Những từ này không còn sử dụng hàng ngày hoặc đã mất một ý nghĩa đặc biệt trong cách sử dụng hiện tại nhưng đôi khi chúng được sử dụng để truyền đạt một hương vị cổ điển cho tiểu thuyết lịch sử hoặc các văn bản pháp luật. Một số, chẳng hạn như hotchpotch, tiết lộ nguồn gốc của ý nghĩa hiện tại, trong khi những người khác tiết lộ nguồn gốc của một từ hiện đại khác, như với nhẹ nhàng, ý thức được bảo quản trong quý ông. Một số, chẳng hạn như học hỏi và để cho, bây giờ có nghĩa là ngược lại của việc sử dụng trước đây của họ. Những từ cổ xưa này thường xuất hiện trong một hợp đồng sự kiện tiếng AnhMệnh đề giảm tương đối là mệnh đề quan hệ không được đánh dấu bởi một đại từ tương đối công khai (chẳng hạn như who, which hay that). Một ví dụ là mệnh đề tôi đã thấy trong câu tiếng Anh đây là người mà tôi đã nhìn thấy. (Các dạng không thay đổi khác của mệnh đề quan hệ này có thể là tôi đã thấy, người mà tôi đã nhìn thấy hoặc người mà tôi đã nhìn thấy). Một loại khác là đối tượng thụ động bị giảm đối tượng thụ động; Một loại mệnh đề không có giới hạn được dẫn dắt bởi một phân từ quá khứ, như được tìm thấy ở đây trong câu mà những con vật tìm thấy ở đây có thể nguy hiểm.A reduced relative clause is a relative clause that is not marked by an overt relative pronoun (such as who, which or that). An example is the clause I saw in the English sentence “this is the man I saw”. (Alternative unreduced forms of this relative clause would be that I saw, who I saw or whom I saw.) Another type is the reduced object relative passive clause; a type of nonfinite clause headed by a past participle, such as found here in the sentence the animals found here could be dangerous.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .3 1.1.Rationale 1.2.Aim of study 1.3 Scope 1.4 Methodology 1.5 Theoretical background 1.5.1 Definition of Organizing Events .4 1.5.2 The Important Role of Using English in Organizing Event 1.5.3 Lexical choice 1.5.3.1 Archaic words 1.5.3.2 Synonyms 1.5.3.3 Using a number of related couple of words 1.5.3.4 Popular word with specialized meaning 1.5.3.5 Collocations 2.3.3.3 Reduced relative clause 18 Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report could not be completed without the help, encouragement, and support from a number of people who all deserve my sincerest gratitude and appreciation First, I would like to thank all my teachers who taught and trained me for having given me this opportunity to put my theories I learnt into practice I would particularly thank my supervisor, Mrs Nguyen Thi Hieu, who always enthusiastically instructed and constantly guided and supported me during my internship period for helping me to improve my abilities and skills Special words of thank also go to all staff of Sao Minh Business Hotel for their enthusiastic help and precious advice during my practice time In particular, I wish to give my special thanks to Mrs Thanh Tam , Mrs Thu Hong, Ms Yen for their instructions and counsels on my translated texts I also wish to thank all the staff in Banquet Event Order and Sale Department They brought me unforgettable memories when I was working here Last, I wish to thank An, Nguyen and Tuan They are my fellows who were always beside me and gave me good advice and encouragement so that I could overcome all the obstacles and finish my internship Final Internship Report Page Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1.Rationale Viet Nam is being in the Period of opening gate Our country is striving to integrate into the global development in various fields such as economy, culture, policy, education etc Therefore, recently, a number of foreign companies and organizations have invested and established offices, factories and cultural exchange dens in many cities across the country With the desire to promote and polish brand’s image of the business in recent times, a new industry was born- Event organization Even though it has just emerged and developed in a short time but it has showed an incredible development Event organization is a field in which the company in charge has responsibility to make the events happen in a perfect way for helping enterprises branding and products It also provides an opportunity for enterprises to meet and create relationships with media or public authorities to strengthen good ties for enterprises Organizing Events is not just a simple task This work includes hundreds of jobs and requires high carefulness because just one small mistake can affect to organizing group and harm to customer’s images and reputations of the company Especially international events require organizers must have good knowledge about cultures, politics, and foreign language Thus, using English - the most international language fluently can help event editors work with foreign clients easily and enhance their own professional organizations as well as where they are working However, to use English smoothly in this work is not easy at all, because this is a new industry with many specialized words and varied in each stage of the work Each stage is a set of words and different usages To get further understanding of the language used in the event, I chose to study the subjects “Using English in organizing events at Sao Minh Business Hotel” Final Internship Report Page Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC 1.2.Aim of study With the goal of enhancing and developing skills in using English in Organizing Events, the topic helps to improve the quality of services as well as professional qualifications of the Event editors 1.3 Scope The Research focuses on Lexical choice and sentence types in event contracts at Banquet