confronted with training global pilot-trainees who must fly and communicate in their weaker language. A theoretical model is introduced to help distinguish native from nonnative trainee workload.