Learning to Work in a New Land:
A Review and Sourcebook for Vocational and Workplace ESL
by Marilyn K. Gillespie
The Vocational Classroom:
A Great Place to Learn English
by Elizabeth Platt
Workplace ESL Instruction:
Interviews from the Field
by Miriam Burt
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