Event Department of Sao Minh Business Hotel 1.4 Methodology Topic has developed based on self-observation at work place and with the collection of information on the Internet, documents, books, and contracts of Banquet Event Order Department 1.5 Theoretical background 1.5.1 Definition of Organizing Events Event organizing is the process of planning festivals, ceremonies, competitions, parties, concerts, or conventions Event planning includes budgeting, establishing or alternating dates, selecting and reserving the event sites, acquiring permits (alcohol permits, insurance licenses, etc.), coordinating transportation and parking Event planning also includes some or all of the things that depend on the event: developing a theme or motif for the event, arranging for speakers and alternate speakers, coordinating location support (such as electricity and other utilities), arranging decor, tables, chairs, tents, event support and security, catering, police, fire, portable toilets, parking, signage, emergency plans, health care professionals and aid stations, and cleanup (According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_planning) 1.5.2 The Important Role of Using English in Organizing Event Event Organizing is not simple work It is hard to hold the domestic events but it is more difficult to that internationally With a question: When organizing events with foreign partners, what is the prior we need? We need make a perfect plan, arrange, contact with the related factors and search a fixed place, etc However, without suitable language, it is hard for all that processes Together with culture of foreign partners, they not accept the carelessness, errors even the smallest ones in Final Internship Report Page Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC work Indeed, using international language – English - fluently helps to interact with partners smoothly and effectively Certainly, if an expert in event organizing can get the whole idea, which foreign partners want to transfer, the result will be definitely satisfied Moreover, an event organizer who is fluent in English will catch up many new things in steps of preparation process from the vision to idea creation, and has capacity to study more documents as well as events of other countries Furthermore, getting experiences and learning from the world - class events, the event editor will become to be more professional and their job performances will develop incredibly Besides, using English well also helps event editors complete the important tasks such as drafting contracts, service requests and related documents easily Therefore, it will help accelerate all progress of work as well as get the appreciation from foreign partners 1.5.3 Lexical choice 1.5.3.1 Archaic words These words are no longer in everyday use or have lost a particular meaning in current usage but sometimes they are used to impart an old-fashioned flavour to historical novels or legal documents Some, such as hotchpotch, reveal the origin of their current meaning, while others reveal the origin of a different modern word, as with gentle, the sense of which is preserved in gentleman Some, such as learn and let, now mean the opposite of their former use These archaic words often appear in an English event contract: Words Meaning The aforementioned/the foregoing : mentioned before, in an earlier sentence The undermentioned : use in a book or document to refer to something that mentioned later; Hereinafter/hereafter : in the rest of this document Hereby : As a result of this statement and in a way that makes something legal; used to introduce the result of the action of situation mentioned Final Internship Report Page Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC Therein : in the object, document mentioned Thereof : of the thing mentioned Thereto : to the thing mentioned Therewith : with or the thing mentioned (From www.oxforddictionaries.com and [1, p.18].) 1.5.3.2 Synonyms Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy Such as “terms and conditions”, “make and enter”, “null and void” or “by and between” (According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym) 1.5.3.3 Using a number of related couple of words Common related couple of words: Nouns with suffix -er/-or are normally used for giver and nouns with suffix –ee are for taker in contract like: Lessor (a person who gives somebody the use of a building) Lessee (a person who has use of a building) Licensor (to give somebody official permission to do, own, or use something) Licensee (a person or company that has a licence to make something or to use something) (According to [2, p.22] and www.cultrasjuridicas.com.br/en/pdf) 1.5.3.4 Popular word with specialized meaning In Event Contract, besides a common meaning some words also have a specialized meaning For example: - Shall: Universal meaning : Used with first person pronoun “I” and “We” for talking about or predicting the future Specialized meaning : Used with third person Pronoun to show something must to - Commission: Final Internship Report Page Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC Universal meaning : An official group of people, who have been given responsibility to control something Specialized meaning : An amount of money that is paid to somebody for selling goods - Party: Universal meaning : A social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment Specialized meaning: A person or people forming one side in an agreement or dispute (From www.oxforddictionaries.com) 1.5.3.5 Collocations A familiar grouping of words, especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association