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dragonpiwo
Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 8:39 am Post subject: Need a course book for admin staff level A2/Elementary. |
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Can anyone recommend something? Preferably a short 40-60 hour course. Need to make a purchase order, so an ISBN would be handy too.
I usually teach Oil and Gas and Technical English, so I haven't really done this kind of stuff for many moons and would like summit up-to-date. |
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dragonpiwo
Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 9:56 am Post subject: Hilarious |
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So this forum's just for whining then? |
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grahamb

Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:15 am Post subject: Recommended reading |
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When I taught short courses, I selected from standard course books to suit my students' needs. Anything but Headway! As you're looking for something off the shelf, take a look at Move by Macmillan:
http://www.macmillanenglish.com/courses/move/
I've never used it, but the Macmillan materials I've come across in the past have been better than most. |
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Brunouno
Joined: 18 Apr 2013 Posts: 129
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Hehe. Well, it certainly seems that way sometimes. 'Admin staff' is a pretty generic term, but it sounds like a GE coursebook would do the trick. I like using New Total English and New English File. They're both very common and popular coursebooks. Some may say to use a BE coursebook, but I find many of them to be very unauthentic, and it seems as though many of them almost preach the audio-lingual method. |
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scot47

Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:40 am Post subject: |
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I do not adhere to the Heresy of ESP. |
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Sashadroogie

Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Have a butcher's at this then:
http://vk.com/wall-51506472?q=File%20Third%20Elementary
You can download a PDF to help you decide if you want to make a purchase. And the audio too : )
But it is just general English. Nothing in it for business administration as such. For A2 I have never really seen the point... |
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MuscatGary
Joined: 03 Jun 2013 Posts: 1364 Location: Flying around the ME...
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:40 am Post subject: |
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Market Leader |
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dragonpiwo
Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:44 am Post subject: Thanks |
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Thanks for the replies. Know Market Leader well and English File. |
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Dedicated
Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 972 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:01 am Post subject: |
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You could check out the new series of 'International Express' by Oxford University Press which is specifically written for adult professional learners. It is a blend of general and business English.
The student's book is combined with the workbook allowing classroom use and self study.
ISBN - 978-0-19-459774-6 |
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Sashadroogie

Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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