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Business English for the 21st Century, 3/E
Patricia T. Ellison, Ph.D., Luther Seminary, Minneapolis
Robert Barry, Emeritus

ISBN-10: 0130992755
ISBN-13: 9780130992758

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 460 pp
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For college and business school courses in Business English and Composition.

This comprehensive grammar book helps students develop a clear, concise writing style and serves as a reference for grammar and usage. Business English for the 21st Century offers business students and their instructors concise explanations and solid practice for every useful, critical grammar usage and vocabulary concept. Providing simple explanations of often frustrating language problems, this student-friendly text is designed to help students communicate more effectively in the ever-changing world of business.

  • NEW - When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People feature.

    • Helps students avoid common but annoying mistakes.

  • NEW - Expanded Authors' Comments section.

    • Provides students with 120 explanations that clarify concepts.

  • NEW - Updated Watching the Web section.

    • Provides students with the chance to find the Internet ad error and check the key.

  • NEW - Enhanced Word Tips from the Real World— Vignettes from business people who tell the truth about language expectations for graduates.

    • Demonstrates to students the importance of good written communication skills in the business world.

  • Simple explanations of often frustrating language problems.

    • Helps students learn effectively.

  • Use of short chapters to give concepts in do-able doses—Separate, thorough chapters on each discrete area of grammar and usage, from punctuation to word choice to sentence building.

    • Aids student retention and builds on previously learned skills.

  • Five chapters devoted to review and reinforcement.

    • Gives students only seven consecutive chapters of new material so that they do not become overwhelmed and can absorb and retain all the information presented.

  • Puzzles, anecdotes and classroom discussion exercises.

    • Provides students with interesting approaches to presenting material that provides motivation for learning.

  • Review Chart for students to complete for each review chapter.

    • Provides students with self-assessment tools so that they can judge their own progress.

  • Collaborative learning exercises, marked by icon—Each students works with one or more partners to investigate, solve problems, reconstruct and compose.

    • Allows students to use a team approach to solving exercises, enables them to create a level of synergy that individuals never reach alone and puts them in the position of having to teach one another their reasons for making certain choices and for applying rules the way they do.

  • Companion Website.

    • Provides students with enhanced support for traditional and distance learning.

  • When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People feature.

    • Helps students avoid common but annoying mistakes.

  • Expanded Authors' Comments section.

    • Provides students with 120 explanations that clarify concepts.

  • Updated Watching the Web section.

    • Provides students with the chance to find the Internet ad error and check the key.

  • Enhanced Word Tips from the Real World— Vignettes from business people who tell the truth about language expectations for graduates.

    • Demonstrates to students the importance of good written communication skills in the business world.



 1. Business Language and Dictionaries.


 2. A Few Spelling Rules.


 3. A Preview of the Parts of Speech.


 4. Sentence Analysis.


 5. Capitalization.


 6. Plural Forms of Nouns.


 7. The Use of Possessive Nouns.


 8. Comment and Review.


 9. Personal Pronouns.


10. Agreement of Antecedents and Pronouns.


11. Miscellaneous Pronouns at Work.


12. Verbs: Agreement and Mood.


13. Verbs in Sentences.


14. Tenses of Verbs.


15. Regular and Irregular Verbs.


16. Review of Pronouns and Verbs.


17. Verbals.


18. Modifiers of Nouns and Pronouns.


19. Special Uses of Adjectives.


20. Adverbs in Use.


21. Prepositions.


22. Connectives in Coordinate Constructions.


23. Connectives in Complex Sentences.


24. Review.


25. Building Sentences—What to Work Toward.


26. Building Sentences—What to Avoid.


27. The Writing of Numbers.


28. Uses of the Comma.


29. Uses of the Comma (continued).


30. Uses of the Comma (concluded).


31. Uses of Semicolons and Colons.


32. Review.


33. Uses of Dashes, Parentheses, and Brackets.


34. Uses of Quotation Marks, Ellipses, and Apostrophes.


35. Uses of Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points.


36. The Division of Words.


37. General Vocabulary Study for Business Use.


38. Some Terms Commonly Used in Business.


39. Executives' Choice.


40. General Review.


Posttest.


Key Items.


Glossary.


Index.


Appendix A: Author's Comments.


Appendix B: Testing Material.


Appendix C: Transparency Masters.

    Ideal for language use in today's business environment, this text includes recommendations for functioning in a technology-based world and provides a guide to avoiding troublesome constructions.

  • 0130826677Business English for the 21st Century, 2/E
    Ellison & Barry
    © 2000 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 460 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0130826677 | ISBN-13: 9780130826671
    Brief Description

    Appropriate for Courses in Business English and Business Communication with a grammar focus.  

     

    Reorganized and streamlined for this edition, Business English for the 21st Century, Fourth Edition equips readers with the basic tools and techniques needed to be an effective writer. Using a simple yet comprehensive approach, it begins with the basic building blocks of English, moves through ordinary sentence structure to more sophisticated writing and self-editing skills, and encourages readers to learn more about the system of language. New to this edition are chapters clustered into thematic units, unit reviews, integrated author’s comments, PowerPoint slides, and proofreading exercises designed to prepare students for the challenges of business communication.

  • 0132271656Business English for the 21st Century, 4/E
    Ellison
    © 2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 488 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0132271656 | ISBN-13: 9780132271653
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

Pat Taylor Ellison earned her B.A. in English and Speech-Communication at the University of Minnesota, her M.A. in Teaching at the University of St. Thomas, and her Ph.D. in Adult Education at the University of Minnesota. She has taught English and speech classes for 30 years, mostly for business and broadcasting students, and has won several awards, among them the Award for Faculty Excellence from the Minnesota Association of Private Postsecondary Schools. Currently she coordinates three research teams and works as Developmental Editor for Church Innovations Institute while teaching courses in matching mission to demographics, professional career development, and student survival skills at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. She advises doctoral students on matters of research and thesis construction. She has also served Minnesota School of Business and Globe College of Business as their faculty's professional development trainer.

Dr. Ellison has co-authored two books about interactive small group processes, Learning Together and Being Together. She wrote the extensive lecture notes and teacher materials for Prentice Hall's Instructor's Manual to Applied English. She also co-authored a video workshop for organizations that develop habits for talking together about the challenges they face together. "Saying what you mean to say is a critical skill for such delicate communication," she says. Her research into how adults learn and apply new collaborative skills has made her a sought-after speaker on teaching methods, particularly those that foster the creation of community in the classroom. Her own facility with English, among the three languages she speaks, helps her to write for and train other educators in the art of teaching. She believes in excellent listening and speaking as the primary tools we will need to build community into the future.

James Scannell McCormick earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and his Ph.D. in English at Western Michigan University in 1995. He has taught English and business writing for 13 years at such places as Fullerton College in California, University of Wisconsin at Waukesha, Brown Institute in Minneapolis, Globe College of Business in St. Paul, and Marquette University of Milwaukee. He currently lives, writes, and teaches in Rochester, Minnesota.

This classic work for coming to terms with English:

NOW
  • Covers writing for multimedia and the Internet
  • Provides guidelines for avoiding annoying language construction
AND CONTINUES TO
  • Encourage practical language use for communicating effectively
  • Include exercises for proofing accurately
  • Reinforce vocabulary and spelling skills
  • Eliminate troublesome constructions and build clarity
  • Provide support for distance learning

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