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Akbar Pirani
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Akbar
is a director of a Canada based e-commerce
enterprise.
His professional experience is spread over four countries ranging from
investment securities to hi-tech industry. He has a business degree from
the
Colorado State University and also completed a graduate course in
Corporate Governance from the
Harvard University. Akbar received his
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) diploma from the
Boland
School and had taught Business English to Chinese computer professionals
working for multinational companies in the Suzhou area. Having being
academically and practically associated with business, Akbar is very
comfortable in the field of Business English training. His students are
sure to find his sessions imaginative, practical and informative.
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His Teaching Approach…
Akbar's focus
is on evolving an efficient learning system that retains the necessary
information in your mind permanently. He will engage his students in
listening comprehension drills along with practical strategies to expand
their vocabulary. One aspect of spoken English that is often overlooked
while teaching English as a foreign language is the likely use of slang in
place of the conventional words. English is an ever-evolving language and
slangs are the kind of “inside” language used by the native speakers of
English. Akbar will take a close look at the most popular terms and
expressions used in everyday conversations by the North American people. The
idea is not adding business jargon that students will probably never use,
but to focus on the everyday lingo used in meetings, negotiations, and
office parties. His approach is not just to introduce the terms, but also,
make sure that these everyday expressions becomes a part of students active
vocabulary.
Cultural Aspect
A language
cannot be isolated from its culture. Students who study English as a
foreign language tend to communicate their ideas with few cultural
references. Their grammatical use is often more "bookish". A language cannot
be learnt in a vacuum. In order to gain fluency in any language its
important to reflect on the cultural aspect of that language. There is a
tendency in China to focus more on grammar which makes class sessions less
interesting and the spoken English of Chinese students more “mechanical”.
Grammar rules are designed after observing the speaking pattern of spoken
English, its NEVER the other way round. Too much emphasis on grammar incites
the student to strive for accuracy at the expense of fluency. Akbar makes
sure that there is enough opportunity for students to speak English because,
according to him, the quickest way to gain fluency is to speak ‘without
fear’. It is better to speak ten incorrect sentences than to say only one
correct sentence.
Akbar’s goal
is to provide his students with superior Business English skills to become
so much more successful in today's international environment, i.e. they can
participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on
practical, social, professional, and abstract topics. They can support their
opinions, and express themselves giving complex verbal explanations.
Contact Info:
Akbar is willing to
help you with your corporate and personal
educational
training needs. He welcomes all comments and questions and will be sure to
respond to you promptly. You can also meet Akbar every Thursday evening at
his
English Corner.
Email:
laoshi@businessenglishteacher.com
Phone: (21)
2887-0762
Shanghai
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中文版
Facts About English
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There are about 400 million people who
speak English as their first language
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There are
more students of English in China than there are people in the United
States.
● English is the medium for 80% of the
information stored in the world's computers
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Nearly half of
all business deals in Europe are conducted in English.
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More than half
of the world's technical and scientific periodicals are in English.
● More than 70% of the worlds mail is
written and addressed in English.
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English is the official language of more than 40 countries of the world
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Shakespeare coined more than sixteen hundred words in the English
language; words like critical, dwindle, countless, excellent, hint,
hurry, lonely, and summit were all coined by Shakespeare.
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English is arguably the richest in vocabulary; and that the Oxford
English Dictionary lists about 600,000 words, and a further
half-million technical and scientific terms remain unaccounted.
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Around the world English is the main language of books, newspapers,
airports, and air-traffic control, advertising, business, medicine,
technology, diplomacy, sports, pop music, and academic conferences.
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