Describes how poster sessions such as those used for conference presentations have been adapted to an intensive English for Specific Purposes program at the Graduate School Language Center in Beijing, People's Republic of China. These are used for training Chinese scientists to go abroad for further study and research in English-speaking…

Describes an orientation program for scientists going abroad that was developed in an English for Science and Technology program in the People's Republic of China. It is suggested that the program could serve as a model for the development of the orientation components in other situations where English for Specific Purposes programs are offered.…

Discusses the importance of lecturers of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) establishing channels of communication with content lecturers as content lecturers have the responsibility of introducing students to and training them in a particular profession. Approaches are suggested for moving from the conventional field of ESP and emphasizing…

In this paper there is a description of and rationale for a cultural orientation for Chinese scientists going abroad for research and further study. The orientation provides (1) knowledge about and awareness of the foreign scientific culture, (2) experience in the foreign scientific culture through simulated events in a foreign language setting,…

The problems encountered in implementing an intensive summer course in English for specific purposes, designed to prepare students for graduate study in urban planning, urban design, and architecture, are discussed by the course's language and content specialists. Positive course results included development of useful classroom communication…