Current Developments in English for Work and the Workplace: Approaches, Curricula and Materials

Current Developments in English for Work and the Workplace: Approaches, Curricula and Materials offers a topical insight into current pedagogic practices, with a specific focus on E4W and E4WP. The IATEFL ESP SIG is very pleased to present this publication to its readers in the hope that the book bridges a gap in the market while complementing other methodological ESP titles directly or remotely related to the topic.

The ESP Special Interest Group (SIG) is one of fourteen SIGs at IATEFL and its main focus in on English for Specific Purposes, English for Academic Purposes and English for Occupational/Professional Purposes. The main objective of the SIG is to disseminate good practice in ESP (as well as in EAP and EO/PP) through its membership and to promote models of excellence in ESP to ELT professionals internationally through workshops, seminars and conferences and through publishing the output in our Journal and in leading international ELT Journals and periodicals. More information on the ESP SIG can be found on http://espsig.iatefl.org

For other ESP SIG titles published by Garnet Education, please visit the Journals and Academic Papers section.

Contents

Foreword from the Editor
Chapter 1: English in the Workplace: An Austrian perspective by Hans Platzer and Desiree Verdonk
Chapter 2: Bakers don't say 'bread': Designing appropriate ESP materials for operating room technicians in Saudi Arabia by Kieron Devlin
Chapter 3: A needs analysis for information technology service companies in Brazil by Rosinda de Castro Guerra Ramos
Chapter 4: Targeting pressure points in the training of learners of English as a second language in the workplace in Africa: The role of communication skills by Bernard Mwansa Nchindila
Chapter 5: Effective English for conducting meetings and writing letters at workplaces in India by Meenakshi Raman
Chapter 6: Communication practices in workplaces and higher education by Christine Winberg
Chapter 7: New Zealand's Language in the Workplace project: Workplace communication for skilled migrants by Meredith Marra, Janet Holmes and Nicky Riddiford
Chapter 8: English for the Workplace practices in Nigeria's academic and professional industries: 1990-2008 by Adejoke Jibowo
Chapter 9: Teaching English for the Workplace in Nigeria using literature and the media by Sunday I. Duruoha
Chapter 10: Teaching business English in Yemen: What and how? by Abdulhameed Ashuja'a
Chapter 11: Desert island development: Creating ESP courses for Omani Air Force technicians by Neil McBeath
Chapter 12: A pragmatic approach to workplace English in Botswana by Modupe M. Alimi
Authors: Notes about Contributors