...
Talking and Listening
RANGE OF
PURPOSES
Getting on with
others
Finding out
Asking questions
Explaining
Giving information
Persuading
Giving opinions
Making suggestions
Solving ...
audience
Gathering ideas/information
Organising
What you have to say (Content)
Drafting
Editing
Checking grammar,
punctuation, spelling (to make
meaning clear)
Presenting
READING/VIEWING
Enjoyment
Information
Meaning/understanding
... relaxation;
to find information;
- reading and explaining instructions;
- reading articles from local/national
newspapers.
Value and show an interest in their
choices of personal reading.
If...
... mistake. However, they are not a bad place to start. Reread the advice
for using spell check in Chapter 3 (page 36), and read the following guidelines for using
computer grammar tools.
HOWTOWRITE ... sessions exploring the topics, if you
have a choice. Read the section in this chapter that explains what the topics require and how
best to approach them. Then, move into prewriting, using one or ... menu.
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HOWTOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS
CHAPTER 5 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading
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R
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Finish your essay by revising, editing, and proofreading. Follow these guidelines:
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Put...
... Writing Strategies CHAPTER 6
HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS
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1. For each different topic or question, use a separate sheet of paper, and write the
topic at the top.
2. Write anything that comes to ... about beginning with the way you felt about something, rather than
first describing or otherwise revealing that something.
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Be mysterious or intriguing. Your introduction needs to relate to the ... writing
process.
Journaling doesn’t have to be elaborate, or time consuming. Take a minimum of five min-
utes a day towrite or type something personal. To journal successfully, it must become a
habit. In order to...
... writing is to say that the student is still
learning towrite and using writing to learn.
Rambling writing may indeed signal rambling thinking, but it may also be a
first step, for students, in ... Consider taking typing lessons. If you don’t already have one,
consider buying/using a laptop.
30 INTRODUCTION
This book is dedicated to
Jimmy Walker
And to anyone who’s thinking about writing a thesis ... would argue,
than learning the mechanics of writing (Torrance et al. 1993). Being able to
6 INTRODUCTION
HowtoWrite a Thesis
SECOND EDITION
‘Exegesis’ refers to an explanatory text which some...
... Methodological Issues in Cancer CAM Research
Multidisciplinary Approaches in Cancer Treatment
Investigators are often interested in investigating multidisciplinary approaches in cancer care.
The ... specific, in as much detail as possible, and include
procedures for monitoring the quality of the data, including, for example, how data collectors
will be trained and supervised and how information ...
It is important to note that while investigators must include a discussion of these topics in their
proposals, investigators do not necessarily have to include all groups in their research....
... be
incorporated in the detailed
design like arched windows
over the front door, grouping of
three doors including access to
alleyways, two doors including
access to separate upper
storey ... levels change within public spaces, including
pavements and dropped kerbs, bus stops, parking
spaces including blue badge holders at train
stations, and parks. It should show how using
symbols ... buildings and spaces, and details will be
set out in the planning application. The maximum and minimum sizes
will need to be included in outline applications. The statement needs
to show why...
... was going
to work with. e ostentatious show of jewelry and the loud clothes
on the U.S. CEO indicated to me that he was inbusinessto amass
personal wealth and had the poor judgment to show ...
drugs (including dosages). In order to avoid problems at cus-
toms, carry all medications in their original containers. Also, take
an extra set of glasses, contacts, or prescriptions. In your ... following Asian destinations,
consider the following cultural guidelines and try to outt yourself
aptly for each country.
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China: Even casual wear is somewhat conservative. Revealing
clothing...
... for several
days in 2006). Successful globalization will require that you, too,
learn howto adapt to the cultural aspects of doing businessin Asia.
Just understanding Chinese name order and ...
Appendix G
International Electrical Adaptors
218 Index
221 About the Authors
KISS, BOW,
OR
SHAKE
HANDS:
ASIA
How to Do Business in
12 Asian Countries
ã CULTURAL OVERVIEWS
• TIPS FOR DOING BUSINESS ... tsunamis. Indonesia went
from one-party rule to democracy. Vietnam, once a pariah to the
USA and its allies, transformed itself into a valued trading partner.
India became the outsourcing capital...
... partners.
●
e best times to schedule business trips are April to June and
September to October.
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Do not plan business trips during the Chinese New Year, since
many businesses close for a week before ... meal.
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Never begin to eat or drink before your host does.
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When eating rice, it is customary to hold the bowl close to your
mouth.
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At a meal, eat lightly in the beginning, as there could be up to
twenty ... Obedience to parents is integral to a sense of security
and stability. Maintaining harmony is vital.
Faith in the Communist Party, which rules the PRC, is abating. Some
Chinese look to other...
... banking. While many prominent Filipinos have Chinese ances-
try, there is considerable hostility toward the Chinese dominance of
business.
Arab traders introduced Islam to the Philippines in ... Philippines has been an independent nation
since 1946. Many Filipinos see their history as a struggle against for-
eign domination, rst by Spain, then by the USA.
e Republic of the Philippines ... Marcos
c. Corazon Aquino
ANSWER: b. Imelda Marcos was the wife of former president Ferdinand E. Marcos.
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TIPS ON DOING BUSINESSIN THE PHILIPPINES
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Titles are important to Filipinos—so important...