Includes bibliographical references and index.

The language of business: Writing business letters: Reading: Previewing the text -- Reading the text -- Comprehending the text -- Extracting and organizing information -- Reading to writing: Writing an information request -- Writing a complaint letter -- Writing a sales letter -- Writing: Writing information requests -- Writing letters of complaint -- Writing sales letters -- Writing business reports: Reading : Previewing the text -- Reading the text -- Comprehending the text -- Extracting and organizing information -- Reading to writing: Writing reports -- Writing: Writing reports -- The language of computers: Reading: Previewing the text -- Reading the text -- Extracting and organizing information -- Reading to writing: Writing instructions -- Comparison and contrast -- Grammar -- Working with computers -- File formats -- The internet and the world wide web -- Writing: E-mail -- The language of the law: Reading: Previewing the text -- Reading the text -- Comprehending text -- Extracting and organizing information -- Reading to writing: Legal brief -- Vocabulary -- Nominalization -- Active voice and passive voice constructions -- Writing -- The language of medicine: Writing medical reports: Reading: Previewing the text -- Reading the text -- Comprehending the text -- Extracting and organizing information -- Reading to writing: Writing the medical report -- Grammar -- Asking yes/no questions -- Asking information questions -- Tagging on tag questions -- Negating -- Writing -- Medicine and the humanities: Reading: Previewing the text -- Reading the text -- Comprehending the text -- Extracting and organizing information -- Reading to writing: Definition and description in the medical sciences -- Writing -- The language of the social sciences: Reading: Previewing the text -- Reading the text -- Comprehending the text -- Extracting and organizing information -- Reading to writing: Grammar -- Writing: Writing in the social sciences: The research paper.