English for Academic Correspondence and Socializing

11.06.2011

Englisch

9781441994004

Springer US

Nein

Adrian Wallwork

326

Broschiert

Adrian Wallwork is the author of more than 20 ELT and EAP textbooks. He has trained several thousand PhD students and academics from 35 countries to write research papers.

Academic correspondence, socializing, non-native English speakers

CJ - Fremdsprachenerwerb, Fremdsprachendidaktik

Part I. Email.- 1. Subject Lines.- 2. Beginnings and Endings.- 3. Structuring the Content of an Email.- 4. Requests and Replies.- 5. Building a Relationship and Deciding the Level of Formality.- Part II. Writing and Responding to Reviews.- 6. Requesting and Writing an Informal Review of a Colleague's Work.- 7. Writing a Peer Review.- 8.Writing a Reply to the Reviewers' Reports.- 9.Communicating with the Editor.- Part III. Telephone and Teleconference Calls.- 10. Preparing For and Setting Up a Phone Call.- 11. Leaving a Telephone Message.- 12. Conference Calls.- Part IV. Dealing with Native English Speakers.- 13. How to Improve Your Understanding of Native English Speakers.- 14. What to Do If You Don't Understand What Someone Says.- 15. How to Improve Your Pronunciation.- 16. Exploiting Audiovisual Resources.- Part V. Socializing.- 17. Preparing for Social Events.- 18. Introducing Yourself and Preparing One-to-One Meetings.- 19. How to Have Successful Social Conversations.- Part VI. Checking Your English.- 20. Tense Usage.- 21. Using Google to Reduce Mistakes In Your English.- Part VII. Useful Phrases.

235 mm

15.5 cm