Many of the courses we teach to prepare students to succeed in a particular workplace have to be customized to meet the specific language and culture demands of that workplace. As a result, workplace preparation teachers often become course designers out of necessity.
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- Teaching Workplace Preparation
The trend in English language teaching today is towards more and more specialization because our students have to learn to use English in very specific and often complex contexts, related to their occupations or professions. This topic captures key concepts and teaching techniques related to teaching these specialized courses that focus on the English required to communicate in specialized occupational contexts. It also includes the rapidly growing area of English language teaching that focuses on business and professional English.