In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on the delivery of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses to improve the English proficiency of nursing professionals in Taiwan. To support this effort, the aims of this research paper are twofold: to develop an understanding of nurses' English…
This study provides insights into language development in a trades training context in New Zealand. Its key focus is to identify how the acquisition of the specialised words is supported in a primarily practical training environment. Transcribed recordings of 16.5 h of talk on a building site and in…
Knowledge of a trade such as Plumbing involves understanding and use of its technical vocabulary. Trainee plumbers need support for the development of their language as they grow in their knowledge of their profession, and yet little is known about this vocabulary. This article reports on the challe…
To what extent do special-purpose criteria for assessing spoken interaction recontextualize in the assessment setting what counts as communicative competence in professional settings? Current work in discourse analysis brings a critical perspective to bear on the primarily linguistic orientation of …
