Language as an issue in international internal communication: English or local language? If English, what English?

Louhiala‐Salminen, Leena; Kankaanranta, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2011.12.021

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“…For example, Leonidou (2004) and Suarez-Ortega (2003) found that language differences were no longer a significant barrier to SME internationalisation. Besides globalization and the emergence of Business English as the new lingua franca (Louhiala-Salminen & Kankaanranta, 2012;Rogerson-Revell, 2007), this may be due to the increasing number of intermediaries acting as language and cultural interpreters between companies and customers in foreign markets (cf. Jansson & Sandberg, 2008;Welch, Welch, & MarschanPiekkari, 2001).…”

Section: Language and Company Internationalisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Opening and closing doors: The role of language in international opportunity recognition and exploitation

Hurmerinta

Nummela

Paavilainen-Mäntymäki

2015

International Business Review

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Section: Language and Company Internationalisationmentioning

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Opening and closing doors: The role of language in international opportunity recognition and exploitation

Hurmerinta

Nummela

Paavilainen-Mäntymäki

2015

International Business Review

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“…The question of explicitness and directness has been explored by a number of BELF researchers (Kankaanranta and Planken 2010;Louhiala-Salminen and Kankaanranta 2012;Pullin 2013a). Kankaanranta and Planken (2010) and Louhiala-Salminen and Kankaanranta (2012) found that directness took on different meanings for different speakers.…”

Section: Belf: Global Communicative Competence (Gcc) and The Interculmentioning

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Culture, curriculum design, syllabus and course development in the light of BELF

Pullin

2015

Journal of English as a Lingua Franca

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Research into the use of BELF, notably through the analysis of authentic data from business contexts, has shown that BELF communication is intrinsically intercultural, with BELF being used in a wide range of settings and with diverse constellations of interlocutors. Yet, whilst business English teaching materials take a range of approaches to culture, they often fail to address the complexity of intercultural communication or integrate it sufficiently in the overall curriculum. In this paper, findings from BELF research on oral interaction in the workplace are considered from the point of view of pragmatics and in relation to the interface between culture and language. It is proposed that by adopting a researchbased approach to curriculum design, syllabus and course development, which addresses not only intercultural communication within the overall concept of communicative competence, but also learning theory and teaching methodology, awareness of intercultural aspects of communication can both be raised in a more systematic manner and also applied in the classroom. This should help those entering the jobs' market to better meet the needs of today's employers and globalised markets. Finally, practical suggestions are given for possible approaches to the teaching of intercultural communication within the context of business English training and, above all, in the light of BELF research findings. The need for change in teacher education is also considered. Keywords: (Business) English as a lingua franca, Business English, curriculum development, intercultural communication, multilingualism La culture, la conception de programme d'études, le développement de cours et de syllabus à la lumière de l'anglais économique comme lingua franca (BELF ) Résumé : Les recherches menées sur l'utilisation de l'anglais économique comme lingua franca (BELF), notamment par l'analyse de données authentiques provenant du monde des affaires, ont montré que la communication en BELF est Brought to you by | HEC Bibliotheque Maryriam ET J. Authenticated Download Date | 6/8/15 4:17 PM 32 Patricia Pullin intrinsèquement interculturelle et que le BELF est employé à travers un large éventail de contextes et dans diverses constellations d'interlocuteurs.Toutefois, bien que le matériel d'enseignement consacré à l'anglais des affaires multiplie les approches sur la culture, il échoue souvent à aborder la complexité de la communication interculturelle ou à l'intégrer suffisamment dans les programmes d'études de langues. Dans cet article, les résultats de recherches en BELF sur l'interaction orale au sein de la place de travail sont considérés du point de vue de la pragmatique et en relation avec l'interface entre culture et langue. Nous proposons de mieux sensibiliser aux aspects interculturels de la communication, d'une façon plus systématique et applicable dans les salles de classe, en adoptant une approche basée sur la recherche en élaboration de programmes d'études, ainsi qu'en développement de syllabus et de cours qui prendra en compte non se...

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“…The term "English as a lingua franca" appears occasionally (e.g., Tange and Lauring 2009), but only to forefront the fact that English is the language adopted as shared, common, or "corporate." In this research stream only Louhiala-Salminen and Kankaanranta (2012) elaborate the notion of BELF in their study of international internal corporate communication and refer to the importance of clarifying the meaning of "corporate language." Indeed, we could also argue that, for example, Ehrenreich (2010) as an applied linguist provides more insights about the kind of "English" used as corporate language than corporate communication scholars in her brief comment about how the compliance to ENL standards is perceived as professionalism.…”

Section: Corporate Communication Research and "English"mentioning

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English in multinational companies: implications for teaching “English” at an international business school

Kankaanranta

Louhiala‐Salminen

Karhunen

2015

Journal of English as a Lingua Franca

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In recent years, the use of English has become everyday practice in multinational companies (MNCs), and it has been investigated in three disciplines: applied linguistics, international management, and corporate communication, all of which can be housed in international business schools. While reviewing research in these disciplines, we ask the question: how does the research inform the teaching of "English"? By taking an example of an international business school located in a small non-English-speaking country, we present the educational environment and the needs of future business graduates before moving on to demonstrating a continuum of English as a shared language constructed on the basis of the disciplines. The continuum extending from "official English" to "working language" BELF (English as Business Lingua Franca) illustrates different uses that English as a shared language meets in the MNC environment and in the students' future work contexts. On the basis of this discussion, we conclude our paper by presenting the implications of the different conceptualizations of English for the teaching of "English" at an international business school. Englannin kieli monikansallisissa yrityksissä: Miten 'englantia' tulisi opettaa kansainvälisissä kauppakorkeakouluissa?Viime vuosina englannin käytöstä on tullut monikansallisten yritysten arkipäivää ja sitä on tutkittu kolmella tieteenalalla: soveltavassa kielitieteessä,

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Language as an issue in international internal communication: English or local language? If English, what English?

Cited by 76 publications

References 38 publications

Opening and closing doors: The role of language in international opportunity recognition and exploitation

Opening and closing doors: The role of language in international opportunity recognition and exploitation

Culture, curriculum design, syllabus and course development in the light of BELF

English in multinational companies: implications for teaching “English” at an international business school

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