English and integrated water resources management: A training program for the Mekong river commission

This paper outlines a case study of a content-and-language integrated preparatory program for professionals from five countries in the Mekong River Basin. The broad aim of the program was to improve participants' ability to use English for communication in the context of integrated water resources management. Further, participants were required to learn about and be able to fulfill the specific tasks of the trans-boundary organization which would be their host during an on-the-job training project. The eight-week program integrating content and language is presented with respect to content and language integrated learning good practice. Analysis of pre-/post-testing of English language competencies and a survey of participant opinions suggest that the presented approach was beneficial for the participants.