IATEFL ESP SIG PCE 2015 – Overview

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Andy

I’ve just returned from the IATEFL English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Special Interest Group (SIG) Pre-Conference Event (PCE) in Manchester, UK.

This was a joint pre-conference event between the IATEFL English for Specific Purposes Special Interest Group (ESPSIG) & BALEAP, the global forum for EAP professionals.

The theme of the PCE was employability and transferability in EAP and ESP.

As usual it was a very interesting day with teachers from many parts of the world discussing how they go about trying to meet the academic and professional linguistic needs of their students, sometimes with limited resources.
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Development of EAP, through BALEAP PIMs

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Andy

I’ve been asked to give a short talk at the next BALEAP PIM on the the history of BALEAP PIMs (Professional Issues Meetings). As I was preparing this, I thought it would be interesting to see how the topics, as shown by the titles of the presentations, have changed over the years. Continue reading →

History of EAP and of BALEAP

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Andy

Panel discussion on the History of EAP and of BALEAP

BALEAP Conference
Saturday 20 April 2013

Richard Smith, University of Warwick
John M. Swales, University of Michigan
Meriel Bloor, formerly University of Warwick
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IATEFL ESP SIG PCE 2015 – Overview

Development of EAP, through BALEAP PIMs

History of EAP and of BALEAP

Panel discussion on the History of EAP and of BALEAP

BALEAP Conference
Saturday 20 April 2013

Panel discussion on the History of EAP and of BALEAP

BALEAP Conference Saturday 20 April 2013

BALEAP Conference
Saturday 20 April 2013