TY - BOOK AU - Young,Dona J. TI - Business English: writing for the global workplace SN - 9780073545424 (student edition : alk. paper) AV - PE1115 .Y68 2008 U1 - 808.06665 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York, NY PB - McGraw-Hill KW - English language KW - Business English KW - Business writing N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0711/2007007210.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2007007210-d.html ER -