Collocational range refers to the set of items that typically accompany a word The size of a collocational range is partially determined by a word's level of specificity and number of meanings There are about six main types of collocations: Adjective + noun, Noun + noun (such as collective nouns) Verb + noun, Adverb + adjective, Verbs + prepositional phrase (phrasal verbs) Verb + adverb In event contract, they use two types of collocation: verb + noun and adjective + noun (noun- contract) For example: - English verbs combined with noun “contract”: · Make/sign/enter into a contract : ký kết hợp đồng · Draw up a contract : thảo hợp đồng · Breach/break a contract : vi phạm hợp đồng · Honor a contract : tôn trọng hợp đồng · Negotiate a contract : thương lượng hợp đồng · Perform a contract : thực hợp đồng · Renewal a contract : làm hợp đồng Final Internship Report Page Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC - English adjectives and nouns combined with noun “contract” · Void contract : hợp đồng vô giá trị · Voidable contract : hợp đồng hủy · Binding contract : hợp đồng ràng buộc · Exclusive contract : hợp đồng đặc quyền · Breach of contract : vi phạm hợp đồng · Terms of a contract : điều khoản hợp đồng · The law of contract : luật hợp đồng · Rules of contract : quy tắc hợp đồng (From [3, p.35] and http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/collocationterm.htm) 1.5.3.6 Prepositions, phrases, prepositional phrases Prepositions (or more generally ad positions, see below) are a grammatically distinct class of words whose most central members characteristically express spatial or temporal relations (such as the English words in, under, towards, before) or serve to mark various syntactic functions and semantic roles (such as the English words of, for).In the primary function is relational, a preposition typically combines with another constituent (called its complement) to form a prepositional phrase, relating the complement to the context in which the phrase occurs Events Contracts often have prepositions like: “according to”, the phrases as “pursuant to”, “subject to” , prepositional phrases as: “in accordance with” , “in compliance with” , “in pursuance with”, “in consideration of” , “in witness whereof/thereof” (From [3, p.39-40]) 1.5.4 Sentence type 1.5.4.1 Operative provisions It is often expressed “The Parties Hereby Agree as follows …” or “Whereby it is Agreed as follows …” or “now it is hereby agreed by and between the parties as follows …” (From [3, p.46-49]) Final Internship Report Page Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC 1.5.4.2 Passive voice The passive voice is a grammatical construction (specifically, a "voice") The noun or noun phrase that would be the object of an active sentence (such as our troops defeated the enemy) appears as the subject of a sentence with passive voice (e.g the enemy was defeated by our troops) The subject of a sentence or clause featuring the passive voice typically denotes the recipient of the action (the patient) rather than the performer (the agent) The passive voice in English is formed periphrastically: the usual form uses the auxiliary verb be (or get) together with the past participle of the main verb (According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_voice) 1.5.4.3 Reduced relative clause A reduced relative clause is a relative clause that is not marked by an overt relative pronoun (such as who, which or that) An example is the clause I saw in the English sentence “this is the man I saw” (Alternative unreduced forms of this relative clause would be that I saw, who I saw or whom I saw.) Another type is the "reduced object relative passive clause"; a type of non-finite clause headed by a past participle, such as found here in the sentence the animals found here could be dangerous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced_relative_clause) 1.5.4.4 Conditional Sentences Conditional sentences are sentences expressing factual implications, or hypothetical situations and their consequences They are so called because the validity of the main clause of the sentence is conditional on the existence of certain circumstances, which may be expressed in a dependent clause or may be understood from the context A full conditional sentence (one which expresses the condition as well as its consequences) therefore contains two clauses: the dependent clause expressing the condition; and the main clause expressing the consequence, called the apodosis (According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditional_clause) Final Internship Report Page Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC CHAPTER 2: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS 2.1 General Introduction 2.1.1 Company Overview Sao Minh Hotel of the company shares Investment Sao Minh officially opened in December 2010 The hotel has floors, 50 rooms equipped with highgrade, 100-seat restaurant located on 8th floor where guests can panoramic view China Sea, Son Tra Mountain and the majestic peaks Ba Na The hotel also equipped with conference rooms for up to 100 seats with modern equipment to meet the different needs of customers, to ensure the quality and effectiveness of the workshop Sao Minh Hotel is located in the administrative center of Hai Chau District, Da Nang City From the hotel guests can walk to the luxurious restaurants, amusement parks or stroll along the banks of the Han River to enjoy the fresh air and admire the stunning architecture make icons the coastal city of bridges linking the two banks of the Han River that each bridge is the architectural styles and different such as