CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION Learning Outcomes: By the end of this chapter students should be able to: i. define workplace communication ii. differentiate the different channels of communication iii. synthesize information from different sources What is professional communication? Communication is a “process of exchanging ideas‚ opinions and as a means for individuals and organisations to share meaning with one another” (Koneru‚ 2008)
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a complex sentence‚ a Senate committee is believed to have found. (The Age‚ 13 September 2007) Nothing unites a country more than its common language because from a language comes a history and a culture. (John Howard quoted in Migrants to sit English test‚ ABC Online‚ 11 December 2006) Linguists suggest that some people deliberately choose a low status accent as a way of invoking prestige‚ although this is less common amongst women than men. The Australian-born children of migrants from Europe
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TEACHING TECHNICAL ENGLISH AND GENERAL ENGLISH Introduction English today has become more than the Lingua Franca of the masses. It has become the lifeline. The call of the hour is for the academia to well-equip itself with the most competent language skills. Only then can suitable help be extended to the beneficiaries‚ the students. My paper will focus on the nature of General and Technical English today. It will also attempt to show how Technical English and General English can be made more student-centric
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Guess Paper – 2009 Class – X Subject – English (Grammar) Make regular practice of English grammar at www.amuseonline.com Learn English from home. email : amrita@amuseonline.com Max. Marks 25 Que. 1. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the line against which a blank is given. Underline the incorrect
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Omar Alfaro Reyes ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO LEARN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Why learning English as a second language? Nowadays learning another language is important because it is the most common language in the world‚ almost 60% people in the world use English regularly. Sometimes people think that learning English is difficult because most of the students can have different difficulties and problems in learning another language for example they make mistakes in their pronunciations
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differences is on the way they speak and pronounce the words. There are some different vocabularies of American English and British English‚ but actually they have the same meaning. That’s way‚ if we learn a language‚ we have to learn the culture too‚ in order we can understand the meaning of certain expression or what they mean. There are some different expressions of American English and British English I found in The Parent Trap movie. It is based on word variation ( pronunciation‚ grammar‚ accent‚ spelling
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English English class has never been one of my strong aspects of life‚ I would say the grammar part of English I am more knowledgeable at‚ but when it comes to me having to write papers I am never very fond of the idea. I was required to take the class for my pre-requisites for dental hygiene; and lets just say when I had seen that English Composition one was on the list I was not the least bit thrilled. My experience in this class brought me to the realization that English is not as bad as I had
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Recently‚ our country has experienced a downfall of intellect. Even students from top universities like Harvard‚ Yale‚ and Brown cannot pass a simple‚ straightforward high school level exam. Our nation’s schools are lowering their standards thus making students feel that it is acceptable to be stupid. Although some may argue that America is a nation that generates genius’‚ there has been an increasing demise in the U.S. education system as exemplified in the unpopular truth of “The Banking of Education”
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As people grow and evolve‚ their beliefs are solid and unwavering. Humans are stubborn‚ incapable of change. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s claim that men are capable of change is valid. In The Catcher in the Rye‚Holden Caulfield reveals the never changing tapestry that is a man’s personality. He begins as a contemptuous adolescent‚ critical of all those around him. Regarding everyone as a “phony”‚ Holden isolates himself from his surroundings. Continually dwelling in the past‚ Holden refuses to move forward
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Malaysian English versus Standard English Introduction Many countries use the English Language as a second language or perhaps its official language. When we talk about English Language‚ the most acknowledged kind is called Standard English (SE). In Malaysia‚ English is widely used‚ as it is our country’s second language. However‚ the type of English that is more commonly used here is known as Malaysian English (ME). Malaysian English (ME) Vs Standard English (SE) ME is quite different
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