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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE EDITORS |
| Kevin Knight, Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan & Ismaeil Fazel, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada |
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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Esther Perez Apple, Perez Apple & Company, Miami, Florida, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT |
| Marvin D. Hoffland, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Klagenfurt, Austria |
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| ARTICLES |
| INTEGRATING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, CRITICAL THINKING, AND BUSINESS WRITING FOR MAINSTREAMED EAL STUDENTS |
| Valia Spiliotopoulos, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada |
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How can ESP professionals support English as an additional
language (EAL) students who are mainstreamed into discipline-specific
courses? How can these students benefit from ongoing, developmental
support that integrates not only language skills and content, but
advanced critical thinking skills? This article highlights a pedagogical
innovation aimed to address EAL students’ needs alongside their
non-English-language-learning peers within a traditional university
business program. Read More |
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| TEACHING THE PRAGMATICS OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ESP PRACTITIONERS |
| Ismaeil Fazel, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada |
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What are the best practices in teaching the pragmatics of
online communication? More broadly, how can we, ESP practitioners, best
prepare professionals and academics to communicate effectively and
sensibly in the digital terrain? Read More |
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| MAKE THE LEAP FROM FEAR TO CONFIDENCE: DESIGNING IMPACTFUL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR INDIA |
| Tarana Patel, LearnEd, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Learn how one ESP practitioner is trying to create more
impactful training programs for the workforce in India with an ESP
mindset, a sociolinguistic outlook, and cell phones. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES INTEREST SECTION |
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