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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folklore‚ prose and poetry‚ myths‚ fairy tales‚ fables‚ songs‚ slang and other sources. Quite a few proverbs with proper names are familiar to people of different nationalities‚ and it’s natural that a student of English wants to know how to say those colorful expressions in English. It should be pointed out‚ though‚ that proverbs with proper names are not often used in speech or writing. Here is a list of proverbs which contain proper names people’s names‚ e.g.: 1) Bacchus has drowned
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Module 3: Activity 1 Hamlet: Act I Suggested activity duration : 3 hours William Shakespeare is recognized in much of the world as the greatest dramatist ever known. Shakespeare wrote a total of 37 plays. His plays can be divided into three categories: tragedies‚ histories and comedies. "The Tragedy of Hamlet is considered to be Shakespeare’s finest tragedy. Its characters are very complex‚ specifically Hamlet. Hamlet can be analyzed on a number of levels because it contains so many themes.
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disdain of the kindly and virtuous Brobdingnagian rulers when his gunpowder display‚ intended to impress his hosts as an exemplary product of European civilization‚ proves disastrous. An address Gulliver delivers to the Brobdingnagians describing English political practices of
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Best of the Web How to Read a Poem Summary Summary Chapter Summaries Stanza I (Lines 1-11) Stanza II (Lines 12-30) Stanza III (Lines 31-54) ADVERTISEMENT Table of Contents Stanza II (Lines 12-30) Summary The Poem Summary AP English Language AP English Literature SAT Test Prep ACT Exam Prep ADVERTISEMENT Stanza I (Lines 1-11) Summary Get out the microscope‚ because we’re going through this poem line-by-line. Lines 1-2 In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure dome
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expression that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word or expression. The noun “synonym” means “equivalent words”. The word “synonym” is a composite of two Greek words: The prefix “syn” means “together” and “onoma” is “name.” In English‚ a language known for its enormous vocabulary‚ most words have synonyms. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous‚ and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy. For example‚ the word “enormous” has many synonyms: huge‚ massive‚ giant
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Geology 1203 Earth history Assignment: relative time Preamble: Understanding Earth history involves determining the sequence of geologic events which occurred over immense spans of time. The geological time scale that we use today was first developed in the 1800’s and is constantly being revised as our understanding improves. Geologists deal with time in two different ways: Relative Time - the occurrence of events is determined relative to one another (from oldest to most recent). This
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ENGLISH ESSAY Being foreign to a certain group‚ place or setting or simply being different. These are just some of the notions explored in the elective area of study‚ ‘the outsider’‚ a notion‚ which is well explored through the two studied text‚ ‘the awakening’ a nineteenth century novel by Kate Chopin and a 2002 film ‘far from heaven’ by Todd Haynes. Both texts correspondingly convey a similar idea of an individual’s self-actualisation and inner desire to breach their societal constrains obligatory
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Vocabulary Words for the English Midterm Collected and Typed By Julia Sullivan Part One: Vocabulary Form Literature “The Most Dangerous Game” Amenity = (noun) something that adds to one’s comfort or convenience; something that is nice to have but isn’t necessary Scruple = (noun) an uneasy feeling arising from one’s conscience or principals Solicitously = (adverb) with an expression of care or concern Tangible = (adj.) capable of being touched or felt; having actual form and substance
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