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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Business English"”.
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Varieties of Business English: A linguistic analysis of written texts
… questions: What is the basis for identifying Business English as a distinct variety of English? How should Business English be classified typologically--as a register, genre, or otherwise? Who are the users of Business English and for what purposes do they use it? What pedagogical implications …
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Business English for international graduate students: A survey of ESL 505
The purpose of the English as a Second Language (ESL) service courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is to provide appropriate English instruction according to international students' academic needs. These courses are taught at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. …
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Linking Vocational Education to the World of Employment: the Case of Business English in Greece
… Vocational Education (VE) of secondary level and English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Research shows that despite the significance placed on VE (UNESCO 2012), a number of discrepancies are found regarding its link with the employment market worldwide, mainly attributed to the appropriateness of …
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Teaching Strategies to Improve Intercultural Competence of Business English Major Students in Jiangxi Province of China
… to find out the barriers and obstacles that the business English teachers encounter in intercultural education of business English majors in central part of China, and explore the teaching strategies that teachers are using to tackle those barriers. The teaching strategies were offered by a group …
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An analysis of student achievement in programmed business english in selected business schools and junior colleges
… use of an experimental edition of a programmed business English textbook in selected classes. The participants in the study were 202 post high school and junior college students distributed in seven classes in four states. The textbook used was the experimental edition of Programmed Business …
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The construction of a Business English curriculum, relevant to the workplace, and making use of word processing in place of handwriting
… expressed in many areas of the society that businesses must modernize their practices and focus more on international trade and communication. Two important components of the changes required are better use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and better use of the English …
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A comparative study, as viewed by the employer and the employee, of the in-service business training needs of office workers in Waynesboro, Virginia
… undertaken in order to determine the specific business training needs of the office employees in Waynesboro, Virginia, and to develop recommendations for the institution of in-service training programs. A survey of a representative group was made by having the employers and the employee …
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"Discourse analysis: A comparison of business journalism style of ""The Wall Street Journal"" and ""The Nation"""
This study explores Business English in a sociolinguistic framework. More specifically, business journalism style of The Wall Street Journal, an American English newspaper, and The Nation, a Thai English newspaper, is analyzed to determine whether there are variety-specific differences in Business …
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Investigating test-takers' cognitive processes while completing an integrated reading-to-write task : evidence from eye-tracking, stimulated recall and questionnaire
The TBEM-8 (Test for Business English Majors, band 8) is a newly-developed, nationwide test of business English proficiency administered to business English undergraduates in China at the end of their final year. One notable feature of the test is that it includes a reading-to-write task in which …
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Management of language diversity in international supply chain relationships of UK SMEs
… claimed a place in the field of international business studies, the vast majority of research in this area has focused on language management practices in multinational organisations, and has therefore largely ignored the question of how small organisations cope with linguistic diversity in …
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An analytical study of word frequency for pedagogical purposes based on a corpus derived from the business news sections of locally published English language newspapers in Taiwan
University students in Taiwan learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and they tend to find reading English language newspapers a formidable task. One of the reasons why the students find it difficult is the extensive vocabulary with which they have to deal when reading English news articles. …
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Enhancing Oral Communications for Korean English-as-a-Foreign Language (EFL) Students in Business Settings
… are used in everyday conversation, especially in business settings or workplaces. <p>This project, with help of technology, focuses on customizing learnings and feedbacks for each student to meet their unique needs and maximizes the effectiveness and efficiency of learning process and outcomes. …
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A cross-cultural study on complaint letters : Australian and Korean
The aim of the study is to examine the cross-cultural features of Australian and Korean complaint letters. The point of view adopted is that cultural barriers generate difficulties to producing efficient and successful intercultural communication in addition to linguistic barriers. Although the …
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Needs-Analysis-Informed Teaching for English for Specific Purposes
<p>Reconceptualization is needed for English language teaching as a response to English-as-an-international language (EIL) contexts. Correspondingly this will lead to what is called “an ecological approach” that invites accommodation of language-learning instruction to the local needs within …
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A linguistic analysis of some ESP texts used in Iranian universities with special focus on cohesion in texts of business and commerce.
"This study attempts primarily to bring together some of the existing literature on text coherence, cohesion, and thematic structure and the influence of these text characteristics on reading comprehension and EAP material preparation, particularly in an EFL/ESL context. The textual features of …