{"product_id":"english-for-dispute-resolution","title":"English for Dispute Resolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnglish for Dispute Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e shows intermediate to advanced-level ESL students and professionals how to negotiate and mediate in English. Following the approaches often used in US law and business schools to teach Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), the book balances readings on ADR theory and strategies with activities, practice role plays, and self-reflection. It provides complex information and step-by-step instructions in plain English, clearly explains key ADR terms and idioms, and highlights cross-cultural communication issues that readers may encounter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whether they are using \u003ci\u003eEnglish for Dispute Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e as a self-study resource or a course textbook, readers can use the book to develop their own unique negotiation and mediation styles in English and improve their professional-level English skills and soft skills for any purpose. Chapters introduce Alternative Dispute Resolution, negotiation ethics, competitive and collaborative negotiation, negotiation game theory, apologies, drafting written agreements, and mediation. After an engaging hypothetical case that introduces the chapter’s key points, each chapter provides warm-up questions, readings about dispute resolution theory and strategies, language tips, and activities and sample phrases to practice applying chapter lessons to real-world disputes. Chapters also invite readers to explore topics of interest, such as dispute resolution in their home countries, personal and professional lives, and current events, and the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in ADR. Readers will simultaneously build confidence in their English and cross-cultural dispute resolution skills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnglish for Dispute Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lessons that explain the theories behind Alternative Dispute Resolution, negotiation ethics, competitive and collaborative negotiation, and mediation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Activities that help them develop their own unique negotiation strategies and styles along with critical thinking, problem-solving, reading, writing, listening, and speaking. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Step-by-step guidance, sample sentences, and practice activities for applying chapter lessons to real-world disputes. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Opportunities to explore topics of interest, such as dispute resolution in their home countries, personal and professional lives and current events, and the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in ADR. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Key ADR terms and idioms in plain, accessible English. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Specific tips to improve cross-cultural communication for negotiating and mediating in English. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA companion website with downloadable checklists, forms, and sample language that can be used for classroom role-plays and real-world negotiations and mediations.\u003cbr\u003e ESL and ESP instructors can use this book along with \u003ci\u003eThe Teaching Guide for English for Dispute Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e to supplement Legal or Business English courses, teach new standalone negotiation or mediation courses, build students’ soft skills, or to add engaging activities and role-plays to ESL courses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54455487005016,"sku":"9780472039906","price":45.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780472039906.jpg?v=1781010037","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/english-for-dispute-resolution","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}