ESP News, October 2024
Letter from the Editor
Kevin Knight, Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan
Letter from the Chair
Jennifer Roberts, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Letter from the Chair-Elect
Gerlinde Koppitsch, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria
English for Dharma Purposes: English Language Learning for Buddhist Monastics
Eden Merritt, Sarnath International Nyingma Institute, Stratford, Canada
Eden Merritt discusses working with Buddhist monastics in the field of English for Dharma Purposes and creating the English for Dharma Purposes program. The Sarnath International Nyingma Institute aims to implement the English for Dharma Purposes program in monasteries, nunneries, and Buddhist institutes for monastics interested in learning English through the lens of Buddhist practices and philosophy.
Using Podcasts to Support Medical English Learning
Helena Docherty, Freelance, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Helena Docherty discusses using podcasts to support medical English learning. Deciding on an angle for her own language learning podcast involved a process of focusing on key principles taught throughout her CELTA, speaking with doctors and nurses who have moved to the UK, and a look at what already existed, resulting in the current format.
ESP Project Leader Profile: Michael Kay
Kevin Knight, Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan
The 63rd ESP Project Leader Profile features Michael Kay, President of the International Civil Aviation English Association (ICAEA). Michael is now based in Thailand, working with the Thai air navigation service provider (AEROTHAI) as the head of a small team of teachers. Michael defines leadership in terms of providing ideas that move the association forward. His narrative explains how such leadership resulted in Test Design Guidelines (TDGs).
News Report: ESP Assessment: Language Assessment Literacy for Practitioners
Jie Shi, National University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo (UEC), Tokyo, Japan
(Tokyo) Dr. Shahid Abrar-ul-Hassan delivered a professional development session on language assessment literacy (LAL) in ESP teaching that was jointly hosted by the Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET), Kanto Chapter ESP SIG and chaired by Professor Jie Shi, who leads the UEC research lab, in collaboration with JACET Kanto Chapter ESP SIG President Professor Shinichi Hashimoto.