Selasa, 09 Desember 2008

Information Overload

There’s the e-mail, voice mail, fax, and still much. Then there’s the telephone, the car phone, the pager phone. A recent study found that workers received an astonishing number of messages from computerized devices. Employees who were surveyed received an average of 345 messages each day. Most of the messages required some form of response. Twenty percent to the workers said they are interrupted by incoming messages six or more times an hour.
Economist Aburizal Bakrie, said that people are frustrated because they are working longer hours to handle all the requests for information and communication. Many experts believe that the growth of information technology is making people work more efficiently. But not everybody agrees that it has a positive effect of productivity. New technology eliminates some of the old, boring tasks and gives many more people access to data. But workers need to learn to manage the flow of information. For example, they need to be strict about deleting unnecessary telephone messages and moving unimportant e-mail straight to the recycle. Employees also need strategies to deal with interruptions.
Thank You Sir
Source : Mohamad Zammal articel

Rabu, 03 Desember 2008

Global Communication

The reading section features informative excerpts from business publications, magazines, and newspapers about business practices and customs in different cultures. Each passage is followed by a task that focuses on a skill that all business people need.
The reading passage and task serve as a springboard for talk about it. The questions prompt simple classroom discussion on the theme and issues of the reading.
Getting started introduces the main social language, vocabulary, and grammatical focus of the unit. We see or hear a language model, often in the context of authentic material, and then engage in a variety of controlled practice activities to “Get Started” using the language communicatively.
The conservation presents the key social language and structures in a guided format. Substitution slots in the conservation add flexibility and ensure that students listen to their partner.
Each Conservation is followed by Pronunciation focus. This section uses sentences drawn or adapted from the conversation to highlight different features of spoken English and emphasize the development of better rhythm, intonation, and stress.
Thank You For Attention
Source : mohamad Zammal Articel