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Vocabulary Basics for Business (Neteffect Series) (Neteffect Series)

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Publisher Comments:

Learn to assess your communication power!

Target critical business terms and use effective words in such business documents as advertisements, announcements, emails, and spreadsheets. Connect them to your life and your interests.

About the Author

Barbara Cox has written and taught in language education since 1972, when she developed curriculum materials and trained teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents for English as a Second Language (ESL) and bilingual education programs. In 1982, she coauthored New Frontiers: A Bilingual Early Education Program, a comprehensive 69-volume program for use with young children that places all language learning squarely within the context of concept learning.

Dr. Cox earned her Ph.D. from Stanford University in education and psychology. She also holds a bachelor's and master's degree in history from the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Cox continues to write and work in education, teaching adult courses in writing, communications, technology, marketing, and real estate.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

I. CLUES FROM CONTEXT.

Lesson 1. Commonsense Questions.

Lesson 2. Definitions.

Lesson 3. Comparisons and Examples.

Lesson 4. Opposites and Contrasts.

Lesson 5. Cause and Effect.

Lesson 6. Section 1 Review.

II. WORD FAMILIES.

Lesson 7. Communication.

Lesson 8. Size and Amount.

Lesson 9. Importance.

Lesson 10. Section 2 Review.

III. WORD ANALYSIS.

Lesson 11. Prefixes: Size and Negation.

Lesson 12. Prefixes: Amount and Number.

Lesson 13. Prefixes: Time and Place.

Lesson 14. Prefixes: Relationships and Judgements.

Lesson 15. Roots: Seeing and Communicating.

Lesson 16. Roots: Doing.

Lesson 17. Roots: Describing.

Lesson 18. Suffixes: Describing and Doing.

Lesson 19. Suffixes: Naming.

Lesson 20. Section 3 Review.

IV. TROUBLEMAKERS.

Lesson 21. Troublemakers 1.

Lesson 22. Troublemakers 2.

Lesson 23. Troublemakers 3.

Lesson 24. Troublemakers 4.

Lesson 25. Section 4 Review.

V. WORDS FOR WORK.

Lesson 26. Employment.

Lesson 27. Sales.

Lesson 28. Marketing.

Lesson 29. Accounting.

Lesson 30. Finance.

Lesson 31. Business Computing.

Lesson 32. The Internet 1.

Lesson 33. The Internet 2.

Lesson 34. Leadership and Group Input.

Lesson 35. Shipping.

Lesson 36. Section 5 Review.

Appendix: Working with Words Answer Key

Index.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780130607102
Subtitle:
Neteffect Series
Author:
Cox, Barbara
Author:
Cos, Barbara
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Location:
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Subject:
General
Subject:
Business
Subject:
Management
Subject:
Education
Subject:
Business Communication - General
Subject:
Management - General
Subject:
Business Communication
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Neteffect Series
Series Volume:
RN-0283Job skills
Publication Date:
September 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
9.88x6.34x.62 in. 1.05 lbs.
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