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Englishfor Srl is a leading company in Italy in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). In addition to training, its strengths revolve around research and study, essential activities on which the company is based. These activities are founded on the structured professional experience and specific competencies of the sole administrator Antonella Distante (see Curriculum Vitae), whose long-term experience as ESP professor - particularly in the legal field - at Sapienza University of Rome and at the University of Udine, has been the basis of her commitment in designing and organizing ESP courses for private agencies and government organizations.

 
   
 
     
     
  WE BELIEVE THAT COMPETENCE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE  
  The mere knowledge of General English is no longer sufficient. More and more frequently there is the need to deepen the knowledge of English terminology in many and specific fields of application. An increasing number of professionals feel the real need to specialize their linguistic skills in their own areas of interest.  
     
  The answer to these needs is Englishfor !  
  We can offer customized courses for agencies, companies, professional firms and institutions in any sector of English for Special Purposes (ESP). The professional experience and educational background of the owner Antonella Distante – specialized in course designing – makes it possible to design tailored training solutions to satisfy different customer needs, with extreme attention to contents and organizational aspects, thanks also to the cooperation of highly qualified experts. All courses, even if different in type, are based on common elements: methodology, in-depth study and research.  
     
     
  RESEARCH AND STUDY ACTIVITIES  
  In 2005, a permanent Terminology Observatory of English for Specific Purposes was created, designed and directed by Antonella Distante, also involving other experts in this field. The observatory makes it possible to monitor, through the analysis of world news texts, new English terms dealing with different fields of research.

This project has already resulted in the publication of:

• A study on Information Communication Technology Language that led to the book "Wordbuster, Il linguaggio dell'Information Communication Technology", published by La Sapienza University, ISBN 88-87242-60-7, Rome, 2005;

• A study on specialist English terminology in the field of international relations, security and defense, in the book titled "English throughout the international relations, security and defense framework. Percorso di approfondimento interculturale dell'inglese per le relazioni internazionali, la sicurezza e la difesa", published by Europa 2010, ISBN 978-88-903449-0-9, Rome, 2007;

• A study on medical English "Medical English & The International Scientific Network Approfondimenti terminologici e esercitazioni nel settore dell’inglese medico-scientifico ". In-depth terminology studies and exercises in the field of medical-scientific English, published by Aracne, Rome 2009, ISBN 978-88-548-2854-4, which is the first volume of the series Inglese per Scopi Speciali, edited by Antonella Distante

Thanks to this activity, focused on the systematic study of specialist English terminology, specific glossaries for the different areas of study have been collected and are available on the Englishfor web site. We consider the involvement of young people in research essential. For this reason Englishfor periodically promotes scholarships.
 
     
     
  THE PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES  
  •The website of English for Special Purposes, www.englishfor.it, is a useful tool to receive news and being informed about many initiatives in the field of specialist English. Several useful terminological tools to study English are available on-line and periodically updated.

• The on-line scientific journal, la Rivista dell’Inglese per Scopi Speciali has been created to offer teachers, translators or experts an opportunity for analysis, observations and in-depth studies in the field of specialist English. It also represents a chance to encourage and involve young students in the research.

• The series Inglese per Scopi Speciali, published by Aracne and directed by Antonella Distante, represents the tool by means of which Englishfor promotes publishing projects in the field of English for Special Purposes.
 
     
     
  ENGLISHFOR HAS ALREADY BEEN CHOSEN BY  
  •  Italian Customs Bureau
•  The Carabinieri Force
•  ASI - Italian Space Agency
•  Confcooperative - Italian Cooperatives Federation
•  INFN - National Institute of Nuclear Physics
•  Ministry of Internal Affairs
•  National Association of Chartered Accountants
•  Sapienza, University of Rome
 
     
     
 
About Antonella Distante Curriculum Vitae
 
     
     
     
     
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