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santi84
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 Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:03 pm Post subject: Side-project in English for police officers |
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Does anyone have experience teaching English to police officers? I suppose a lot of this work is in dealing with tourists, but also as a general lingua franca in some areas.
I've seen a few scattered lessons on the web about vocabulary for police officers but I'm considering developing a larger side-project that can be used by teachers (... a book?). I'm hoping to write something more comprehensive than the standard lessons. Do you think this is marketable abroad?
The lessons that I have read seem to be written by English teachers who read about police officers in things like detective books but I've noticed a large gap in certain vocabulary that might be used in actual practice.
Has anyone done similar side-projects? |
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HLJHLJ
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| Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I worked with a traffic police officer once, and I really struggled to find materials. He was preparing for something specific, so I probably would have had to create stuff for him anyway, but I was surprised at how little was out there. I would definitely be interested in hearing more if you do anything with it. |
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santi84
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| Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you! Traffic is an important topic too. I am still in the brain-storming stage, I think I might really put some heart and soul into this one. I spent 10 years in that field before becoming an ESL teacher so I really should put it to good use! I've already got a comprehensive 911 guide but that is specific for Canadian ESL learners, so I'd like to develop materials to be used in EFL. |
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| Start with "Hello", repeat three times and drop the aitch. Done. |
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