Publications



Clarice S. C. Chan
 
Selected Publications  

Chan, C. S. C. (2024). Strengthening the interface between research and pedagogy in business English and beyond. Business English: Research into Professional Practice [Special issue]. English for Specific Purposes, 74, 23-28. doi:10.1016/j.esp.2008.12.001
 
Chan, C. S. C. (2023). Examining language socialization in the workplace: How university graduates learn to use English for workplace communication. OASIS Summary of Chan (2021) in System
 
Chan, C. S. C. (2021). Helping university students discover their workplace communication needs: An eclectic and interdisciplinary approach to facilitating on-the-job learning of workplace communication. English for Specific Purposes, 64, 55-71. doi: 10.1016/j.esp.2021.07.002
 
Chan, C. S. C. (2021). University graduates’ transition into the workplace: How they learn to use English for work and cope with language-related challenges. System, 100, Article 102530. doi: 10.1016/j.system.2021.102530 
 
Chan, C. S. C. (2019). Long-term workplace communication needs of business professionals: Stories from Hong Kong senior executives and their implications for ESP and higher education. English for Specific Purposes, 56, 68-83. doi: 10.1016/j.esp.2019.07.003

Chan, C. S. C. (2018). Proposing and illustrating a research-informed approach to curriculum development for specific topics in business English. English for Specific Purposes, 52, 27-46. doi: 10.1016/j.esp.2018.07.001 [Winner of 2019 Award for Outstanding Article on Business Communication, Association for Business Communication, USA]
 
Chan, C. S. C. (2017). Investigating a research-informed teaching idea: The use of transcripts of authentic workplace talk in the teaching of spoken business English. English for Specific Purposes, 46, 72-89. doi: 10.1016/j.esp.2016.12.002

Chan, C. S. C. (2015). How would an economist maximize effectiveness in language teaching subject to constraints? In C. Stillwell (Ed.), Language teaching insights from other fields: Psychology, business, brain science, and more (pp. 57-68). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.

Chan, C. S. C., & Frendo, E. (Eds.) (2014). New ways in teaching business English. Alexandria, VA: TESOL. [Finalist, 2015 British Council ELTons Award for Innovation in Teacher Resources]

Chan, C. S. C. (2013). Investigating tasks in the context of business English: Sources of difficulty and motivation from the learner’s perspective. LSP Journal, 4(2), 38-63.

Chan, C. S. C. (2012). Review of the book Workplace discourse. English for Specific Purposes, 31(4), 288-290. doi: 10.1016/j.esp.2012.03.002

Chan, C. S. C. (2011). Telephone English vs. telephoning in English. Modern English Teacher, 20(3), 49-53.

Chan, C. S. C. (2010). Helping teachers evaluate the authenticity of materials containing spoken English. The Teacher Trainer, 24(3), 20-23.

Chan, C. S. C. (2010). Developing communicative competence. Modern English Teacher, 19(1), 19-22.

Chan, C. S. C. (2009). Forging a link between research and pedagogy: A holistic framework for evaluating business English materials. English for Specific Purposes, 28(2), 125-136. doi: 10.1016/j.esp.2008.12.001 

Chan, C. S. C. (2009). Thinking out of the textbook: Toward authenticity and politeness awareness. In L. Savova (Ed.), Using textbooks effectively (pp. 9-20). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.



Teacher Training / Resources for Teachers

Chan, C. S. C. (2015). Tapping into the knowledge and experience of trainees from different fields. The Teacher Trainer, 29(3), 25.

Chan, C. S. C. (2014). Comparing business genres from different cultures. In C. S. C. Chan & E. Frendo (Eds.) New ways in teaching business English (pp. 234-236). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.

Chan, C. S. C. (2014). Helping pre-experience learners understand workplace English needs. In C. S. C. Chan & E. Frendo (Eds.) New ways in teaching business English (pp. 5-7). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.

Chan, C. S. C. (2014). “Hot” and “cold” reflections on role-plays. In C. S. C. Chan & E. Frendo (Eds.) New ways in teaching business English (pp. 273-276). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.

Chan, C. S. C. (2014). Peer teaching in the business English classroom. In C. S. C. Chan & E. Frendo (Eds.) New ways in teaching business English (pp. 277-279). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.

Chan, C. S. C. (2014). Using a business letter corpus to explore some ways of making requests. In C. S. C. Chan & E. Frendo (Eds.) New ways in teaching business English (pp. 173-176). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.

Chan, C. S. C., & Legg, M. (2014). Poster presentation at a simulated business expo. In C. S. C. Chan & E. Frendo (Eds.) New ways in teaching business English (pp. 38-41). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.

Chan, C. S. C. (2013). Continuous reflection on business simulations. In J. D. Brown (Ed.), New ways of classroom assessment (Revised ed.) (pp. 55-57). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.