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English for Careers: Business, Professional, and Technical

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Publisher Comments:

KEY BENEFIT: Designed to keep pace with current workplace needs and the emerging 21st century culture, this book offers a lively, accessible, and user-friendly alternative for the many (including those with poor English skills) who dread the thought of barebones traditional grammar and communication instruction and its overkill of rules. KEY TOPICS: With a focus on real-world English skills that contribute to good workplace communication, this book emphasizes principles that reflect the oral and written communication of today's Standard English, as used by well-informed people. MARKET: For office managers, accountants, executives, office personnel department heads and sales people

Synopsis:

Gain confidence in your communications with interviewers, co-workers, clients, and others! HOW? PRACTICE IN CONTEXT PRACTICE

READ a rule, RECAP what you've learned, and REPLAY it.
PREP and reinforce rules that require extra practice.
Review with hints using STUDY WIZARD CD-ROM.
Practice online using the COMPANION WEB SITE. CONTEXT

Write for MULTIMEDIA clearly and effectively.
Learn WORDS IN THE WORKPLACE most preferred in today's businesses.
Absorb SIDE-BY-SIDE business practices and desirable attitudes interwoven with grammar practice.
Prepare for the GLOBAL MARKETPLACE and BANISH BIAS in a diverse work environment. VISIT

www.prenhall.com/smith
www.prenhall.com/business_studies

Table of Contents

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 1. Word Power.

 2. Weather or Knot.

 3. Ain't is in the Dictionary.

 4. Grammar for Grownups.

 5. Apples, Tigers and Swahili.

 6. Be Kind to Substitutes.

 7. Looking for the Action.

 8. Words that Describe.

 9. The Taming of the Apostrophe.

10. Secret Life of a Sentence Revealed.

11. The Pauses that Refresh.

12. Punctuation Potpourri.

13. Getting Your Act Together.

14. Take Your Show on the Road.

Appendixes:
A:  Pop Quizzes
B:  Spelling and Vocabulary for Careers
C:  Final Rehearsal
D:  Mini Reference Manual
E:  Recap and Replay Answers

 

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780130934475
Subtitle:
Business, Professional, and Technical
Author:
Smith, Leila R.
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Location:
Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Business Writing
Subject:
Business english
Subject:
Careers - General
Subject:
Business Communication - General
Subject:
Business Communication
Edition Number:
8
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
20050303
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
10.78 x 8.34 x 0.645 in 885 gr
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