Thuan Phuoc Bridge, Han River Bridge, Dragon Bridge, Tran Thi Ly Bridge even back so sparkling and lively night under the lights of the city With a staff of professional, enthusiastic and friendly always wanted to bring our customers the best service will certainly be the ideal choice for visitors from near and far on the journey or travel to Da Nang the trip to attend the conference to be held in Da Nang 2.1.2 Vision In the future, Sao Minh Hospitality continues to develop and expand our system of high-standard hotels in order to introduce originally and traditionally cultural characteristics as well as the sincere hospitality of Vietnamese people The operation of Sao Minh Hospitality makes contribution through the creation of working environment, the improvement of local laborers' living standard, and the participation in activities of helping community On the occasion of Sao Minh Da Nang Grand opening celebration, Sao Minh Hospitality officially calls for a campaign to establish Sao Minh Charity Fund, not Final Internship Report Page 10 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC having a tiny error, the loss of group or political backwards will be happened Especially, the biggest obstacle in working with foreign partners is the language, the event production and organization team should pay more attention to each step of drafting and translating contracts to ensure the accuracy Event contracts are legal and essential documents for international transactions In order to have fully understanding of event contracts’ content, firstly, the event editor must have a deep knowledge into how English event contracts are structured and worded As one of the varieties of legal texts, Event contracts not only share many of those characteristics, but also contain certain others that may be unique to their genre The paper presents the structure of sentence types and lexical choice, which event editors are likely to encounter when reading event contracts Working as an event editor’s assistant at Sao Minh Business Hotel , I can compare the theory that I learnt at school and the practice Because one of my duties is related to event information and event contract, so I could recognize the variety of sentence types and lexis in event contracts 2.3.2 Lexis 2.3.2.1 Archaic words Archaic words seldom appear in common English document However, they are often used in Legal document, contract, agreement etc Have a look at such examples as: This agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof… (Contract 2nd - page 14- section 4) The word “Hereof” in this sentence means that this agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter mentioned before The English language version of this contract will be legally binding in case of any inconsistencies between this English version and any translation thereof (Contract 2nd page 14- section 6) The word “thereof” in this sentence means that the English language version of this contract will be legally binding in case of any inconsistencies between this English version and any translation related Final Internship Report Page 13 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC The Company hereby appoints Rakuten Travel as agent to execute contracts for Accommodation Services with Guests on behalf of the Company (Contract nd - page 18- Article -1.) The word “hereby” in this sentence means that The Company with the action of appoints Rakuten Travel as agent to execute contracts for Accommodation Services with Guests on behalf of the Company Whereas the lessor herein is the sole and absolute owner of all that piece and parcel of the residential flat, xxxx [city name here] and whereas the lessee has approached the lessor to demise the schedule mentioned flat on monthly rental basis for residential purpose for a period of 11 months on the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned and the lessor has also herby agreed to demise the schedule mentioned flat to the lessee on a monthly rental on the following terms and condition (Contract 4th – page 1- paragraph 2) The word “hereinafter” in this sentence means that period of 11 months on the terms and in a following part of these conditions mentioned The parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written (Contract 6th – page 1- section 3) These words are used as adverb in event contract helping the contract become more succinct and clearly 2.3.2.2 Synonyms In event contract, it is normal to have typical combinations of synonyms Those words can be nouns: “terms and conditions”, verbs “make and enter”, adjectives “null and void” or even prepositions “by and between” These synonyms are often challenges for translators because it is more common in legal document than in ordinary English dictionary Even the words of this type are often used in Legal English and Event Contract but in Vietnamese these words does not have legal feature meaning E.g.: • This contract contains the terms and conditions on which Expedia may make room available… (Contract 3rd –page1- line 1) Final Internship Report Page 14 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC “The terms and conditions” means: Things that parties join in contract must to which are setting by themselves for each other • This agreement is made on the 31st July 2013 between Sao Minh Business Hotel and Agoda Company… (Contract 1st.) “Between - and’’ means: the contract is made by A and B (party join in contract.) • This agreement was declared as null and void “Null and void’’ means: the Terms or something in the contract become worthless if something happen 2.3.2.3 Using a number of related couple of