Hello again
Another conference - this is one of the pre-conference events at the IATEFL conference. It looks as if it has much relevance for ESOL, though IATEFL's ESOL SIG is not directly involved.
Best wishes
James
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*English for Work and the Workplace (E4WP) in the 21^st Century*
*/31 March 2009: Cardiff/*
*/10 am - 5.30 pm/*
The purpose of the *2009 Pre-Conference Event (PCE)* of the *ESP SIG* is
to provide a cutting-edge international survey of the current approaches
to English for the Workplace as a sub-area of ESP (English for Specific
Purposes) and EOP (English for Occupational Purposes).
The last three years have witnessed an unprecedented level of interest
in the developments in E4WP which seems to be a topical issue impacting
on the employment scene where English is used as a medium of
professional communication. Recent examples of the importance of E4WP
include, inter alia, British immediate plans to require all non-British
football players to take a special occupational English test in order to
work in the UK, the Chinese initiative to ensure that all Beijing taxi
drivers speak some work-related English for the 2008 Olympic Games, and
the Omani tourist industry doing its best to provide English-speaking
services to visitors throughout the country. E4WP is also very important
for the higher education sector, and at present there is an 'explosion'
of professional university courses related to English for Engineering,
English for Law and English for Architecture.
The interest in E4WP has resurfaced, and is now at the top of the agenda
for educators, academics, ELT professionals, ministry decision makers,
course providers and publishers. This event will be a forum for exchange
of state-of-the-art expertise in the area. In addition to the talks
provided by key international experts who specialize in the topic, there
will be presentations prepared by other professionals who take an
interest in the theme.
The keynote speakers for the event on 31^st March 2009 in Cardiff include:
Paul Woods (British Council, Sub-Saharan Africa Region): 'Current
English for Work Initiatives in West, East and Southern Africa'
John Smith (Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College, UK): 'ESOL for
Work in the UK - a state sector perspective'
Sam Thompson (London School of English): 'E4WP in the UK Private ELT
Sector: Case Study at LSE'
Adejoke Ajibowo and Oluwakemi Olayemi (Olabisi Onabanjo University,
Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria): E4WP Practices in Nigerian Academic and
Professional Industries: 1990-2008
Nigussie Negash (Ethiopian Civil Service College, Ethiopia):
'Integrating Workplace and Academic Skills Needs of Ethiopian University
Students from Diverse Disciplines'
Anne Wiseman (British Council, Middle East) 'What Is Happening in the
Middle East? Review of the Issues Related to the Development of English
for the World of Work in the Middle East Region'
Saeed Al-Saadi (Ministry of Education, Oman): 'A Pedagogical Perspective
on the Needs of English for Workplace Courses in Omani Public Schools'* *
Nagm Addin Abdu (Technical Industrial Institute, Taiz, Yemen Republic):
'Do Yemeni Technicians Need Experience and Competence in E4WP to Benefit
the Labour Market?'
Rosinda de Castro Guerra Ramos (Pontifical Catholic University of São
Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil): 'English in the Workplace: Needs Analysis for
IT Service Companies in Brazil'.
Leonardo Makiesse Ntemo Mack (ESSA, Luanda, Angola): 'English for the
Workplace - the Angolan Experience'.
Meredith Marra (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand):
'Workplace Talk as Gateway and Barrier'
Vanessa Kent and Eamonn Crilly (College of North West London): 'ESOL for
Work and Train to Gain Initiative: A CNWL Case Study'
Sunday Duruoha Sotarius (Rivers State University of Science and
Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria): 'Teaching E4WP in Nigeria Using
Literature and the Media'.
Margaret Allan (Scottish Qualifications Authority): 'ESOL for Work: the
Scottish Perspective'.
Mark Griffiths (Trinity College London): 'Assessing Spoken
Communication at Work - a Move Away from Profession-Specific
Qualifications'.
Ros Wright and Marie McCullagh (Cambridge University Press ELT):
Developing Communication Skills for International Medical Graduates:
'Good Practice'
The exact timetable for the day will be confirmed on the ESP SIG's
website 4 weeks before the event.
All participants will be issued with a certificate of attendance.
British participants representing FE colleges may wish to use the
certificate towards a CPD portfolio for the Institute of Learning.
International colleagues are likely to use the certificate as evidence
of their CPD in their home institutions abroad.
The ESP SIG will do its best to ensure that relevant papers are also
published in due course as an appropriate E4WP publication.
*Mark Krzanowski* Updated:
Monday, 02 February 2009
*IATEFL ESP SIG Co-ordinator*
*http://espsig.iatefl.org/*
* */With the support of the IATEFL Business English SIG (Special
Interest Group)/*
* */The ESP SIG Pre-Conference Event is co-sponsored by Cambridge
ESOL, Garnet Education. Macmillan ELT, Trinity College London, EDI
/ LCCI and Summertown Publishing/Marshall Cavendish. We wish to
thank all our sponsors for supporting our professional activity. /*
*/ /*
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