The present article deals with language choice as communicative strategies in the language learning environment of an English-medium content and language integrated learning (CLIL) workshop at an auto mechanics class in a Swedish upper secondary school. The article presents the organisation and functions of language alternations (LAs) which are…

A study conducted at the Albuquerque Vocational-Technical Institute (New Mexico) investigated the need for occupation-related reading skills and resulted in recommendations for curriculum and instruction to meet those needs. The occupational areas examined include architectural drafting, office occupations, diesel mechanics, practical nursing,…

This auto-mechanics course, one of a series of bilingual English-Spanish vocational education courses, is designed to introduce the basic skills that an automotive mechanics student should know. It is geared to teach the student basic manipulative skills, safety judgments, proper work habits, desirable attitudes, and proper behavior for initial…