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[0:57] Business English Communication Course Lecture 3 Instructor Introduction: Wendy Asklin

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This article introduces Wendy Asklin, the instructor of the third lecture in the Business English Communication Skills series. With over 20 years of teaching experience at the University of Washington and teaching abroad in Turkey, she specializes in helping learners overcome the challenges of language learning.

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Welcome to the third course in the Business English Series of the Business English Communication Skills Specialization. We are so glad you have joined us. Our colleague, Wendy Asklin, will be joining us in the third and fourth courses. Welcome Wendy.

Thank you, Daphne. Thank you, Richard. I have worked with Richard and Daphne for many years teaching Business English here at the University of Washington. And I'm pleased now to be joining my colleagues in this course.

I've been teaching here at this University for a bit over 20 years after earning my MA Tessle right here at the UW. I taught abroad in Istanbul, Turkey, and I understand the challenges of learning a language completely different from your own. And now I'm glad to be here working with all of you.

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colleague
noun
1. a person who is member of one's class or profession
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. the surgeon consulted his colleagues
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: confrerefellow
2. an associate that one works with
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: co-workerfellow workerworkfellow
challenges
specialization