Synopsis "Libo English, American English and British English: Communication: Libo Style"
This book consists of several expressions made in the American English language by Dr. Song Li Bo of Beijing, China. With her ambitious but limited ability to speak American English as a third language, her experiences are often met with innovative uses of vocabulary, which results in humorous expressions. By default, she, a Licensed Psychologist, makes the point that effective communication is not always about what is said, or how something is said, but that which is said, is understood; being understood is most important. This book is designed to encourage people who desire to learn and speak a new language, to at least try to express themselves without risking embarrassment of saying something wrong. Dr. Song, contends that learning a new language should be fun. She holds that while learning to speak American English, she could learn and laugh at the same time, even if she may laugh at herself while learning. She understands that American English, for the most part, is made up of other languages from around the world. She also knows that new vocabulary and expressions are constantly added to every spoken language. In a conversation or dialogue, the job of a listener is as important to the communication exchange as is the job of the speaker. In other words, the listener must have an opened ear, and an opened mind, and an opened heart, and a willingness to receive and understand the speaker; and the speaker must work to be understood. What's more? Dr. Song, a Licensed Psychologist, demonstrates the fact that effective communication is possible even through spontaneous dialogue, verbally and non-verbally. She shares some lived humorous experiences she had while living for a few years in America. Her lived experiences helped her conclude that effective communication can be achieved through the five senses: sight, sound, touch or feel, taste and smell. In fact, another sense can be added, the spiritual feelings from the heart, some people call it the "gut" feeling. The Libo English featured in this book promises to comprise of some authentic expressions never heard before. Don't be surprised if one day you will read her expressions in Wikipedia, or in international literature books. Perhaps, one day you may hear her Libo English in a speech from a world leader.
