The English Communication and Learning Needs of Master of Business Administration Students and Curriculum Development at a Chinese University

Xie, Qing; Chen, Jie

doi:10.1177/2158244019835951

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“…Some best practices of business English learning include role-play and simulation that elicit interaction or communication and build up business knowledge. Those activities allow the students to use practical content relevant to their jobs and business needs through role play, simulation, and business writing practice that will be used during the training or internship (Xie & Chen, 2019).…”

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The Effectiveness of Blended Learning in Improving Students’ Workplace Communication Skills: A Case Study on Olive Website Test Result

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The research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using blended-learning instruction in improving students’ communication skills at Sekolah Vokasi Universitas Gadjah Mada. They were required to take the Test of English for Vocational Students (TEVOCS) and it indicated that there was a gap between listening and speaking ability as presented in the test scores. To support the improvement of both skills, blended-learning instruction was designed and carried out in the forms of online listening activities via Online Listening for Individual Practice (OLIVE) website and offline meeting for speaking activities. The research used experimental research, which referred to the results of pre-test and post-test scores of the group. The participants of the research were 275 students from three departments of Sekolah Vokasi Universitas Gadjah Mada; Language, Arts, and Cultural Management department; Engineering department; as well as Economic and Business department academic year 2019/2020. The pre-test and post-test scores show improvement in students’ performance in both skills. The result of the t-test also shows that there is significant improvement after the application of blended-learning instruction.

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“…In 2018, one article (Clement & Murugavel, 2018) examined English language use among corporate employees. In addition, three articles were found from 2019 (Huang & Huang, 2019;Xie & Chen, 2019;Krishna, 2019) and 2020 (Xu, 2020;Nawaz et al, 2020;Thavabalan et al, 2020), respectively from the five databases. One relevant article (Suningsih et al, 2021) published in 2021 was identified, while two articles (Xie, 2022;Sukkrong et al, 2022) were found in 2022 respectively that examined English language in business communication.…”

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The Impact of English Language on Business Communication in Asia: A Scoping Review

Awangku Ismail,

Pek

2023

LSPI

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In the current global era, English is becoming increasingly essential not only as a worldwide language but now widely used as a business language in native and non-native English-speaking countries. Particularly, English language proficiency is mostly required and recognized amongst the countries in the n continent. Thus, this review emphasises the importance of the English language, the dynamism of ways that may be utilised when teaching the English language and identifying the requirements of English language skills among business workers and students. Hence, the primary goal of this scoping review is to uncover previous research on the impact of the English language on business communication in Asia. This scoping review was reported according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. Five databases, namely Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Semantic Scholar, ScienceDirect, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and SAGE Journals, were used for data scoping. A total of 10 studies were identified to be eligible for selection.

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“…In research studies on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) or English as a Second Language (ESL) contexts, researchers feel that apart from general English communicative needs fulfilment, learners in specific courses, such as vocational and training courses, need English tailor-made for their specific requirements (Evans, 2010;Hagler, 2014;Jones et al, 2017;Lu, 2015;Sun et al, 2016;Xie & Chen, 2019;Yu, 2014). In this context Basturkmen's (2010, p. 71) book based on the needs analysis of EFL/ESL learners, presents course ideas for specific English requirements, such as "English for the Police."…”

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The Gap between Perceived and Achieved English Communication Needs of Saudi Management and Business Administration Students: An ESP Paradigm

Alfaifi

Bahudhailah

Saleem

2022

IJLTER

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English has gained institutional as well as social acceptance in Saudi Arabia, especially as the language of higher education. Institutes of higher learning make sure that their students achieve an acceptable standard of communicative competence. But, despite many efforts, the discrepancy between the perceived and achieved needs of learners in English communication is observed. This is specifically true of specific course students, such as Management and Business Administration students, who are taught English to enhance their professional communicative competence in English. An empirical study based on survey was conducted at King Abdulaziz University—Rabigh Branch, Saudi Arabia, to investigate whether the English communication needs of Management and Administration students envisaged by the University matched the needs perceived by these students for themselves in the changing global scenario regarding the use of English, and if there is any discrepancy between the two, whether students wish for a change in the way English is taught to them currently. The results obtained from the survey show that students advocate for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) for themselves, with increased semesters of teaching and inclusion of more books in English catering to business English requirements. The implications of the study are far reaching as the students’ perception of their English communication needs indicates the need for stronger advocacy for the inclusion of ESP courses, especially in the vocational programs at the university, such as MBA.

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The English Communication and Learning Needs of Master of Business Administration Students and Curriculum Development at a Chinese University

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

The Effectiveness of Blended Learning in Improving Students’ Workplace Communication Skills: A Case Study on Olive Website Test Result

The Effectiveness of Blended Learning in Improving Students’ Workplace Communication Skills: A Case Study on Olive Website Test Result

The Impact of English Language on Business Communication in Asia: A Scoping Review

The Gap between Perceived and Achieved English Communication Needs of Saudi Management and Business Administration Students: An ESP Paradigm

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