S.D. Krashen’s Language Acquisition Theory and the Teaching of Business English Reading

This paper first illustrates S.D. Krashen’s language acquisition theory, especially two of his five hypotheses as well as the guidance of these theories towards the teaching of business English reading...     

Understanding Business English from the Stylistic Features of English Business Communication

Whether it is business English or business in English has remained a discrepancy for both linguists and learners. Researchers have been approaching from various aspects such as lexicon, semantics or syntax, etc. in order to define business English from general English but hardly has a clear-cut division been drawn out yet. So analysis of the stylistic features of the language used in business settings is made to illustrate that BE is by no means a simple combination of business and English, and successful acquisition of business English requires the learner’s awareness of business English vocabulary so as to further improve their international business ability to use language-related tactics to get results.     

Simulated Company in the Business English Teaching Application Analysis

English as an international common language in recent years has been widespread concern.Among them,business English is gradually attracted people’s attention.Most of the schools of our country in order to improve the students’English ability and improving business English teaching quality,have adopted a variety of practical and feasible measures.In recent years,the Simulated company in the business process of English teaching has been widely used,significantly improved the business English teaching environment.This paper will mainly to the Simulated company in the business English teaching content analysis study.     

A Case Study of The Course Setting of Business English of South-Central University For Nationalities

With the economic globalization and the demand of the situation, many higher universities set up business English major. However, since business English is still a new major and research field in higher education, lots of problems exist in the major construction, in which the issue of course settings is a heated one. The author believes that as for the course setting of business English that is an important branch of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), it should be based on the demand toward business English talents from the market and the characteristics of business English.This thesis will, based on the point view of student, further discuss the issue of business English. Based on the analysis, it is concluded that the course setting of business English in China is not mature enough, which has problems involved in the content and the time arrangement. The significance of this thesis is to put forward reasonable proposals in the hope of solving the problem in the course setting of business English so that the business English graduates will be fit for the needs of the society.     

Development and Evaluation of Two Discourse-Based ELT Tasks in Business English Class

Language exists in the discourse rather than in the words or sentences. Language must be taught in discourse. This paper develops and evaluates two English language teaching (ELT) tasks based on discourse approach for business English teaching. The two tasks, which are designed within the framework of discourse theories, conform completely to the characteristics of business English. The paper finally concludes that students can become as creative and proficient as possible in language communication with the adoption of discourse-based approach in English teaching.     

Application of CSR in Business English Reading

With the global development and integration of economy,Business English has become one of the most essential components in international business activities.However,as far as the traditional teaching approach of Business English Reading is concerned,there exist some limitations.How to improve the students’ reading comprehension and help them become proficient in English and business is a big task for the teachers.Therefore,Collaborative Strategic Reading(CSR) is applied in the class and it proves efficient and applicable.     

A Tentative Exploration into Business English Textbooks for English Majors

There are many universities and colleges open the Business English courses for English Majors. These courses are orientated at improving practical business skills of the students for meeting the demands of the rapid development of society. Choosing the right text-books for these courses plays a vital role in cultivating the interdisciplinary English majors. After the empirical investigations and theoretical studies conducted for this paper, it is suggested the proportion and difficulty level of business knowledge and English language should be adjusted according to the real situation of universities as well as the needs of English major students. Moreover, the use of authentic material from the professional portfolio and task-based activities are also highly recommended to be included in the textbooks.     

Research on Vocabularies of Business Interpretation

With increasingly international business activities, business English has already become main language tool of communication. Many new business English vocabularies emerge. If interpreters want to assume business interpretation work successfully,he or she has to learn the meaning of these words and their features in business field. This essay will do some research around vocabularies of business interpretation from the characteristics of these words/phrases such as more abbreviations, professional terminology, polysemy and so on.     

An Analysis of Problems in Business English Teaching Materials in China & Some Suggestions

As the Business English become the fastest growing area of English for specific purposes in China, the current situation of teaching materials of business English arouse people's increasing attention. This paper mainly analyzes the problems of domestic business English teaching materials and proposes some suggestions with an aim to improve the business English teaching materials and the quality of business English teaching.     

A Study on Lexical Features of Business English in HRM

Due to the rapid development of international business activities, business English has almost become the occupational language on those occasions. In this paper, the author aims to focus on lexical features of business English in human resource management. It is generally accpeted that business English words share almost every feature of common English words. However, they have some special features. And in the field of HRM, the words or phrases carry both common features of business English and also their own distinctive lexical features. The main features of business English words in HRM are specialization of common words, their accuracy, distinctive ways of word-formation and timeliness. Through the analysis of lexical features of business English in HRM, we can have better understanding of HRM.     

