?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.110536&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Aligning+English+for+Specific+Purposes+(ESP)+curriculum+with+industry+needs%3A+Language+practices+for+Vietnam's+globalised+workplaces&rft.creator=Nguyen%2C+Thi+Chau+Ngan&rft.subject=English+for+Specific+Purposes&rft.subject=English+as+a+Lingua+Franca&rft.subject=Emerging+paradigm&rft.subject=Ethnography+of+communication&rft.subject=Genre&rft.subject=Alignment%2FMisalignment&rft.subject=Curriculum+development&rft.description=The+case+study+reported+in+this+thesis+investigated+the+types+of+English+used+in+workplaces+at+the+forefront+of+globalisation+in+Vietnam%2C+namely+Customs+in+an+international+airport+and+an+import%2Fexport+company.+The+level+of+alignment+was+then+sought+between+these+naturally-occurring+genres+and+the+English+for+Specific+Purposes+(ESP)+curricula+designed+for+graduates.+Through+an+understanding+of+the+sociolinguistics+of+mobility%2C+the+study+found+that+the+workplaces+demanded+functional+English+with+a+focus+on+communication+whereas+the+courses+largely+taught+lexico-grammatical+knowledge.+The+findings+contribute+to+greater+understanding+of+the+need+for+alignment+and+how+it+can+be+achieved.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2017&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F110536%2F1%2FThi%2520Chau%2520Ngan_Nguyen_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.110536&rft.relation=Nguyen%2C+Thi+Chau+Ngan+(2017)+Aligning+English+for+Specific+Purposes+(ESP)+curriculum+with+industry+needs%3A+Language+practices+for+Vietnam's+globalised+workplaces.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F110536%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Education%3B+School+of+Cultural+%26+Professional+Learning