Sorry, No English
1st. Edition (2023)
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Have you ever struggled to communicate with a limited-English speaker? With someone who could not understand you no matter how hard you tried? Did you know there is a simple solution to improve your communication in these situations without learning another language?
What most native speakers overlook is that the problem in many cases may not be the limited English of the other person; it could be our English. And while we certainly can't do anything about the former, we can do a great deal about the latter. In just 160 pages, this book gives 50 practical tools to help you become aware of and adapt your own language to completely transform exchanges with limited-English speakers. And the good news is that these tips are not that difficult and can be put into practice almost immediately.
This book is ideal for anyone working in a public-facing job, whether in government, hospitality, or health care, for example, in the retail or service sectors, the education sector, in global corporations, international organizations, cross-cultural and diversity training, English teaching, or foreign aid.
“This book is a great idea and fills a real need that we have every day. With a large diverse population in our local government setting, making this book available to our staff would be a real game changer.”
— Corinne Sandefer
Director of Training
Loudoun County, Virginia
“There is such a great need for this book due to the increasing diversity in today's society. Given Storti’s experience, both with ESL teaching and with intercultural training, he is uniquely qualified to write a book that not only addresses the language itself but also the nuanced cultural contexts around the use of language. ”
— Darla Deardorff
Director, Association of Intl. Education Administrators
Founding President, World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence
“According to Census Bureau data from 2018, over 20% of the US population speaks a language other than English at home. While many US citizens are bilingual, many are not or may even be monolingual. Craig Storti’s book Sorry No English meets a crucial need, with 50 easy-to-use suggestions on how native speakers can minimize communication challenges for limited-English speakers and improve information exchange. ”
— Dr. Suzanne Panferov-Reese
Past president of TESOL
“As an English language educator and someone who has been immersed in another language and culture for more than 20 years, this is an absolute must-read. These valuable tips not only serve as a guide for those in public facing positions, but for those in education, like me, who work daily with others from the international community. I wish I would have read this twenty years ago when I first began my career in language education.”
— James L. Hensley M.S.Ed., TEFL/TESL
Professor of English Language Education
Joint Forces Military University
Korea Defense Language Institute
Icheon, South Korea