Intercultural communication in the Military : A resource pack for the ESP teacher

ISBN-13: 9783659968754 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 212 str.

Concepcion Orna-Montesinos

Opis

The Intercultural communication in the Military volume seeks to provide a resource pack for language learning purposes. Drawing on a needs analysis of the communication practices of the military profession, the book includes resources which address the academic and professional challenge of using English as the international language of professional communication. The design of the resources takes an ESP approach to create language learning materials and tasks which help military learners to develop their intercultural communication competence.

O autorze

Concepción Orna-Montesinos teaches ESP at the Defense University of Zaragoza. The focus of her research is on the ethno-methodological analysis of the discursive practices and corporate culture of the international and multicultural community. She is also interested in the use of genres and languages in academic and professional settings.