Teaching Communication, Skills and Competencies for the International Workplace

This practical book presents an innovative yet comprehensive approach to teaching non-native English speakers the main communication skills needed to succeed in an international English-speaking workplace. Units include lesson plans and materials, insights from the research, extension tasks, reflection activities and further readings.

Julio Gimenez is Principal Lecturer of English Language and Academic Literacies at University of Westminster, UK.

Part I: Getting ready; Introductory unit: Reflections for the (new) teacher; Part II: Preliminaries; Unit 1: Teaching skills and competencies for job hunting; Unit 2: Teaching skills and competencies for job applications; Unit 3: Teaching skills and competencies for job interviews; Part III: The new job; Unit 4: Teaching skills and competencies for interpersonal communication; Unit 5: Teaching skills and competencies for written communication; Unit 6: Teaching skills and competencies for spoken communication; Part IV: Appraisal and promotion; Unit : Teaching skills and competencies for performance appraisals; Unit 8: Teaching skills and competencies for applying for promotion