Almut Koester is a Lecturer in English Language at Birmingham University, UK.
The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of 'satellite' titles. These provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics, and can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts.
The Language of Work:
- examines how language is used in business and the workplace, looking at a range of situations and data: from meetings to informal negotiations, promotional letters to emails
- explores representations of work in advertising, career magazines and workplace talk
- looks at the way people in business interact through small talk, politeness, customer care and management-employee relationships
- is illustrated with lively examples taken from the real world and includes a full index of terms
- features a useful section on entering the world of work, exploring job adverts and texts that give advice on CV writing and developing 'transferable skills'.
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Will be popular for project work and has some very practical chapters like 'entering the job market'
Includes strong and wide ranging data
No direct competition, other books available are either aimed at the higher levels or at teachers of Business and Professional English.
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction to the Language of Work 2. Perspectives on the World of Work 3. Written Workplace Genres 4. Spoken Workplace Genres 5. Business Relationships 6. Entering the Job Market Index of Terms Further Reading References
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction to the Language of Work 2. Perspectives on the World of Work 3. Written Workplace Genres 4. Spoken Workplace Genres 5. Business Relationships 6. Entering the Job Market Index of Terms Further Reading References
The Language of Work examines language use in business and the workplace, representations of work and how people in business interact. Includes many real-world examples and a section on entering the world of work.
'An engaging and accessible book for anyone interested in developing an understanding of how to analyse written and spoken language in a variety of workplace situations. The text is not only informative but also offers the reader many practical applications.' -Shuna Marr, www.escalate.ac.uk
' ... it is engaging and accessible book for anyone interested in developing an understanding of how to analyse written and spoken language in a variety of workplace situations. The text is not only informative but also offers the reader many practical applications.' - ESCalate
The Language of Work examines language use in business and the workplace, representations of work and how people in business interact. Includes many real-world examples and a section on entering the world of work.
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"The Language of Work" examines how language is used in business and the workplace, looking at a range of situations and data: from meetings to negotiations, official reports to emails between colleagues. The book explores representations of work in job adverts, TV programs and advertising and looks at the way people in business interact through small talk, politeness, customer care and management-employee relationships.
It is illustrated with lively examples taken from the real world and includes a full glossary and features a useful section on entering the world of work, including advice on CV writing, job interviews and developing 'transferable skills'.
