ESP News, October 2026
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Letter from the Editor
Kevin Knight, Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan
Letter from the Chair
Anne Lomperis, Language Training Designs, Montgomery Village, Maryland, USA
Letter from the Chair-Elect
Rachel Lee, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Guests, Not Scripts: Building an English for Specific Purposes Podcast
Grace Davis, South Lake Tahoe, California, USA, EnGen – Language Upskilling Platform
Grace Davis is an English in Occupational Settings (EOS) Representative on the ESPIS Steering Committee of TESOL International Association. She explains how her podcast evolved into an English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) platform based on the English language needs of her listeners for workplace communication skills in specific occupations. She interviews subject-matter experts in a variety of fields.
ESP Project Leader Profile: Rachel Lee
Kevin Knight, Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan
The 67th ESP Project Leader Profile features Rachel Lee, Aviation English Specialist at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida in the United States. Rachel is the Chair-Elect of the TESOL ESPIS. In her profile, she describes how she had learners create graded readers for Aviation English purposes and aims to make these resources available worldwide.