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Australian Review of Applied Linguistics
Vol. 18:1 (1995) ► pp. 35–51

Canadian experiences of training linguistically diverse populations for the workplace

| York University

It has increasingly become apparent that multicultural workplace programs which focus exclusively on teaching English to immigrant employees are inadequate. This paper draws on recent Canadian research in j o b training programs to question whether the development of English language proficiency has a positive impact on the career prospects of most workplace learners. Some recent research suggests on the contrary that increasing English use can actually have a negative impact on an employee’s work life. The paper goes on to describe some of the newer workplace programs which include anti-racist training and cross cultural awareness for all members of the workplace.

Published online: 01 January 1995
https://doi.org/10.1075/aral.18.1.03bel
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