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SUMMARY:Pragmatic Awareness in Workplace Discourse Communities (TEW-IG)
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DESCRIPTION:Pragmatic Awareness in Workplace Discourse Communities (TEW-IG)\n\n05/09/26 10:30 AM PST\n - 05/09/26 12:00 PM PST\Description:\n\n\nDescription: \nThis interactive talk by Professor Solmaz discusses the unique demands as multilingual learners transition from ESL classrooms into professional environments. Linguistic competence alone is insufficient. Success in the workplace requires pragmatic awareness, genre knowledge, and the ability to navigate professional discourse communities. This session explores how educators can prepare learners to engage effectively in workplace communication, focusing on genre awareness (emails, reports, meetings), identity positioning in interviews, and digital professional presence (e.g., LinkedIn and online communication norms). Drawing on multiliteracies, sociolinguistics, and digital literacy research, the session also addresses the opportunities and ethical considerations of AI-assisted communication in professional contexts.\n\nParticipants will leave with practical strategies for integrating workplace pragmatics into ESL instruction without reducing instruction to narrow vocational training.\nModerator: \n\n\nChristine Palumbo\nCost: \nMembers: Free\nNon-members: Free\n\nCATESOL TEW-IG Co-chairs Meral Kacar, Jamie O'Connor \n#catesoltew
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Pragmatic Awareness in Workplace Discourse Communities (TEW-IG)<br /><br />05/09/26 10:30 AM PST - 05/09/26 12:00 PM PST<br />Description:<br /><p><img alt="event announcement with photo of Osman Solmaz" src="https://catesol.org/photos/TEW_pragmatic_awareness2_04162026202652.JPG" style="width:500px" /></p>

<h2>Description:&nbsp;</h2>
This interactive talk by Professor Solmaz discusses the unique demands as multilingual learners transition from ESL classrooms into professional environments. Linguistic competence alone is insufficient. Success in the workplace requires pragmatic awareness, genre knowledge, and the ability to navigate professional discourse communities. This session explores how educators can prepare learners to engage effectively in workplace communication, focusing on genre awareness (emails, reports, meetings), identity positioning in interviews, and digital professional presence (e.g., LinkedIn and online communication norms). Drawing on multiliteracies, sociolinguistics, and digital literacy research, the session also addresses the opportunities and ethical considerations of AI-assisted communication in professional contexts.<br />
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Participants will leave with practical strategies for integrating workplace pragmatics into ESL instruction without reducing instruction to narrow vocational training.
<h2>Moderator:&nbsp;</h2>
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Christine Palumbo
<h2>Cost:&nbsp;</h2>
Members: Free<br />
Non-members: Free<br />
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CATESOL TEW-IG&nbsp;Co-chairs Meral Kacar, Jamie O'Connor&nbsp;<br />
#catesoltew
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