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== Language tools and resources== | == Language tools and resources== | ||
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* http://www.wordreference.com - free high quality dictionaries | * http://www.wordreference.com - free high quality dictionaries | ||
* http://www.memrise.com - Language learning environment with a plethora of learning programs | * http://www.memrise.com - Language learning environment with a plethora of learning programs | ||
* http://ankisrs.net - A less automized [[w:spaced repetition]] flash card program and associated web-interface when you don't have an installation handy | |||
== Courses == | |||
* [[User:Jukeboksi/BBA studies/Multicultural Business Communication in English]] | |||
* [[User:Jukeboksi/BBA studies/Law#Business_Negotiations_and_Contracts]] | |||
== Observations on Business English == | |||
{{Q|'''Market slang''' contains a lot of synonyms and words with overlapping meanings ( e.g. capital, equity, shares, stock, investments, holdings, assets etc. almost used interchangeably ) and could be argued that this is done intentionally to render investorspeak non-understandable for the non-investor. Like all cliques and guilds ( lawyers, doctrors etc. ) develop language to make their trade harder for others ( outsiders ) to understand.|jubo-jubo|terminology and cliques}} | |||
== Recommended reading == | == Recommended reading == | ||
* [[w:The Stock Exchange (book)]] written by [[w:Max Weber]] in 1894-1896 in what is now [[w:Germany]] at under 100 pages it was originally published as a 2-part informational leaflets for workers suspicious and out-of-the-loop in of the ways of the bourses it remains to this date a very relevant and almost essential read should you want begin to understand the flavours of modern [[w:investment]]. | * [[w:The Stock Exchange (book)]] written by [[w:Max Weber]] in 1894-1896 in what is now [[w:Germany]] at under 100 pages it was originally published as a 2-part informational leaflets for workers suspicious and out-of-the-loop in of the ways of the bourses it remains to this date a very relevant and almost essential read should you want begin to understand the flavours of modern [[w:investment]]. | ||
= Finnish = | = Finnish = | ||
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* [[Finnish for Business Purposes]] ( in Finnish ) | * [[Finnish for Business Purposes]] ( in Finnish ) | ||
* [[Finnish for foreigners]] | * [[Finnish for foreigners]] | ||
* [http://www.memrise.com/courses/english/finnish/ Memrise.com courses of Finnish] | |||
== Learn legal Finnish with translations == | == Learn legal Finnish with translations == | ||
* [http://www.finlex.fi/ | * Compare [http://www.finlex.fi/fi/ Legistlation of Republic of Finland and more online in Finnish and Swedish] with [http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/ Translations of finnish laws and regulations at finlex.fi] | ||
= Swedish = | = Swedish = | ||
* [[Affärsvenska]] - [[Business Swedish]] - [[Swedish for foreigners]] | * [[Affärsvenska]] - [[Business Swedish]] - [[Swedish for foreigners]] | ||
* [http://www.memrise.com/courses/english/swedish/ Memrise.com courses on Swedish] | |||
= French = | = French = | ||
* [http://www.memrise.com/course/131350/french-conjugation-easy/ Excellent French conjugation course on Memrise.com] suitable for beginners and advanced alike | |||
* [http://www.memrise.com/course/2086/450-most-common-french-verbs/ 450 most used French verbs] - Nice verbery for basic stuff | |||
* [[Français pour debutants 1]] - [[Français pour debutants 2]] - [[Fraçais intermediaire 1]] - [[Fraçais intermediaire 2]] - [[Business French]] - [[French Business Communication]] | * [[Français pour debutants 1]] - [[Français pour debutants 2]] - [[Fraçais intermediaire 1]] - [[Fraçais intermediaire 2]] - [[Business French]] - [[French Business Communication]] | ||
= Russian = | |||
* http://translit.ru - quick hack for typing cyrilics using a western keyboard lay-out | |||
* [http://www.memrise.com/courses/english/russian/ Memrise.com courses on Russian] | |||
= Places = | = Places = | ||
* [http://lib.eduskunta.fi Library of The Parliament of Finland] is situated in the "Postitalo" right at the core of Helsinki ([http://lib.eduskunta.fi/Resource.phx/kirjasto/sijainti.htx map]). In addition to having all laws and all regulations legistlated by the parliament, they offer wide variety of weekly and monthly magazines from all over the world. '''Free entry.''' | * [http://lib.eduskunta.fi Library of The Parliament of Finland] is situated in the "Postitalo" right at the core of Helsinki ([http://lib.eduskunta.fi/Resource.phx/kirjasto/sijainti.htx map]). In addition to having all laws and all regulations legistlated by the parliament, they offer wide variety of weekly and monthly magazines from all over the world. '''Free entry.''' | ||
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