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Dave Volek B.Sc.
Dave Volek Quick Facts
Main Areas: Business English; Training by SimulationsBest Sellers: Dave Volek's Business English
Career Focus: Business Owner, Business English Developer and Publisher
Affiliation: IATEFL
1981: Petroleum Engineering Degree from University of Alberta
1985-1992: Owned/Operated oilfield service company testing wells in Western Canada
1992-1994: Taught English as a foreign language in Czechoslovakia. Started developing own business English material.
1994-1998: Contract technical writer in Calgary. Started marketing DVBE (Dave Volek's Business English) (see www.dvbe.bz)
1998-2000: Developed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Could not work.
2000-2006: Moved to Brooks, Alberta. Took on odd jobs that fit with health concerns. Developed the OilFinancier simulation (see www.oilfinancier.com).
2006-present: Math and Science tutor at the Brooks Campus
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Dave Volek
In my opinion, the content of most business English material is more suitable for the business skills of the average English teacher, not business English learner. Hence, the topics are very watered down.
As well, I believe that "numbers English" is not given the attention it deserves with the ELT (English language training) profession. Numbers English has its own vocabulary, grammar, and expressions--and the ELT profession more or less leaves learners to discover this for themselves.
And lastly, the world has millions of intermediate level English speakers who are already conducting international business, technology, science, diplomacy, and social activism. I think it is important to give intermediate level learners some exposure to how English is really used in the real world, not wait until they reach the advance levels of English.
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#309, 27 Greenbrook Drive
Brooks, Alberta T1R 0S8, Canada
