BBC Business English is a course for business people who want to use
English confidently at work. It consists of this book and three audiocassettes.
BBC Business English contains:
realistic business situations set in several different countries,
lively dialogues which illustrate how business people talk on the
telephone, in meetings, at conferences and on social occasions,
letters, memos, reports and other documents to provide reading practice and models for writing,
formal business vocabulary and informal idiomatic English presented in appropriate contexts.
The business dialogues and documents are supported by a range of activities and study aids:
exercises designed to develop vocabulary and practise grammar,
speaking and writing tasks to build confidence in discussing figures,
dictating exercises which test listening and writing skills,
a full answer key, including model answers where appropriate,
page-by-page notes on vocabulary, phrases and structures,
a glossary of specialist terms for easy reference.
BBC Business English is suitable for any learner of English at
intermediate level or above. It is ideal for people who want to study
in their own time, and can be used flexibly to fit a busy schedule. It
can be studied unit by unit or selectively, for reference and revision.
The cassettes can be played in a car or personal stereo. The course
also provides a rich source of material for the classroom teacher.
Teaching techniques in English as a second language.
Series Editors: Russell N.Campbell and William E. Rutherford
Techniques in Teaching Writing outlines practical procedures for teachers, including ways to stimulate students to write through pictures, readings, and discussions, and effective, motivating ways to respond to student writing. This book includes 9 chapters: introduction teaching writing in ESL classes, techniques in planning the class: seven basic questions, techniques in using pictures, techniques in using readings, techniques in using all language skills, techniques in teaching practical writing, techniques in using controlled writing, techniques in teaching organization, techniques in responding to students' writing.
This volume explores a number of themes of current interest to those engaged in researching and teaching academic genres: the social and cultural context of academic writing; differences between the academic and non-academic text; the analysis of particular text types; variation within and across disciplines; and applications of theory in the teaching of writing. The contributors include many of today's most influential scholars in the area of academic literacy, working in a wide variety of tertiary academic contexts in Britain, Finland, Hong Kong, Zimbabwe, Australia and the United States. The implications will be of relevance to all those engaged in teaching academic writing to both native and non-native English speaking students in tertiary education around the world.
Reference Guide to Writing Across the Curriculum traces the Writing Across the Curriculum movement from its origins in British secondary education through its flourishing in American higher education and extension to American primary and secondary education. The authors follow their historical review of the literature by a review of research into primary, secondary, and higher education WAC teaching and learning. Subsequent chapters examine the relations of WAC to Writing to Learn theory, research, and pedagogy, as well as its interactions with the Rhetoric of Science and Writing in the Disciplines movements. Current issues of theory and practice are followed by a presentation of best practices in program design, assessment, and classroom practices. An extensive bibliography and suggestions for further reading round out this comprehensive guide to Writing Across the Curriculum.
The affirmation of individual creativity in writing is what sets this book apart from other process-oriented rhetorics. Conversational in tone, the book's third edition boasts a writer-to-writer perspective that will put students at ease. The book "walks" students through the main elements of writing from discovery and research to revising and editing. At the same time, it allows for many detours in its step-by-step approach, with frequent reminders that everyone's processes are unique and that establishing and maintaining a personal voice can be achieved while meeting conventional academic expectations. The book examines the different, yet overlapping stages of writing. It addresses rhetorical issues of audience, purpose, and voice, as well as the details of field, library, and Internet research, with particular attention to evaluating sources. It also offers these new features to keep students and teachers up to date: new Web-based research information; the most recent Modern Language Association guidelines; increased coverage of visual elements of texts; more on approaches to writing "alternative" pieces; and a look at the role of creative nonfiction in an academic setting. The book includes examples of the best of undergraduate writing for inspiration, student statements about their writing problems for reassurance, and guidelines for writing groups, portfolios, publishing class books and Web pages, writing essay examinations, and punctuation.
