Teaching English in the Workplace

by Burnaby, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9780887510632
• ISBN10: 0887510639
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Utp Distribution

Summary

Since the first edition of Teaching English in the Workplace was published in 1984, workplace education programs have changed dramatically. A wider range of employers has been drawn in, unions and other groups have taken initiatives, and relevant legislation and policies have been created. In addition, the cultural composition of many communities is changing and social justice issues are receiving long-overdue attention. In this completely revised and expanded edition of Teaching English in the Workplace, Mary Ellen Belfiore and Barbara Burnaby have preserved the central themes of the first edition while integrating ideas and examples that reflect new ways of thinking about workplace education. Rounding out this edition are contributions from a variety of experts in the field about issues such as: Social justice and its role in workplace education; Responding to racism in workplace ESL; Producing clear language documents; Conducting an organisational needs assessment. Mary Ellen Belfiore has wide North American experience of teaching and administering successful workplace programs. She is a teacher, researcher and curriculum writer in adult education, English as a second language and teacher-training with a special interest in workplace education. Formerly an ESL teacher in Japan and Canada, Barbara Burnaby is a professor in the Adult Education Department, the Curriculum Department and the Modern Language Centre at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in Toronto.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Reflections on Teaching English in the Workplace by Virginia Sauve

English in the Workplace: The Participants

Conducting Negotiations

Conducting a Needs Analysis

Designing a Syllabus

Developing Materials for Classroom Use

Sequences from Workplace Classrooms

Assessment and Evaluation

Conducting an Organizational Needs Assessment by Sue (Waugh) Folinsbee

Responding to Racism in Workplace ESL by Kathleen Flanagan

The Study at Work Trailer: An Interview by Mary Ellen Belfiore with Christina Pikios

Clear Language Documents for the Workplace by Corinna Frattini

Evaluation: The Experience of One Hospital by Angela Gillis

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