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by grimfarmer
Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:41 pm
Forum: Business English
Topic: Hello, and what is 'Business English'?
Replies: 10
Views: 13703

Change of mind

I've recently re-thought my cynicism as to whether 'business English' really exists and isn't just a glorified version of normal English with some technical terms thrown in. In fact, the term ESP seems to be finally becoming seriously valid, and a colleague who is writing a book on legal English ass...
by grimfarmer
Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: Business English
Topic: Hello, and what is 'Business English'?
Replies: 10
Views: 13703

Business English cynic

I'm rather cynical as to whether 'business English' actually exists. Of course, there are topics which are more appropriate to Business situations, such as telephoning and negotiating, and register can be important, but in the end, if your grammar sucks and you can't understand simple spoken English...
by grimfarmer
Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:04 pm
Forum: Computer Assisted Language Learning
Topic: Are all computer learning solutions really so bad?
Replies: 1
Views: 3627

Are all computer learning solutions really so bad?

Hi, I'm new here, hello. And I have a question. My experience with my adult students here in France is that they have terrible problems finding the time to study, even 'cool' on-line solutions like CD-ROMs and interactive web sites. I've identified the following main reasons and my web site (yep, I'...