<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">The importance of scientists being able to express themselves effectively in English<div>is not a new concern. The field of English for Specific Purposes began with the need</div><div>for scientists and science students who needed to access scientific journal written in</div><div>and for them to be able to contribute to such journals--and eventually attend conferences</div><div>in their fields. I have worked in this area for many years and published articles in this area.</div><div><br></div><div>Unfortunately, I wasn't able to access the Nature article that was posted on Edling as the journal</div><div>required cookies for access--and I was not willing to open up my computer to having cookies attached</div><div>just to see the article--Especially since the article sounds like it is introducing new ideas about </div><div>the long-known importance of English in science and technology. But perhaps I'm wrong--I would</div><div>be interested in the article.</div><div><br></div><div>A number of applied linguists have written in this area. Here is information about one online Overview.</div><div>One of the Professional Communities in TESOL International is the English for Specific Purposes </div><div>Interest Section. Its home page is under <b>MyTESOL</b>.</div><div><a href="https://my.tesol.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=4be1f546-1b6a-46f0-8070-74576e6704cb">https://my.tesol.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=4be1f546-1b6a-46f0-8070-74576e6704cb</a><br></div><div>Under the Statement of Purpose is a link to a Power Point developed by some ESP IS members.<font size="4">: </font></div><div><b><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4">English for Specific Purposes: </font></b><span lang="EN-US"><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><b>An Overview </b></font></span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><b>for Practitioners and
Clie</b>nt</font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="4">s</font><b><font size="4"> </font><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></b></font></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">(</span></b></font></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Kevin Knight, Anne E. Lomperis, </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Margaret </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">van Naerssen, </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">and Kay Westerfield). </span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Margaret van Naerssen</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Ooops </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">I have just received a message from TESOL that </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px">TESOL is upgrading it technology </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px">from 12 - 14 April. During that period MyTESOL will not be accessible. But i hope you will check</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px">out the link and view the Power Point.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px"><br></span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 6:37 AM Francis M. Hult via Edling <<a href="mailto:edling@lists.mail.umbc.edu" target="_blank">edling@lists.mail.umbc.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Nature<br><br>English is the language of science — but precision is tough as a non-native speaker<br><br>English is the international language of science, for better or for worse, but most of the world’s scientists speak it as a second language. We shoulder an extra career challenge: not only must we gain command of our science, but we must also be able to write to professional standards in a foreign language to communicate that science.<br><br>Full story:<br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00899-y" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00899-y</a></div>
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