LANGUAGE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES SUMMER INSTITUTE
July 7-11, 2014
University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
Language for specific purposes (LSP) courses and programs focus on developing learner communicative competence in a particular professional or academic field (e.g., Korean for Business or Japanese for Health Care Providers).
This institute provides training and experience in developing LSP courses for your home institution. Topics include doing needs analysis, setting goals and objectives, developing materials, teaching, and assessing and evaluating LSP courses.
Language faculty and staff members at postsecondary institutions are eligible to apply. Preference is given to applicants who teach less commonly taught languages and/or teach at the community college level. Partial travel funding is available.
The application deadline is March 31, 2014.