| Summary: | This study was conducted in the context of adult learners working as taxi drivers with limited English proficiency. The purpose of the study was to explore what the effects of a language training curriculum on the enhancement of taxi drivers’ English speaking would be. In other words, the extent of the drivers gain in speaking skill improvement after the use of an English Speaking Guide Book for Cultural Travel, as part the a language training curriculum was scrutinized. The study used an experimental post-test only design with one group of the participants receiving an intervention, which was the guide book deliberated to focus on types of
English texts and to provide learners with a framework for learning features of grammar and discourse necessary for taxi service practice. Data were analyzed using percentages, means,
and standard deviations. Study tools included a lesson plan, and an indirect language test paper in the form of multiple-choice questions in the situations likely to arise while the drivers are on
duty. The test determined to what extent the effects of an English Speaking Guide Book for Cultural Travel impacted on the academic achievement of the taxi drivers’ English speaking
proficiency against the 70% target attainment. The study illustrated how learning experiences take place in the context of language use in an occupational field, as well as giving an account of results in a language class test where a guide book was employed as a main teaching aid. The outcome was more scientifically grounded knowledge as the results of the links between research-based insights for material development for specific occupational purposes, and classroom practices all help make solid educational decisions
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