words In event contract, some nouns are added suffix –er/-or to show the giver and taker more clearly For examples: • Whereas the lessor herein is the sole and absolute owner of all that piece and parcel of the residential flat, xxxx [city name here] and whereas the lessee has approached the lessor to demise the schedule mentioned flat on monthly rental basis for residential purpose for a period of 11 months on the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned and the lessor has also herby agreed to demise the schedule mentioned flat to the lessee on a monthly rental on the following terms and condition (Contract 4th – page 1- paragraph 2) In this example, “Lessor” means the giver who owns the residential flat for rent • The lessee has agreed to pay the monthly amenity charges on or before the 5th day of the every succeeding month for the demised property more fully described in the schedule hereunder in the following manner (Contract 4th – page 1- paragraph 3) “Lessee” in this sentence mentions the taker who rents the flat This person must pay an amount of money to the owner of the flat following the terms and condition of contract • That the lessor shall have full control over the supervision and management in respect of the said flat and the lessee shall not, in any way, interfere with the lessor’s right of maintenance nor the lessor interfere with the lessee’s rights of quiet & peaceful undisturbed tenancy & occupation (Contract 4th – page 1- paragraph 3) “Lessor” is the giver who owns the residential flat for rent He has right to control and manage his assets (the flat) which is mentioned in the contract 2.3.2.4 Popular word with specialized meaning Final Internship Report Page 15 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC In event contract, some words are used with the specialized meaning, which usually have a legal, or trade meaning E.g.: • THE AGENT shall be liable for any damages by the guest or any incidental charges incurred by the guest (Contract 5th –page1 – 1.5) The word “shall” in this situation means, “things must to do” that The Agent (AT Reservation Network Pte Ltd) in this contract must liable for any damages by the guest • You always have the possibility to increase your commission level in order to improve your Ranking on the Sites (Contract 1st –page – commission) “Commission” is the money that the hotel paid to another party (Agoda Company) for the booking or order online on Agoda website • Either party may terminate the Agreement, without cause, by giving the other party a written notice one month in advance (Contract 2nd – page – article 13.3) “Party’’ mention to companies who made this contract 2.3.2.4 Collocations In contract some nouns are combined with the noun “contract’’ to create new words suitable with legal contract E.g.: • Honour contract: You are bound to accept the guest as a contractual party, to deal with the reservation in accordance with all information contained in it.(contract stpage1) • If the written assurance is not received within days after its request…then the failure to furnish such a assurance constitutes a material breach of this contract (Contract 3rd – page 7- J) • No modification of this binding contract upon Expedia without its prior written consent (Contract 3rd - page 7- K) 2.3.2.5 Prepositions, phrases, prepositional phrases Events Contracts often have some special prepositions to make the contract more clearly and tightly in legal Have a look at such examples as: Final Internship Report Page 16 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC • Subject to the terms to this Agreement, the Producer agrees to be bound by the terms to the following marketing agreement Only depending on the terms of the contract that the Producer agrees to be bound by its • If you not want to be bound by the amended terms then you may terminate in accordance with Agreement (Contract 1st – page 2- Changes) If you not want to be bound by the amended terms then you may terminate following Agreement • At Expedia’s request, You agree to promptly provide Expidia with a copy of your annual operating license, if any, indicating Your compliance with the health required for you to operate legally in Jurisdiction… (Contract 3rd – page – Health ) At Expedia’s request, you agree to promptly provide Expidia with a copy of your annual operating license, if any, indicating Your health required able to you to operate legally in Jurisdiction • IN WITNESS WHEREOF this agreement upon above-mentioned terms and conditions both the LESSOR and LESSEE hereby are subscribing their respective hands and seals to the day, month and year first above written (Contract th – page 2) The certification in the rest of this agreement witness for both the LESSOR and LESSEE hereby are subscribing their respective hands and seals to the day, month and year first above written 2.3.3 Sentence types 2.3.3.1 Operative provisions It is often expressed “The Parties Hereby Agree as follows …” or “Whereby it is Agreed as follows …” or “now it is hereby agreed by and between the parties as follows …” This clause often appear in the beginning of the contract It also contains some archaic words and it is the sight to announce the appearance of terms coming in contract E.g.: Now, therefore, based on the mutual agreements of the parties in this contract, it is hereby agreed between the parties as follows: This agreement shall commence on the date of the execution Final Internship Report Page 17 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC The Event Sponsor agrees to provide the Foundation with all accurate promotional information as well as changes