EFL WORKSHOP TEACHING ENGLISH
FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES: LAW AND BUSINESS

August 20-29, 1996.

This workshop will concentrate on teacher training to develop skills and techniques for effectively teaching English for Special Purposes. Professionals engaged in international business and law increasingly need competence in technical English language in order to function effectively during global exchanges. Emphasis will be placed on the use of learner-centered, interactive multimedia materials to complement the use of printed materials to teach English for special purposes to lawyers and business people. Attention will also be given to other areas of ESP. All participants will have an opportunity to explore the Internet for sources and materials related to teaching ESP courses. Various compact disc and video materials will also be showcased. This session is intended for teachers interested in improving ESP skills or in initiating ESP courses.

Workshop Schedule

• Workshop Daily Schedule
• Schedule of Lecture Broadcasts

Workshop Participants and Resource Specialists

• Workshop Participants
• Resource Specialists

Program Information

• A brief description of the lectures given at this workshop.
• Workshop Projects - created by participants

Resources

• Sources of ideas for projects and project organization including links to projects created in previous workshops; information resources including World Wide Web sites, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) software and the ASC multimedia CD-ROM collection and some Internet publications; possible organization/components for a project; and steps in the creation of a project.
• ASC Resource Page
• ESP Websites Links to over 60 sites related to ESP: Job Banks, American Companies, Accounting Firms, Economics, Journalism, Management and Marketing.
• USIA English Teaching Forum 1994-1996 issues are now available over the Internet.
• ESL and Linguistic Websites Links to 14 sites.
• Gopher Sites: ERIC, TESL at CUNY and ETS A Gopher is a web site without pictures. It is all text. Many gophers are linked together. Once at one gopher, you can often connect to others in your interest area. Do not be afraid to explore! This page contains links to three Gopher sites for you to explore: AskERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), TESL at the City University of New York (CUNY), and the Educational Testing Service (ETS)Web Search Tools Links to Yahoo! and AltaVista. Use these sites to search for information.
• Educational Resource Websites Links to eight sites useful for American secondary school teachers.
• Electronic Journals Links to ten journals, including elementary and secondary school cyber-publications.