2020
-
Developing Junior High School Students’ Email Pragmatic Competence for Specific Purposes
Ming-Fan Lin; Yu-Fan Wang Taiwan International ESP Journal ; 11卷1期 (2020/08/01); p40-72 DOI: 10.6706/TIESPJ.202008_11(1).0003 This article presents the course design of teaching apologetic emails for specific purposes using a genre-based approach implemented in a rural EFL junior high school classroom. The study explored the learners’ perceptions of the teaching and the benefits gained from the … Continue reading Developing Junior High School Students’ Email Pragmatic Competence for Specific Purposes
2019
-
The latest issue of TIESPJ has been published!
We are delighted to announce that the latest issue of Taiwan International ESP Journal (TIESPJ) has been published, edited by Prof. Shao-Ting Alan Hung. This issue includes articles from Victoria Rau and Gerald Rau who look into a case study about teaching English as a lingua franca in international business, Yu-Shan Fan who explores the co-authoring and … Continue reading The latest issue of TIESPJ has been published!
-
Teaching English as a Lingua Franca in International Business: A Case Study
Victoria Rau ; Gerald Rau Taiwan International ESP Journal ; 10卷2期（2019/07/01），P1-17 DOI: 10.6706/TIESPJ.201907_10(2).0001 The internationalization of business has caused many local companies in Taiwan to adopt English as a lingua franca (ELF). When a Taiwanese metal fabrication business was purchased by a U.S.-based multinational conglomerate, the managers needed to quickly improve their English skills so … Continue reading Teaching English as a Lingua Franca in International Business: A Case Study