1. 1st Sudanese International English Language Conference
“Teaching English Language as University Requirement at Tertiary Level”
15 and 17 June 2009

2. Ahfad Institute of Languages
English for the Workplace
Presented by: Dr. Amna Mohamed Bedri

3. Importance of English for the workplace
the concept of English for the workplace and whether it is different from ESP.
a vital factor in employability
a good command of English is considered an asset and a vehicle for professional, social and economic empowerment

4. Professional Competence
what kind of English are we speaking about here? Which skills are needed in the workplace? Do all professions need the same kind of English? The same skills, or is it profession-specific?
Consequently does it need a special syllabus or is an ESP syllabus sufficient? Then when shall it be taught? That is at which stage?

5. What are the current approaches adopted by syllabus designers to provide suitable material / textbook for English in the workplace?

6. Textbooks

7. Initiatives 3 experiences; Ph.D. Thesis Arab countries
BC symposiums, website
British universities
Facebook

8. Adult courses (on site)
Nearly 30,000 limited-English-speaking adults around the state who want to improve their new language skills for work are taking classes that range from basic literacy and job training at local community and technical colleges to business-presentation courses at the University of Washington.

9. Items covered
Oman ( case study)
Name of the Course / place
English for aircraft engineering technicians- Royal Air Force of Oman
Situation analysis
Detailed description of workplace + background
Needs analysis
Details of target group+ tools ( questionnaires) and procedure + results by skill
Material
Bank of material for each section; transitional, authentic from the field + MOE syllabus +military alphabet + justification
Language skills
Listening, reading ,writing and grammar (implicitly) in details+ use of dictionary
Methodology
Activities based on actual language functions needed + editing written material for language and style
Administration
10-hour and 40-hour courses, learners attend by turn in small groups or individually
Constraints
limited time+ learners can’t come at the same time
Evaluation
Too detailed and limited situation + limited time

10. Sudan ( Ph.D. Thesis)
Need for English by Sudanese employees in 10 institutes; 2 academic, 2 commercial, 3 civil service , 2 agencies
Details of situation in Sudan + background about each workplace
Details of target groups+ tools (questionnaires + structured interviews + attitude scale) and procedure +
Diagram for designing material based on needs in workplace
All language skills needed + some functions more than others
Methodology needs to be changed
More time to be given to ELT
Second stage is designing suitable material

11. Universities ES2007(A) Professional Communication
Description: This course teaches receptive and productive communication techniques needed in increasingly global and competitive environments. Students learn to generate and organize ideas for clear, convincing and effective oral and written messages; present these ideas with linguistic and graphic competence, and deliver messages appropriately according to their audience, context and purpose.

12. Oral Communication
Oral presentations
Presentations for business and other professions
- Preparation and organization of information - Presentation of message
Small group discussion
Analysis of workplace-based case studies

13. Written Communication
Reports and proposals
Superstructures
Organization and persuasion
Style and tone
Design elements
Source documentation
Letters, memos and
Organization of information
Résumé

14. Workplace English Writing Level 6 – WEW6
Course Information
Course Fee:
$2125/1 module (27 hours – 9 weeks)
Course Length:
54 hours, 2 modules
Class size: 16
Registration starts:
26 November 2007
Next course starts:
February 2008 / May 2008
Location:
Admiralty
Course dates & Timetable:
February Term 2008 / May Term 2008

15. Facebook: Workplace English Campaign
The Workplace English Campaign organises a series of exhibitions at shopping malls to introduce the Campaign and its online self-learning platform. For the full exhibition sc...
Host:Workplace English Campaign
Time:11:00AM Thursday, June 25th
Location:G/F Park Central (Tseung Kwan O MTR Station) Hong Kong

16. The Workplace English Campaign organised an exhibition on 1 and 2 November 2008 to promote the Campaign’s Funding Scheme for Workplace English Training and the Government’s Continuing Education Fund (CEF), which provide subsidies for Hong Kong people to improve their English proficiency.

18. Arab Countries English language training and career development
British Council Symposium on English for the Workplace: Policy and Practice
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain – December 2007
“The need for the different sectors to meet and talk to each other in a meaningful and practical way” =
English language training and career development
Papers include “work-based ESOL: How can we assess it?” ,
Preparing students for the future
International English: An industrial tool

19. Recommendations
Integrating English for the Workplace into ESP courses, teaching terminology is not enough (and not necessary)
Designing a core course + specialised skills based on needs analysis of a particular workplace