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Simon Lawfull

Simon works as the Academic Manager Adult Courses at the British Council in Hong Kong. Simon has over 10 years of experience in teaching, training and educational management. He has a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, a Diploma in English Language Teaching and is currently undertaking a Master’s degree in Business Administration.

Simon是英國文化協會香港的成人英語課程高級導師。Simon擁有超過10年教學、培訓及教育管理的經驗。他持有應用語言學及「對外英語教學」碩士學位,並持有英語教學文憑。他現正修讀工商管理碩士課程。

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Proofreading fundamentals (Part 2)

In part 1 last week, we addressed grammar, spelling and punctuation, as well as a simple but useful technique of reading your text backwards to check for errors. This week, we look at four more examples of proofreading fundamentals. Read your writing aloud ...

【職場英語 專家教路】 校對基本法

在職場上,無論你是與上司、新客戶或同事以書面溝通,都切記要給對方留下良好印象。假如你在書寫時犯上基本錯誤,不但會讓人覺得你做事馬虎、不留意細節,更可能令對方感到不被尊重。   大家工作忙碌,每天發出的電郵多不勝數。有時越簡單的電郵就越容易出錯,當然這並不是犯錯的藉口 – 在發送電郵前一定要細心檢查。以下是一些校對的要訣及常見錯誤:  文法、拼寫及標點 ...

Proofreading fundamentals (Part 1)

In business, it’s absolutely essential to make a good impression with anyone you’re communicating with when writing – from your boss, to a potential new client, to your fellow colleagues. Making even the most basic error in your writing can send all the wrong messages – you may come across as careless, lacking attention to detail and not showing respect to your reader. ...