18th English Departmental Seminar, by Dr Dan Lu

8 December 2016

On 8 December 2016, the Department of English hosted their 18th Departmental Seminar presented by Dr Dan Lu. The seminar lasted an hour and a half with time for a Question & Answer Session.

Date:8 December 2016 (Thursday)
Time:10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Venue:M502
Speaker: Dr Dan Lu
Topic: English for Specific Purposes (ESP): Policies, Practices and Challenges

Dr Dan Lu is a retired teacher from the Language Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University. In the seminar, he discussed the relationship between ESP and English for general purposes (EGP), the basic principles of ESP, and the processes of implementing ESP which includes ESP course design,pedagogical arrangements, assessment and the some challenging and controversial issues in this most prominent area of English language teaching today.

Dr Dan Lu shared his views with teachers and professors

Group photo of Dr Dan Lu with teachers and professors