or updates as they occur The Event Sponsor agrees to provide adequate signage and/or personal on site to re – direct attendees if the event is canceled or moved following the printing of our events schedule In this example the clause “Now it is hereby agreed between the parties as follows” appears to show that two parties agree to terms and condition below 2.3.3.2 Passive voice Another feature of English Event contract is usually using sentences in Passive voice The event contract is usually draw up by two or more parties so the passive voice appears with high frequency to show the parties or the terms need to E.g.: • The Commission shall be paid in accordance with the procedure and schedule prescribed by Rakuten (Contract 2nd – page 8- 4) “Shall be paid” is the Passive Voice in Simple Future tense; it means that Rakuten will pay the Commission • This agreement is made on the 31st July 2013 (contract 5th –page1) “Is made” is the Passive Voice in Simple Present Tense, it means that two parties make this agreement on 31st July 2013 • This agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of Japan (Contract 2nd –page 14- article 20) “Shall be constructed” and “governed” is the Passive Voice, it means that the law of Japan must construct in accordance with and govern this agreement 2.3.3.3 Reduced relative clause A reduced relative clause is a relative clause that is not marked by an overt relative pronoun (such as who, which or that).Event contract often has a reduced relative clause, which make the contract more concise E.g.: • The Licensee and the Licensor agree to enter into this Contract under the terms and conditions set forth as follows Final Internship Report Page 18 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC The above sentence is reduced words “which is” from this complete sentence “The License and the Licensor agree to enter into this Contract under the terms and conditions which is set forth as follows.” • You agree to honor all Hotel Fees at the amounts entered into the Expedia System… (Contract 3rd – page4 –f) The above sentence is reduced words “who are” from this complete sentence, “You agree to honor all Hotel Fees at the amounts who are entered into the Expedia System…” • At Expedia’s request, you agree to promptly provide Expidia with a copy of your annual operating license, if any, indicating your compliance with the health required you to operate legally in Jurisdiction …(Contract 3rd – page – Health ) The above sentence is reduced word “which” from this complete sentence, At Expedia’s request, you agree to promptly provide Expedia with a copy of your annual operating license, if any, indicating your compliance with the health, which required you to operate legally in Jurisdiction 2.3.3.4 Conditional Sentences It can be seen that one of the structures, which appears many times in Event contracts, is Conditional structure If X then Y E.g.: • If we suspend the service to your hotel, your Hotel will not be able to accept new reservations (Contract 1st – page 2- Suspension) • If you not want to be bound by the amended terms then you may terminate in accordance with Agreement (Contract 1st – page 2- Changes) * In some cases, “If” is changed into “in case” or “in case of” or “in the event of” or “in the event that” Look at these examples: • In the event that a User cancels a Reservation, is no-show, or makes any changes to reservation without using the system, the Company will record such cancellation… (Contract 2nd –page7- Article 11) • In a case where the Company becomes unable to provide the Accommodation service after the receipt …, the company shall immediately inform Rakuten Travel (Contract 2nd –page 19- article 5) * In another situation, the reduced sentences beginning with “if” as “if required”, “if possible”, “if any”, “if necessary” are quite popular Final Internship Report Page 19 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC • At Expedia’s request, You agree to promptly provide Expidia with a copy of your annual operating license, if any, indicating Your compliance with the health required for you to operate legally in Jurisdiction…(Contract 3rd – page – Health ) • To make every effort, if possible, to complete any portions of this Service in less time estimated (Contract 6th- page 7-section5) 2.4 Result and Evaluation 2.4.1 Result After studying sentence types and lexical choices in event contracts, I realize that sentence types and lexis used in contracts are very various and complex Lexis, which are used in event agreement, are uncommon words and usually have legal or specialized meanings Whereas the types of sentences used in these agreements are popular and not complicated Moreover, I learnt all about them from my college, especially Condition sentence type and Passive voice that have high frequency of appearance In addition, I can also learn how to read and edit an event contract 2.4.2 Evaluation Through my internship period, I found that my strengths and weaknesses in work as below: I was able to adapt to the new environment rapidly and have good communication skills I was always willing to support my colleagues and other staffs that is why many colleagues in my department said that I was sociable and very friendly I was also an active, enthusiastic and responsible person Firstly, I realized that I lack of vocabulary specialized in event and hotel I also need to improve professional knowledge about event and sales more Finally, knowledge in using some office software is another thing that I have to get more CHAPTER 3: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1 Conclusion Final Internship Report Page 