English for Careers: Business, Professional, and Technical - Softcover

Smith Emeritus, Leila R.; Moore, Roberta

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9780135023310: English for Careers: Business, Professional, and Technical

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ISBN 10: 0135023319 ISBN 13: 9780135023310

Publisher: Pearson, 2009

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For courses in Business English, Business Communication, or English.

With a focus on mastering the fundamentals, English for Careers, 10e is designed to keep pace with changing student populations and current workplace trends. Appropriate for a wide audience, it helps students acquire fluency in Standard English and understand the basic principles of grammar, punctuation and writing. Offering a warm tone and accessible presentation, it focuses on the “real-world” English skills needed to get a good job, hold a job, and advance in a career. This edition features a variety of in-text and online exercises, a new co-author, updated chapter titles, integrated vocabulary development and more on punctuation.

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About the Author:

Leila R. Smith, Los Angeles Harbor College Professor Emeritus of Office Administration, has a New York University Bachelor of Science degree in business education and a University of San Francisco Master's degree in education.

In addition to Harbor College, Professor Smith taught at Bay Path College in Massachusetts, in California's Pierce and Valley Colleges, and in New York City proprietary schools. Among her many professional activities, she has been a Fulbright exchange instructor, teaching English and communication in the business department of City and East London College in London, England, for an academic year.

A federal grant enabled her to study methods of applying brain research to business English instruction, as reflected in the unique teaching/learning styles of this text. This study also culminated in the writing of the text RSVP―Relaxation, Spelling, Vocabulary, Pronunciation. Other publications include the texts Communication and English for Careers and Basic English for Business and Technical Careers, as well as professional newsletters and articles in professional journals. She has served as Communication Editor for the Business Education Forum, the journal of the National Business Education Association.

Professor Smith, a recipient of the Pimentel Award for Excellence in Education, has conducted workshops and seminars on business English and communication and on teaching and learning methods for educators, corporate groups, and government agencies and has worked in various business capacities.

From the Back Cover:

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

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