The Influence of Social Context on Business English Translation

With the accelerated pace of globalization, trades between countries are becoming more and more frequent. It is under this circumstance that the English demonstrate its importance. As an international language, English has been attached much importance and has enjoyed a world popularity. For example, in recent years, China’s foreign trade has been increasing, which has promoted the development of its enterprises. As a result, the business English is playing an important role in the foreign trades and the business English translation talents are in great demands. It is very important to have a correct business English translation, which does not simply mean the literal translation, but require translation from certain context, and only by doing this can we have more accurate translation of professional nouns as well as promote the business transactions between China and other countries.     

A Study of Politeness Principle in Business Letters

Business English letter is an important component of external part of business activities, politeness of the language not only shows the high quality of the businessmen, but also helps to establish a good international business relations. From a stylistic point of view, business letters in English have their unique characteristics in accordance with the Politeness Principles (PP). A sufficient understanding of this theory and its corresponding features helps to write a neatly arranged letter which may bring about good business relations. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the language characteristics of business English letters on the Politeness Principles. This paper investigates the main characteristics of business English letters in terms of vocabulary and sentence features. The Politeness Principles are elaborated through the analysis of examples. Conclusions concerning the stylistic characteristics are drawn based on these analysis. By exploring these characteristics of business letters, the paper also provides the learners of business English with the techniques necessary for writing business letters.     

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一 There are more than 3 000 languages in world today, but only about 6 of them are major languages. More than 300 million peoples speak English as their first or native language.Another 300 million speak it as a second language.No one know how many people speak it as foreign language. Chinese is only language with more speakers than English. This is because the huge population of Chinese. English is the world' s the most important language and it is the most wide used language.It is the language of international business,research and science.More than three-fourths of the world's mail(邮件) is written by English.More than three-fifths of the world's radio stations use English.     

“Birds, Beasts and Flowers”——a preliminary study of D.H. Lawrence’s nature view

D.H.Lawrence is one of the most important(as well as controversial)writers in the history of English literature in the 20th century,His works are received with high praise and furious criticism at the same time,and he suffered for it in his lifetime.He wrote poetry throughout most of his life.He was far too prolific and undiscriminating a poet.In this article,through the analysis of the poem collection of D.H.Lawrence’s’ "Birds,Beasts and Flowers",the author try to make a preliminary study of D.H. Lawrence’s nature view.     

A Pragmatic Study of Business English Advertisement from the Perspective of Cooperative Principle

Business English advertisement is a special form of speech act.It is very different from literary language and scientific language.This paper focuses on the analysis of the use of cooperation principle in business English advertisements,and explores how advertisers inspire potential customers to have psychological resonance,so as to urge them to buy products or services.     

Teaching Pre-experience Learners in the Integrated Business English Class

Differences on teaching goals between general English and business English are obvious to teachers. However, experi-ence gap commonly found among pre-experience business English learners may prevent them from understanding their specific needs of learning business English, hence resulting in the fallback on learning general English. This gap may also lead to their diffi-culties in understanding complex business concepts. This article analyzes the characteristics of pre-experience learners and elabo-rates on potential benefits of"guest speakers"which can be introduced into classes to help students narrow the experience gap.     

The Business English Teaching in Vocational Technology College

The vocational business English teaching should adapt to the requirments of enterprise, focus on the practical application of business English, and empolder a teaching mode with vocational characteristics.     

Self-empowerment in Business English Learning

Business English is a specialized area that is largely attributed to non-native English learners who eager to enhance their chances of doing business with companies from English speaking countries. Learning business English has seen exponential growth in recent years and many universities or colleges in China have offered courses related to meet specific needs of the learners. Meanwhile, they make full use of underlying methodology and activities of the business English discipline to help inspire and remain learners’ interest. Self-empowerment originated from management is introduced to business English learning stages and then proved an effective device in learning practice.     

Brief Survey of the Communicative Approach and the Strategy of Improving the Students’ Communicative Competence

With the rapid development of economy and improvement position of English as an international language in our country,English teaching draw a lot of attention nowadays.In traditional English teaching,it's the teachers who manipulate everything in class,where students are seen as receivers of knowledge.Therefore,it lacks cooperation between teachers and students.Students have no opportunity to apply what they have learnt in class to practical communications.In this teachers-centered class,students are not able to bring themselves into full play,which explains the low quality of English teaching in some schools and students fail to communicate with others after many years' learning.Based on the theory of Communicative Approach,the paper analyses its advantages and existing problems in application and proposes some strategy of improving students'Communicative Competence.     

“Hybridity”in Two English Versions of Tian-Jing-Sha-Qiusi

For Chinese poetry to be effectively translated into English,one should take many factors into account,such as the translation of images,the conveyance of the general mood,and cultural transmission.Therefore,poetry translation has long been regarded as a significant part of literature translation,which arouses much discussion on translation strategies and methodologies.As a representative of post-colonial theorists,Homi K.Bhabha proposes the notion of"Hybridity",which sheds lights on the strategies and processes of translation.From the perspective of Hybridity,this paper makes a tentative analysis of two English versions of the Chinese Qu poem Tian-Jing-Sha-Qiusi,emphasizing the hybrid of different cultures as an important approach to poetry translation.