Guffey/Seefer’s “Business English” 14th Edition, uses proven grammar instruction and supporting resources (in-text and online) to help you improve your professional language skills. The text's three-level approach separates topics into manageable units, helping you hone the critical skills needed to communicate professionally. Packed with insights from the authors’ more than 60 years of combined classroom experience, this edition uniquely provides prompt feedback with answers and explanations, so you know immediately if you have answered correctly. Chapter review quizzes help you strengthen your language skills to perform confidently in today’s digital classroom and tomorrow’s workplace.
Unit I: LAYING A FOUNDATION.
1. Parts of Speech.
2. Sentences: Elements, Varieties, Patterns, Types, Faults.
Unit II: KNOWING THE NAMERS.
3. Nouns: Plurals and Possessives.
4. Pronouns.
Unit III: SHOWING THE ACTION.
5. Verbs.
6. Subject–Verb Agreement.
Unit IV: MODIFYING AND CONNECTING WORDS.
7. Adjectives and Adverbs.
8. Prepositions.
9. Conjunctions and Interjections.
Unit V: PUNCTUATING SENTENCES.
10. Commas.
11. Semicolons and Colons.
12. Other Punctuation.
Unit VI: WRITING WITH STYLE.
13. Capitalization.
14. Numbers.
Appendix A: Document Format Guide.
Appendix B: Developing Spelling Skills.
Appendix C: Developing Vocabulary Skills.
Appendix D: Proofreading Marks.
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Mary Ellen Guffey
A dedicated professional, Mary Ellen Guffey has taught business communication and business English topics for over 35 years. She received a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from Bowling Green State University; a master’s degree from the University of Illinois, and a doctorate in business and economic education from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She has taught at the University of Illinois, Santa Monica College, and Los Angeles Pierce College. Now recognized as the world’s leading business communication author, Dr. Guffey corresponds with instructors around the globe who are using her books.
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Carolyn M. Seefer
Carolyn M. Seefer earned her undergraduate business degree and business education teaching credential from the University of Georgia and her M.B.A. from John F. Kennedy University, where she graduated at the top of her class. She has been teaching business courses at the college level for more than 30 years. Since 1996, she has served as professor in the Business Administration Department of Diablo Valley College, a large community college in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to teaching a variety of business courses at Diablo Valley College, Professor Seefer is faculty advisor for Phi Beta Lambda, the DVC business club; is a member of the college Scholarship Committee; is the Academic Senate representative for the Business Division; serves as a mentor to new faculty; and is involved in developing procedures and guidelines for online teaching. She also recently took part in the college study abroad program, where she had the opportunity to teach in Florence, Italy, for two semesters. In addition, Professor Seefer is an active member of the Association for Business Communication and has presented numerous times at ABC’s annual conventions. Professor Seefer, who places great emphasis on student learning, success, and achievement, has been named Teacher of the Year at three different colleges, most recently for the Contra Costa Community College District.
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The new Business Vocabulary Building feature helps students learn vocabulary words that are associated with different business functional areas likes sales, marketing and IT.
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The text objectively introduces students to the current trends in business writing like the use of the nonbinary "they" and capitalization of the word Black, explaining the rationale and importance of these changes.
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The new AI in Action margin note feature demonstrates to students how artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting communication at all levels in the workplace.
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The Instructor’s Resource Website is filled with answer keys, teaching tips and ideas, a digital instructor’s manual, test banks, practice resources and PowerPoint® slides.
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MindTap digital course offers a robust learning path, including auto-graded assignments that provide students with comprehensive feedback without adding to your workload. You will also find an eBook and supporting course materials in one place for easy access for you and your students. With a completely flexible design, MindTap makes it easy to personalize your course by rearranging existing content or integrating outside content such as videos and handouts.
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The book’s unique and thorough approach to grammar begins with the basics that every student needs. The authors move, step-by-step, through language building skills that students must rely upon to communicate effectively in business careers. This proven three-level approach separates learning into manageable segments.
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Learning tools throughout the text and on the instructor resources website provide interest and further challenge students at each level. These tools include pretests, Business Vocabulary Building, FAQs About Business English, Spot the Blooper, Reinforcement Exercises, Chat About It, Real World Editing, posttests, unit tests and Writer’s Workshops.
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