English Plus, Level 1

English Plus, Level 1
Author: Ben Wetz
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2011-07-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9780194748926

English Plus is a flexible and supportive course that builds confidence through graded practice.

Easy Language – Plain Language – Easy Language Plus

Easy Language – Plain Language – Easy Language Plus
Author: Christiane Maaß
Publisher: Frank & Timme GmbH
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2020-09-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3732906914

This book shows how accessible communication, and especially easy-to-understand languages, should be designed in order to become instruments of inclusion. It examines two well-established easy-to-understand varieties: Easy Language and Plain Language, and shows that they have complementary profiles with respect to four central qualities: comprehensibility, perceptibility, acceptability and stigmatisation potential. The book introduces Easy and Plain Language and provides an outline of their linguistic, sociological and legal profiles: What is the current legal framework of Easy and Plain Language? What do the texts look like? Who are the users? Which other groups are involved in the production and use of Easy and Plain Language offers? Which qualities are a hazard to acceptability and, thus, enhance their stigmatisation potential? The book also proposes another easy-to-understand variety: Easy Language Plus. This variety balances the four qualities and is modelled in the present book.

Perspectives on Official English

Perspectives on Official English
Author: Karen L. Adams
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2020-03-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 311085709X

The Contributions to the Sociology of Language series features publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It addresses the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches - theoretical and empirical - supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of scholars interested in language in society from a broad range of disciplines - anthropology, education, history, linguistics, political science, and sociology. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.

Challenging the Monolingual Mindset

Challenging the Monolingual Mindset
Author: John Hajek
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1783092513

This volume challenges the monolingual mindset by highlighting how language-related issues surround us in many different ways, and explores the tensions that can develop in managing and understanding multilingualism. The book features analysis and discussion on the use of languages across a range of contexts, including post-migration settlement, policy, education, language contact and intercultural communication.

The Art of Intercultural Business Communication

The Art of Intercultural Business Communication
Author: Bertha Du-Babcock
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2024-07-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1040104592

This book examines intercultural business communication issues and practices from a global and interdisciplinary perspective with an Asian focus, which is essential to any contemporary study on business communication. It broadens reader’s understanding of language, culture, and international business and equips them with intercultural business communication tools. The authors incorporate frameworks from business, management, and communication disciplines. The book comprises three parts. The first six chapters focus on developing theoretical frameworks and application for language, culture, and international business streams. Chapters 7 and 8 address the link-pin communication theories and practices. Link pin is the bilingual communicator standing between primary communicators and relaying messages back and forth in an interactive communication process. Chapter 9 discusses (intercultural) business communication in the digital age. The book concludes by revisiting and integrating universal theories to move toward global situational theories meeting this ever-changing intercultural environment. Approaching business communication from the individual, organizational, and industry levels, the book’s integrated conceptual framework allows readers to progress to more advanced business communication concepts in a staged way. Readers will gain an appreciation of the underlying theories of business communication and practical guidelines to apply the frameworks to meet their own commercial needs. This book is an essential guide for practitioners and researchers in today’s global business environment. It also benefits students with majors in intercultural business communication and international business.

English Plus 2. Workbook with Access to Practice Kit

English Plus 2. Workbook with Access to Practice Kit
Author: Ben Wetz
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-03-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9780194202244

The Workbook contains six pages of additional practice for each of the Student's Book units. The Starter unit has eight pages. This comprises exercises for vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing at three levels of difficulty. A two-page Progress review after every unit with self-assessments and I can ... statements. Four pages of Cumulative review which provide revision of all the language and skills studied up to a particular point in the Student's Book. · A Reference section which includes: a Language focus reference with additional practice exercises for each grammar point; an alphabeticalWordlist with illustrations and a phonetic chart; a Key phrases section with Key phrases from the Student's Book; an Irregular verbs list. A Student access card to the online Practice kit for additional self-study practice.

English Language

English Language
Author: Blythe Mallory
Publisher: Publifye AS
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2024-10-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 8233932213

""English Language"" explores the fascinating journey of how a small island's tongue became the global lingua franca. This comprehensive book delves into the origins, historical development, and worldwide impact of English, offering readers a multifaceted view of language evolution and cultural exchange. From its Indo-European roots to its current status as a global powerhouse, the book traces English's path through key periods like Old English and the Renaissance, highlighting how historical events shaped its development. What sets this book apart is its innovative approach to presenting language history. Instead of a chronological account, it uses thematic case studies of words, phrases, and grammatical features to illustrate broader linguistic trends. This method makes complex concepts accessible to a general audience interested in journalism and language arts. The book also incorporates cutting-edge insights from corpus linguistics and digital humanities projects, providing readers with the latest understanding of language patterns and evolution. Throughout its chapters, ""English Language"" argues that English's flexibility, adaptability, and inclusive nature have been key to its unprecedented global spread. By examining the interplay between language, culture, and power, the book challenges simplistic notions of linguistic imperialism and offers a nuanced perspective on English's role in today's interconnected world.