Bøger af Rolade B Berthier

In our globalised and digitalised world, English has become necessary. It's simply complex, which makes us keep learning. It is impossible to master all its intricacies in a lifetime; even native speakers are challenged with the daily arrival of new jargon, slang, and formal words and phrases.This book has words of thoughts, thoughts on words, and words to laugh at that will make you a better conversant in English. Anaphoras, aphorisms, euphemisms, epistrophes, false friends, jargon, metaphors, etcetera are explained with illustrations and photographs. Reading it is a fun way to maintain your appetite for the English language.The late US author H. Jackson Jr said, "Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language". That's certainly how I feel. Bilingual and multilingual people are flexible, creative, and open-minded. They make me think and smile, such as this statement from an acquaintance: "Look at the round and red thing in my bras". (The French word "bras" is "arm" in English).

This book helps you master these basic writing essentials: getting through to your reader, employing appropriate words and phrases, consistency in the use of UK or US English, crafting clear and concise sentences, avoiding redundancies, punctuating, paragraphing, and referencing. It gives you knowledge and hones your skills to write effective emails and letters (e.g. asking and giving information or advice, making and responding to enquiries, recommending a person or service, and drafting and responding to complaints) and messages for special occasions (e.g. promotion, retirement, anniversary). Dr Rolade Berthier lives in France and works as a freelance English Language Trainer in Luxembourg. She has worked in Asia, Australia and Europe for universities, research institutions, and government and non-government agencies. She is the author of "Journey to the World of Public Service Employment," "Cross-Cultural Liaison," "Intelligence, Giftedness: Pre-cradle to Post-grave," and "Future Perfect". She has written several reports and journal articles on social and sociological issues, such as ethnicity and crime, employment of migrant women, and multiculturalism. She owns and writes for www.beingintelligentgifted.com, possesses a Doctor of Philosophy (Sociology) from The University of Queensland (Australia), and has a French language certificate from Sorbonne University in Paris.