| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
|
 Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:06 am Post subject: A Business English Book |
 |
|
Any good recommendations? I'm looking for an easy to low-intermediate level book.
Thanks! |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
ytuque
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
Location: I drink therefore I am!
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:01 am Post subject: Re: A Business English Book |
|
|
| cubanlord wrote: |
Any good recommendations? I'm looking for an easy to low-intermediate level book.
Thanks! |
I recommend Longman's "Intelligent Business." There are 4 versions, elementary through upper-intermediate. What is excellent about this book is that it has real business articles taken from the Economist with vocabulary adjusted for the language level.
A strong or weak point depending upon your point of view is that these books are British English. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
richardlang
Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Gangnam
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:04 am Post subject: |
|
|
| PM'd you regarding teaching materials. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
themagicbean
Joined: 04 Feb 2009
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:20 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Market Leader and Business Explorer are both in ELP's library, they both look decent (prefer Market Leader), and are often recommended. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:06 am Post subject: |
|
|
| bump. I looked at "Market Leader" and The Business Explorer Series" and I wasn't too impressed. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:12 am Post subject: |
|
|
| 'Get Ready for Business' is what I am using at my university. I like it, pretty easy, so have to supplement often (which I like) and has some good activities. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:07 am Post subject: |
|
|
| zappadelta wrote: |
| 'Get Ready for Business' is what I am using at my university. I like it, pretty easy, so have to supplement often (which I like) and has some good activities. |
Hey Zappa,
Maybe you can help. I have built a business curriculum and am looking for a book to supplement the curriculum, not vice versa. If I post up the tentative semester outline, do you think you'd be able to tell me if your book would match it?
Me. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
deessell
Joined: 08 Jun 2005
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:26 am Post subject: |
|
|
Market Leader is the best Business Text that I have ever taught. It is also the text most widely taught around the world.
Students do usually need to have at least a Pre-Intermediate level to study Business English though, as there is generally much less grammar taught within the textbooks. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:48 am Post subject: |
|
|
Okay,
What I am looking for is a book that deals with resumes, cover letters, business letters, and interviews in English. The books I have mentioned cover other material such as etiquette, cultural differences in greetings, etc.
So, any suggestions? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:10 am Post subject: |
|
|
| cubanlord wrote: |
Okay,
What I am looking for is a book that deals with resumes, cover letters, business letters, and interviews in English. The books I have mentioned cover other material such as etiquette, cultural differences in greetings, etc.
So, any suggestions? |
Ah, 'Get Ready for Business' (great title by the way, I made a sound file 'Let's Get Ready for Business' in the voice of the old boxing announcer that I play before every class) deals more with greetings and phone English, same as the other books.
I have also taught them resume and interview skills, but I designed all that on my own. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:33 am Post subject: |
|
|
Um....your ideas are good, but if it's a low-level class, you'll have a difficult time with the resume writing part. Well, the students will anyway. Mine have a hard time writing 100 words, let alone correctly! Uni freshmen by the way.
I used Business Ventures http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/isbn/5225?cc=global with some success. There are lots of activities and practice in there. Not sure about the resume writing etc. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:38 am Post subject: |
|
|
| ajuma wrote: |
Um....your ideas are good, but if it's a low-level class, you'll have a difficult time with the resume writing part. Well, the students will anyway. Mine have a hard time writing 100 words, let alone correctly! Uni freshmen by the way.
I used Business Ventures http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/isbn/5225?cc=global with some success. There are lots of activities and practice in there. Not sure about the resume writing etc. |
Business Ventures is good, the topics are pretty much the same in all the books. I have copies of ML, BV, and Get Ready, so I have to a lot to draw from. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:29 am Post subject: |
|
|
Market Leader is a HORRIBLE book (before you jump down my throat, I have a BBA and an MBA, plus I do consultancy work and teach business, not biz English) when someone showed it to me.
R, try Vicki Hollett's Business Opportunities with OUP, that book will serve your purpose.
p.s. I am (I think) the new facilitator of the Biz Eng. SIG Facilitator at you-know-where.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:33 am Post subject: |
|
|
| tzechuk wrote: |
Market Leader is a HORRIBLE book (before you jump down my throat, I have a BBA and an MBA, plus I do consultancy work and teach business, not biz English) when someone showed it to me.
R, try Vicki Hollett's Business Opportunities with OUP, that book will serve your purpose.
p.s. I am (I think) the new facilitator of the Biz Eng. SIG Facilitator at you-know-where. |
I don't think Market Leader is that bad. It might not be a good business book, but that doesn't mean it's not good for business English. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| tzechuk wrote: |
Market Leader is a HORRIBLE book (before you jump down my throat, I have a BBA and an MBA, plus I do consultancy work and teach business, not biz English) when someone showed it to me.
|
What specifically is horrible about it? Teaching business and teaching Business English are two completely different things. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
