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Wrigley, Heide Spruck – 1987
This vocational English-as-a-Second-Language program stresses interactive language use in the context of communicating with customers. Intended for intermediate-level adult learners, the manual will assist students in developing the communication and interaction skills they need for a variety of public contact positions, including retail sales…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Language Usage, Lesson Plans
Belfiore, Mary Ellen; Burnaby, Barbara – 1995
This book is written primarily for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers who are preparing to meet the challenge of teaching ESL in the workplace. The book focuses on the role these teachers play in establishing and implementing workplace language programs. The aim of the book is to provide ESL teachers with a basic orientation to the…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials
Maybin, Janet, Ed.; Mercer, Neil, Ed. – 1996
This collection of essays explores the diversity of contemporary English language use, both spoken and written, around the world. The first chapters focus on the use of English within various kinds of interpersonal communication, and later chapters look at artistic and creative products of English speakers and writers, discussing the kinds of…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Download full textWignell, Peter, Ed. – 1999
The collection of essays on the relationship between English literacy and indigenous education, particularly in the Australian context, includes: "Double Power" (Mandawuy Yunupingu); "History, Cultural Diversity & English Language Teaching" (Martin Nakata); "Scaffolding Reading and Writing for Indigenous Children in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
Masters, Peter, Ed.; Brinton, Donna M., Ed. – 1998
The collection of activities for use in teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) includes the contributions of teachers in 14 countries and is divided into these categories: general English for specific purposes; English for academic purposes; English for art and design; English for business and economics; English for legal purposes; English…
Descriptors: Art, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
McKay, Sandra Lee – 1993
A discussion of second language literacy (SLL) looks at various contexts in which language minorities in the United States attempt to become literate in English, and the effects of conflicting agendas on the individual and the second language classroom. Six areas influencing literacy agendas are discussed. In the first chapter, differing concepts…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Economic Factors, Educational History, Educational Policy
