Business English

Benefits of Implementing Project-Based Learning in An English for Business Course

“…English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Education in Vietnam Strevens (1977) noted, "Special Purpose English teaching occurs whenever the content and aims of the teaching are determined by the requirements of the learner rather than by external factors " (p. 186). This definition is subsequently elaborated as the provision of knowledge of the English language for a specific professional area to equip learners to be able to use English to cope with situations that can occur in their intended professions (Hutchinson & Waters, 1987;Johnson, 1993;Rico et al, 2019). However, it should not be conceptualized that learners gain only the terminology of a particular discipline as an ideal ESP course serves the purpose of learning for profession referring to both English for further use in learners' career paths and the transmission of specialized knowledge and skills in certain areas (Hutchinson & Waters, 1987;Nguyen et al, 2019).…”

“…However, it should not be conceptualized that learners gain only the terminology of a particular discipline as an ideal ESP course serves the purpose of learning for profession referring to both English for further use in learners' career paths and the transmission of specialized knowledge and skills in certain areas (Hutchinson & Waters, 1987;Nguyen et al, 2019). This view is supported by Johnson (1993), who stated that teaching Business English covers both language and the specialized knowledge necessary to understand how business terms are used for successful communication. However, these goals are also among the challenges in ESP education, which T. T. H. Nguyen and Pham (2016) have specifically highlighted in the case of ESP education in Vietnam.…”

“…T. H. Nguyen and Pham (2016) have pointed to the challenge regarding the linguistic and specialized knowledge of both teachers and learners in ESP courses. According to Johnson (1993), a word in General English can have another meaning in Business English, so a combination of linguistic and professional knowledge is necessary for ESP education to make sense of ESP content. However, many Vietnamese EFL learners are not ready for ESP courses because General English programs, which are seen as the foundation for further English courses, are insufficient to help learners cope with the content of ESP courses (T. T. H. Nguyen & Pham, 2016).…”

Using Needs Analysis to Foster Sustainability of Business English Courses: A Case Study of a University in the South of Chile

“…Regarding the types of learners of business English, ref. [27,28] identified English for general business purposes (studying without focusing their attention on a certain segment of business), business English for specific purposes (for groups of professionals who focus their attention on their own field of work), and business English for academic purposes (studying with a concentration on a certain segment of business such as accounting, marketing, money and banking, international trade, and business law). The best type of profile to teach business English is businessmen and women with English teaching qualifications [29].…”

Inglês instrumental, inglês para negócios e inglês instrumental para negócios

“…O termo inglês para negócios, no entanto, parece não se encaixar em nenhuma das áreas (Johnson, 1993), conforme veremos a seguir.…”