The Evolution of English as the Business Lingua Franca

Kankaanranta, Anne; Lu, Wennan

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“…The migration of goods and labors inside and outside a country can be made possible if the human resources are able to communicate in business English. Business English can be defined as language shared by members of the international business community in order to conduct business and work in multinational companies (Kankaanranta & Lu, 2013;Kankaanranta & Planken, 2010). Practical definition by Hellekjaer and Fairway (2015) have specified business English as the international language used in a variety of work-related situations, from reading work-related texts, simple communication like telephoning, conversations, e-mails, letters, and memos to demanding communication like presentations, negotiations, press conferences, reports, white papers, and articles.…”

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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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“…English as a business lingua franca (BELF) is a hybrid and dynamic language variety that is influenced by each speaker's linguistic repertoires (Kankaanranta & Lu, 2013). Business professionals have developed (and continue developing) a diverse set of language practices based on their personal and professional experiences, and these language practices constantly evolve in response to new situations and interactions.…”

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Transnational Technical Communication: English as a Business Lingua Franca in Engineering Workplaces

Hodges

Seawright

2023

Business and Professional Communication Quarterly

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Recent scholarship argues for increased attention to students’ linguistic diversity and intercultural communication competence. Our study examined the experiences of 10 working engineers who had graduated from an English-medium international branch campus in the Arabian Gulf. An analysis of their interviews reveals the complex role of English as a business lingua franca (BELF) in workplace communication. Interviewees’ reflections about their university experience indicate that they had not previously understood the full rhetorical and communicative nature of BELF. We provide implications for instructors who wish to provide methods that center intercultural professional communication and decenter English as a standardized, static language.

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“…[5] Finally, after collecting a large number of valid data, on the basis of specific analysis, the colleges should ensure that the curriculum of business English major system is closely related to the market demand, the curriculum can be adjusted according to the requirements of enterprise personnel training direction and the value of talents cultivation can be achieved. [6] (2) Improve the practice teaching base.…”

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Analysis on Current Situation of Business English Teaching and Improvement of Curriculum System

Zhang¹

2018

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Education, Management, Information and Management Society (EMIM 2018)

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Abstract. In recent years, the deepening of globalization and the strengthening of relations between countries have made international trade develop unprecedentedly. Business English talents, as communication talents in international trade, play a vital role in international trade activities. At present, business English teaching in Chinese institutions has made significant progress in talent training, professional construction and core competitiveness. However, compared with the market demand and the actual needs of enterprises, there are still some deficiencies, among which the cultivation of students' practical ability is more prominent. In this paper, on the basis of the ability-oriented teaching concept, from the perspective of practice ability analysis of current business English teaching in colleges and universities, the paper aims to put forward the strategies for curriculum system construction. Many research methods, such as questionnaire and interview, are used in the paper. The paper mainly focused on the College of Sciences and Humanities of the Northeast Normal University, which is a third-level college in China, so the data collected can not represent the majorities of colleges in China. The result of the research is still of great importance. The theories of the present situation of the business English major, comprehensive ability-oriented training and the task-based teaching methods of value. The result of the research will be widely used in the improvement of the curriculum, the text book, the methods of teaching, etc. Other institution would also gain important information from it.

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The Evolution of English as the Business Lingua Franca

Cited by 41 publications

References 28 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

Transnational Technical Communication: English as a Business Lingua Franca in Engineering Workplaces

Analysis on Current Situation of Business English Teaching and Improvement of Curriculum System

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