Business English : writing for the global workplace / Dona J. Young.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
Unit 1: Language in Context
Chapter 1: English for Business Today
Section A: What is English?
Section B: What Role Does Local Language Play?
Section C: Learning Language in Context
Chapter 2: Writing Effective Sentences
Section A: What Is the Sentence Core?
Section B: How Do Parts of Speech Work?
Section C: What Is a Sentence?
Unit 2: English in Action
Chapter 3: Punctuation
Section A: Commas
Section B: Semicolons
Chapter 4: Verbs at Work
Section A: The Basics about Verbs
Section B: Mood and Tense
Section C: Active Voice
Section D: Parallel Structure
Chapter 5: Pronouns
Section A: Pronoun Case
Section B: More on Subjects and Objects
Section C: Agreement and Point of View
Section D: Collective Nouns and Indefinite Pronouns
Chapter 6. Modifiers
Section A: The Basics?Adjectives and Adverbs
Section B: Position of Modifiers
Section C: Other Modifiers?Pronouns and Compound Adjectives
Section D: Hedges, Emphatics, Fillers, and Tag-Ons
Unit 3: Practical Applications
Chapter 7: Writing Traps
Section A: Plurals and Possessives
Section B: Capitalization
Section C: Number Usage
Section D: Colons, Dashes, and Ellipses
Chapter 8: Writing Powerful Sentences
Section A: Sentence Style
Section B: Tone and Style
Chapter 9: Building Paragraphs
Section A: Cohesive Paragraphs and Coherent Paragraphs
Section B: The Process of Revising
Section C: Structure: Beginning, Middle, and End
Section D: Transitions and Connectors
Chapter 10: Professional Communication
Section A: E-Mail Guidelines
Section B: Basic Letters and Messages
Section C: Formatting?Special Features and White Space
Section D: Diversity and Office Etiquette
The Writer?s Reference Manual (A to Z format)
Abbreviations
Addresses (Mailing)
Affixes (Prefixes and Suffixes)
Articles
Charts
Citing Research
Conjunctions
Determiners
Forms of Address
Infinitives
Instant Messaging
Latin Terms
Line Graphs
Online Addresses
Percentages
Plagiarism
Quantifiers
Soundalikes
Spelling Rules
Tables
Telephone Numbers
Text Notes
Time
Word division
GLOSSARY
INDEX

Business English: Writing for the Global Workplace takes the approach that local language has value in informal environments with Business English being the best choice in formal environments. With this text, students will use their local language (or dialect) to become more proficient with Business English. The text achieves this by comparing and contrasting the two language systems, “building a wall” between Business English and local language. Because technology has made the world smaller, the ability to speak and write Business English has never been more important. Just about every job in the marketplace now includes writing e-mail and speaking to people from diverse cultures. This book provides the tools needed for the global workplace. A student who has mastered the principles presented here will have a solid foundation in speaking and writing Business English to people from around the world.