TY - BOOK AU - Podnecky,Janet TI - Contemporary's put English to work: interaction and competencies for job success SN - 0809233592 (pbk.) U1 - 428.24 21 PY - 1996///. CY - Chicago PB - Contemporary Books KW - Readers KW - Work. KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers. KW - Technical English. KW - Business English. KW - Work KW - Problems, exercises, etc. N1 - Before finding the job -- Places in town -- Work and family -- Help wanted ads -- Questions at an interview -- Job instructions -- Money, prices, and paychecks -- Safety signs and warnings -- Skills for the job -- May I take a message? N2 - Contemporary's put English to work is a seven-level interactive workplace-literacy program for students of English as a second language or foreign languages. It invites learners into realistic job contexts focusing on workplace competencies, English-language skills, communicative functions, structures, and culture. Topical units build problem-solving, critical-thinking, and communication skills while integrating listening, speaking, reading and writing ER -