Language for specific purposes : trends in curriculum development

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Language for specific purposes : trends in curriculum development

Mary K. Long, editor

Georgetown University Press, c2017

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The project emerged from the Second International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes, which was held at the University of Colorado, Boulder in spring 2014

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • Introduction : LSP studies and the creation of translingual and transcultural competence / Mary K. Long
  • New directions in LSP research in US higher education / Lourdes Sánchez-López, Mary K. Long, and Barbara A. Lafford
  • Developing and implementing LSP curricula at the K-12 level / Mary Risner, Melissa Swarr, Cristin Bleess, and Janet Graham
  • Preparing students for the workplace : heritage learners' experiences in professional community internships / Carmen King de Ramírez
  • Developing intercultural competence and leadership through LSP curricula / LeAnn Derby, Jean W. LeLoup, James Rasmussen, and Ismênia Sales de Souza
  • Developing a more efficient conversation paradigm for learning foreign languages : lessons on asking and answering questions in an LSP context / Robert A. Quinn
  • Integrating project-based learning into English for specific-purposes classrooms : a case study of engineering / Tatiana Nekrasova-Beker and Anthony Becker
  • The instructor's and learner's roles in learning Arabic for specific purposes / El-Hussein Ali
  • LSP educators as informal career counselors / Annie Abbott
  • Court interpretation of an indigenous language : the experiences of an unexpected LSP participant / Mary Jill Brody
  • Señor Google and Spanish workplace information practices : information literacy in a multilingual world / Alison Hicks
  • Conclusion : LSP studies and the future of higher education / Mary K. Long

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