Purposeful Expression
Understanding and Using Your Language Effectively
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About the Book
Language is practical, language is pleasure (or pain), and language is power can adequately describe the three parts of PURPOSEFUL EXPRESSION.
The way you use your language can define your personality and determine your achievements in every aspect of life. This book gives easy-to-understand guidance for understanding and effective language use for success.
The understanding and purposeful, effective use of language is for everyone, whether in the classroom, at work, or in social circles. This text gives easy to understand explanations, aided by graphics, of the sentence, paragraph, and composition design. It also provides step-by-step guidance in summary, report, letter, and story writing, argument presentation, and how to use persuasive techniques and the power of persuasion to achieve desired outcomes in pursuit of your goals.
Exercises are provided throughout the text to review required knowledge and skills, and to develop new ones. Also, a reference section gives explanations for questions of usage, words often confused, spelling, and punctuation, as an aid for better language use.
About the Author
The author comes from Guyana, the only English speaking country in South America. He spent most of his life there and his education includes teacher training at the Government Teacher Training College and studies at the University of Guyana. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Art.
He taught for several years, both at the primary (elementary) and secondary levels. He now lives in the Caribbean island, Grenada. There he teaches, with great success, English to senior secondary school students preparing for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examination. He also teaches English to adults for the local college, serves as Head of Department (English) at the school in which he teaches, and as Assistant Examiner for literature (English B) with the Caribbean Examinations Council based in Barbados, West Indies.
The author is also an artist, graphic designer, and photographer who enjoys nature.