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Alan in the Lake District, 2015<\/p><\/div>\n

With deep regret we announce the sudden death of Alan Waters, who died unexpectedly on Friday, 22nd July.<\/p>\n

Most of you don\u2019t need to be reminded what a special person Alan was. He worked for many years in the University’s Institute for English Language Education (IELE) and then\u00a0joined the department in 2001. His specialism was Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL).<\/p>\n

He held positions in several countries before coming to Lancaster (Sierra Leone, Kuwait and Thailand), ran courses in many\u00a0other parts of the world and acted as a consultant to several major ELT development projects. His publications include\u00a0Interface\u00a0(Longman),\u00a0ESP: A Learning-centred Approach,\u00a0Study Tasks in English\u00a0(both Cambridge University Press),\u00a0A Review of Research into Needs for English for Academic Purposes\u00a0(ETS), two edited volumes of papers and a number of journal articles.<\/p>\n

Alan retired in 2012 and continued to maintain an interest in TEFL while pursuing his other passions, which included particularly opera and hill-walking.<\/p>\n

Alan’s funeral will be held at the Lancaster Crematorium on Monday, 8 August, at 2:45pm. Light refreshments will be available after the farewell at the Lancaster Friends\u2019 Meeting House. \u00a0All welcome to attend.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The family has suggested the following charities for memorial contributions:<\/p>\n