English for Academic Correspondence and Socializing
English for Academic Correspondence and Socializing is the first ever book of its kind specifically written for researchers of all disciplines whose first language is not English. With easy-to-follow rules and tips, and with authentic examples taken from
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Adrian Wallwork
English for Academic Correspondence and Socializing
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Adrian Wallwork Via Carducci 9 56127 Pisa, Italy [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4419-9400-4 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-9401-1 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-9401-1 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011928674 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Who is this book for? This book is for PhD students, researchers, lecturers, and professors in any discipline whose first language is not English. The book will teach you how to use English to carry out everyday activities in your academic work, such as writing emails, dealing with referees and editors, making phone calls, and socializing at conferences.
What are the three most important things I will learn from this book? This book is based on three fundamental guidelines. 1 THINK FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF YOUR INTERLOCUTOR Whether you are writing an email to a colleague, responding to a referee’s report, or interacting face to face over the dinner table at a social event, it pays to put yourself in your interlocutor’s shoes. This also means that you always try to be diplomatic and constructive. 2 WRITE CONCISELY WITH NO REDUNDANCY AND NO AMBIGUITY, AND YOU WILL MAKE FEWER MISTAKES IN YOUR ENGLISH
The more you write, the more mistakes in English you will make. If you avoid redundant words and phrases you will significantly increase the readability of whatever document you are writing. 3 RECOGNIZE THAT UNDERSTANDING THE SPOKEN ENGLISH OF NATIVE SPEAK ERS DOES NOT NEED TO BE A NIGHTMARE You will learn from this book that even native speakers sometimes do not completely understand each other. If you don’t understand them, it is not necessarily a reflection v
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of the level of your English. Communication is a two-way activity in which both parties are equally responsible for the outcome. You will learn that you simply need to adopt certain strategies when dealing with native speakers and have the confidence to interrupt them as often as you feel is necessary.
What else will I learn? You will learn how to • write emails that your recipient will open, read, and respond to • use standard phrases correctly, and with the rig
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