Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Do's and Taboos of Using English Around the World by Roger E. Axtell ISBN: 0-471-30841-2 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: April, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Very good Reference tool.
Comment: Having read and enjoyed several of Axtells other titles, e.g., Do's and Taboos of hosting internation visitors, then this book, i.e., Do's and Taboos of Using English Around the World by Roger E. Axtell, Mike Fornwald (Illustrator) was a natural choice. In this intelligent, informative and funny book axtell gives advice about differences in American English and the Queens English. For example "pecker" does not have the American conetation at all and can be easily misunderstood by an American if one does not know the British English meaning of the word. Highly Recommended.
Rating: 3
Summary: A handy reference for language teachers
Comment: Do's and Taboos of Using English Around the World is primarily written with the international business traveler in mind, but it is also useful for teachers and students of English as a foreign language. Indeed, the book is written in such a simple and entertaining style as to make it appealing to just about anyone remotely interested in language or travel. It is divided into three sections. The first part deals with the idiosyncrasies of American English, the second part with English varieties around the world, and the last part, which makes up over half of the book, with helpful advice on becoming a global communicator. If you are a native English speaker, then the first two sections of this book may not be that interesting, as much of what is said may already be known to you. As an English teacher, I found the latter part of the book to be the most useful because of its coverage of the subtle differences in English communication throughout the world. Of course, this book is not serious reading if you are a linguist or a scholar, but Axtell does a fine job of offering good advice to any newcomer to Japan, my home for the past ten years. If I were to complain about this book, I would say that some of his anecdotes are a little bit contrived and others rather dull. Also, the grocer's apostrophe in the book's title; are we going to get rid of it or quote it in a later edition in the series?
Rating: 3
Summary: Not as useful as the title suggests.
Comment: Axtell's capsule treatments of various cultures are too superficial for all but the most oblivious travelers. In his attempt to include a multitude of countries and customs, nothing gets decent coverage. Though it's doubtful anyone would expect a book about using English to serve as a foreign-language phrasebook, the brief appendix tries to do just that, contributing to the book's scattershot feel.
The Church Lady seems to have ghostwritten five pages of Chapter 5, where we are informed of the Canadians' "special heritage," Quebecers' "special pride in their ethnic heritage," and Australians' "special brand of coined and abbreviated words," not to mention their "special brand of lingo."
This book is for you if you're an after-dinner speaker who needs cute anecdotes about language and cultural snafus, or if lists of misstatements like "Our Father who art in heaven, Howard be thy name," send you into convulsions of laughter. But it's not essential travel reading.
 |
Title: Gestures : The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World by Roger E. Axtell ISBN: 0471183423 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 10 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
 |
Title: Do's and Taboos Around The World by Roger E. Axtell ISBN: 0471595284 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: June, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
 |
Title: Do's and Taboos Around the World for Women in Business by Roger E. Axtell, Tami Briggs, Margaret Corcoran, Mary Beth Lamb ISBN: 0471143642 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 18 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
 |
Title: The Do's and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors by Roger E. Axtell ISBN: 0471515701 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: March, 1990 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
 |
Title: The Do's and Taboos of International Trade : A Small Business Primer by Roger E. Axtell ISBN: 0471007609 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: April, 1994 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
