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English for Careers: Business, Professional, and Technical

by Leila R. Smith

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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

Table of Contents

 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

 

 

Product Details

ISBN:
9780131183865
Subtitle:
Business, Professional, and Technical
Author:
Smith, Leila R.
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Business Writing
Subject:
Business english
Subject:
Business Communication - General
Subject:
Business Communication
Subject:
English language -- Business English.
Subject:
English language -- Technical English.
Edition Number:
9
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
March 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
10.80x8.26x.72 in. 1.97 lbs.

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