Firmly anchored in methods course construction, Luciana de Oliveira and Melanie Shoffner's
article is a starting point in the discussion of better preparing English teachers to help
diverse learners. It offers both practical considerations and implications for needed research.

As English has acquired a unique status among the other languages of the world and has
been acknowledged as a 'global language', its impact on the modern day society has been
extensively studied in recent years. This continuously-growing interest in the study of
English has led to the expansion of the domain of English Language Teaching (ELT), mainly
concerned with the teaching of general English. Nevertheless, new world factors brought
about a particular (professional, occupational or vocational) interest in the study of a …