Industry Specific English
Aviation English
A comprehensive "off the shelf" solution suitable for classroom or self-study, this text and CD-ROM develops the skills necessary for ICAO level 4 proficiency.
Medically Speaking: Accent Modification for the Medical Profession by Lynda Katz Wilner
A practical guide that will help healthcare professionals become more effective communicators and enhance the caregiver-patient relationship.
English for International Banking and Finance
This course develops language skills relevant to professionals working in financial institutions and related areas of business.
American English Pronunciation
Pronunciation for Success
31 Days to a More Successful North American Accent by Colleen Meyers and Sheryl Holt
This student workbook and CDs are designed for individual use by an Intermediate or Advanced English learner.
This program will introduce you to the English sound system and help you practice more understandable pronunciation. Each unit also includes Cultural Content practice dialogues to heighten your awareness of culture, values, and usage.
Mastering Effective English Communication (MEEC)
This comprehensive instruction series for accent improvement includes workbooks and CDs covering vowels, consonants, and intonation.
www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#
This site contains an animated library of phonetic sounds of English. Available for each consonant and vowel. Is an animated articulatory diagram, a step-by-step description, and video and audio of the sound spoken in context.
Dictionary/reference materials
Longman's Dictionary of American English with interactive CD-ROM (sold together or separately)
More than a dictionary, this full-color text is a reference that clearly addresses the unique needs of language learners. The Longman Dictionary of American English includes an interactive CD-ROM with 52,000 words and phrases, 35,000 examples of English usage, clear definitions and pronunciation guides. The CD-Rom let’s you practice your pronunciation with complete sentences and includes a “pop-up” dictionary to check words. If you must choose only one guide, then this is it.
English Collocations in Use: Advanced and Intermediate by Felicity O’Dell and Michael McCarthy
Have you ever wondered why we don’t say “take a decision” instead “make a decision” and why “pay attention” go together as do “heavy” and “rain”. Words like these are called collocations and they work together to create fluent and natural English. Using collocations also builds your vocabulary and your ability to use English words and phrases effectively, both in speech and in writing.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
You’ll never be at a loss for words with this indispensible reference book containing useful idiomatic expressions, phrasal verbs, figures of speech, and common proverbs. The 424 page text features authoritative definitions, easy-to-understand sample sentences and phrases, and grammatical information to show students how to use idioms correctly.
Business Writing
In Focus: Strategies for Business Writers by Myra Shulman
This is a concise guide for effective business writing for native and nonnative speakers. The text features real world assignments and incorporates the process approach to writing.
Online Writing Lab: www.owl.english.purdue.writinglab.edu
This site offers over 200 free resources including professional, technical, and job search writing, ESL writing, and grammar and mechanics.
Pocket Keys for Writers by Ann Raimes
This handbook, a truly a pocket-size version, is written so that it can actually be referenced quickly and easily for information about the writing process, research, paragraph development and structure, sentence construction, punctuation and mechanics. It also has a section devoted to Multilingual/ESL writers and the specific challenges they face.
English for Global Business by Emily Lites and Kathy Thorpe
Designed for the adult professional who is planning to conduct business and communicate with international professionals. This text is accompanied by an audio program and emphasizes listening and speaking skills as well as current American usage in international settings.
Send Me a Message & Send Me an Update by Daphne Mackey
These two texts guide student to greater proficiency in both the use of the language and various formats of business writing.
Meetings
The Language of Meetings by Malcolm Goodale
This book provides the language necessary to present an argument, ask and express opinions, agree and disagree, interrupt, question, clarify, support, oppose and persuade others.
How to Conduct Productive Meetings: Strategies, Tips, and Tools to Ensure Your Next Meeting is Well Planned and Effective by Donald L. Kirkpatrick
This book offers practical help to those line managers who conduct departmental, project, and other types of meetings as well as to training professionals who conduct workshops on the subject for line managers.
Cross Cultural Awareness
www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/Diversity/Pages/language.aspx
Visit this SHRM page to stay informed about the most common challenges and information regarding diversity and language.
Cultural Intelligence: A Guide to Working with People from Other Cultures by Brooks Peterson
Written for anyone who wants to better understand the challenges of understanding other cultures, this book will help you sharpen your cultural intelligence and increase your business effectiveness in today’s global environment. . The 229 page book uses a set of twenty business oriented dimensions to help you examine your own cultural styles.