20 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC I have obtained many benefits from my internship at Sao Minh Business Hotel This was a good opportunity for me to gain experience in many field as translation, communication or organizing event and enrich my knowledge about sentence types and lexis I acquired many new skills and developed many already existing skills including reading skill, listening skill, communicating skill, and basic knowledge about Organizing event and sale marketing Among these skills, the most worth saying is reading I read most of my time and I could read as much as I can I had improved my reading ability a lot so that I could find out the variety of sentence types and lexis easier Besides, working in such professional education environment also helped me improve my social and teamwork skills It was a chance for me to get used to the working environment that I might enter in the future I know how the work of an event editor and marketer in such position is I also had chance to research many helpful things, which could support me a lot in my future job such as how to make an event plan, use some tools and software for designing event Especially, I learned how to edit an event and trade contract and how to use some lexis and sentence types in event contracts and agreements Thanks to the friendly atmosphere but not less professional at the Hotel, I did have a wonderful chance to meet and work with foreigners, profession staff to supplement my English skills 3.2 Lessons learnt After the internship period, I have got many valuable experiences First of all, when working in anywhere, it’s really necessary to be friendly and sociable for making relationships among colleagues Besides, the most important thing is patience and responsibility with the work in charge Contributing ideas well-timed and right place is also not less important Having ability to use informatics software and talent is also an advantage Lastly, I realize that I need to try more to learn and expand my specific knowledge of the work 3.3 Shortcomings One thing that I regret is that the internship period was rather short so I did not have chance to join in many luxury and professional event One disadvantage that I had to face was that all events were in the evening I have to come back home before it Final Internship Report Page 21 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC getting late at night That was the reason why the time I did not have much time to meet co-workers after work 3.4 Recommendations Through my internship period, there is a recommendation I consider as follow: I have learnt business English for years at the department, but when reaching reality work, I realized that what I had learnt about business English just met a little part in the real trade activities In theory, I only learned communication skills as well as how to deal with simple situations such as getting or making a phone call, arranging a meeting’s order, ideas for advertising product However, in reality, I just put some of them into use I had to learn more new things such as building a trade contract, steps of marketing products or vocabularies, sentence types used in legal document, using Software skills Therefore, I hope teachers in our department will care and re-edit the material more specifically Furthermore, teachers should create many exercises of dealing situations at the class for students to train response skills The department should search and link with many hotels, resorts or companies for students to broaden learning environment and expose to the reality Besides that, the department also should organize some courses of using software, applications (apps) in trade filed to help student improve technology skills for their future jobs Being active and positive in participating in English Quiz and Activities of the department or student's' locality is a good way to improve English for students In addition, students should practice English by talking more with their friend even in their daily lives to make them more confident in communicating by English Another good way is to record their voice to recognize and to correct their mistakes in English pronunciation Final Internship Report Page 22 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC Final Internship Report Page 23 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC REFERENCE Document: [1] Mckay, W R & Charlton, H E, (2005), Legal English: How To Understand And Master The Language Of Law, Longman [2] Carvalho, L (2013), Translating Contracts and Agreements: a Corpus Linguistics Perspective [3] Hồ Canh Thân & cộng (2007), Soạn Thảo Dịch Hợp Đồng Thương Mại Quốc Tế (Nguyễn Thành Yến dịch), NXB Tổng Hợp TPHCM WEBSITE: [4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_planning Entered on 11th April [5] http://tochucsukien.biz.vn/To-chuc-su-kien-la-gi-65-news0.html Entered on 11 th April [6] www.oxforddictionaries.com Entered on 12th ,15th ,17th April [7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym Entered on 12th April [8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_voice Entered on 15th April [9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced_relative_clause Entered on 15th April [10] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condition_clause Entered on 14th April [11] www.cultrasjuridicas.com.br/en/pdf Entered on 17th April Final Internship Report Page 24 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi A Student: Nguyen Thi B – Class: CLC THE COMPANY’S REMARK ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… 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