The importance of English in business education in the Czech Republic

Kráľová, Zdena; Doleželová, Eliška

doi:10.1080/08832323.2020.1762529

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“…The results show that cultural intelligence, as operationalized in the CQS, applies to Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Serbia, verifying H4a and H4b, and falsifying H4c. H4d was only confirmed by the item "I know the rules (vocabulary, grammar) of other languages" in the Czech sample, which had low item sensitivity and high difficulty, which may be due to the high level of foreign language skills among the Czech population (Kralova and Dolezelova, 2021). However, it is unclear to what extent this result is generalizable to older Czechs who prefer particularistic policies based on disappointing experiences in the curse of Czech opening toward the West (Chlup, 2020).…”

Section: Intercultural Competencementioning

confidence: 85%

A comparative study on culture-specific and cross-cultural aspects of intercultural relations in Hungary, Serbia, Czech Republic, and Germany

Genkova

Herbst²,

Schreiber³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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The ability, will, and belief that it is possible to deal effectively with members of other cultural/ethnic groups are still gaining importance all over the world. However, the majority of studies on intercultural relations focus on Western Europe and the USA, applying constructs and theories that replicate a western-centered worldview. As a consequence, it is unclear whether established measures for intergroup attitudes and intercultural competence may be applied in Eastern European countries and to what extent they display comparable ideas, thoughts, and feelings. The current study thus explores cross-cultural commonalities and differences in established measures of ethnic identity, prejudice, acculturation strategies, intercultural intelligence, and multicultural personality. Therefore, we compare the scale structure, difficulty, and sensitivity in samples from Germany and the Eastern European countries Hungary, Serbia, and the Czech Republic (etic-perspective), as well as the culture-specific conceptions of said concepts (emic-perspective). Results show that the investigated scales do not work comparably across German and Eastern European samples. Differences might be rooted in variations of underlying thinking patterns and connotations of single expressions. Those variations are likely to be related to the constant individual societal and historical developments of cultures, shaping the way individuals think and talk about cultural diversity. Future studies are encouraged to consider culture-specific and generalizable aspects of constructs when conducting cross-cultural research on intercultural relations.

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Section: Intercultural Competencementioning

confidence: 85%

A comparative study on culture-specific and cross-cultural aspects of intercultural relations in Hungary, Serbia, Czech Republic, and Germany

Genkova

Herbst²,

Schreiber³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…Goodwill raises the value of the organisation. According to Kralova and Dolezelova (2020), investors and financiers majorly focus on the firm's worth when choosing the firms to invest into or to finance. Therefore, investors can only invest in companies that have improved goodwill rather than those with lowered goodwill.…”

Section: Facilitates Cooperation Teamwork and Organisation Goodwillmentioning

confidence: 99%

Business English as the Lingua Franca in the Macedonian Companies – A Strategy for the Future

Dimeski¹

2021

Proceedings of the International Conference "Economic and Business Trends Shaping the Future"

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The progress of society, in all areas, largely depends on the quality and the advancement of the companies in one country. Since the economy of a country is the primary drive for progress, the corporate world must evolve and advance in order to keep up with the trends and the constant changes in the business environment and thus continue the progress of societies. This paper aims to provide an understanding of the importance of business English as a lingua franca in advancing Macedonian businesses. Although the primary purpose for developing business English has been business interaction among English-speaking and non-English speaking companies, with time, the companies have dragged in native languages turning business English into a lingua franca in the corporate world. Therefore, not only has business English progressed into the backbone of international trade, which is crucial for the economic development of the countries, but it also became essential for the companies' internal communication, which is vital for their operation and performance. That being said, the main implication of this paper is to enlighten Macedonian society on the significance of introducing business English as the lingua franca in Macedonian companies. By discussing and analysing specific areas on how business English can improve the competitiveness of the Macedonian companies and workforce, the researcher proposes a strategy for the future based on; introduction of a Business English course in the Macedonian educational system, training of employees, employment of staff conversant with English, use of simple vocabulary and repetition of statements, and embracing language diversity.

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“…(2014), memaparkan bahwa para imigran, yang berada pada rentang umur 30-49 tahun dan menguasai Bahasa Spanyol dan Bahasa Inggris di Amerika serikat, memiliki peluang lebih besar untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan dengan gaji di atas rata-rata apabila dibandingkan dengan penduduk yang hanya menguasai salah satu di antara dua bahasa tersebut. Penelitian lain seperti pada Nishanthi (2018) dan Kralova & Dolezelova (2020) menegaskan bahwa di dalam komunikasi bisnis, bahasa yang menjadi lingua franca perdagangan seperti bahasa Inggris memiliki peran yang penting untuk menjamah konsumen lebih banyak dan membangun wilayah perdagangan yang lebih luas. Dengan demikian, berbagai hasil penelitian di atas mengindikasikan bahwa bahasa memiliki peran yang strategis di dalam perekonomian.…”

Section: Peran Bahasa Dalam Kegiatan Ekonomiunclassified

Fungsi Strategis Bahasa Dalam Kegiatan Ekonomi: Sebuah Kajian Linguistik Lanskap Iklan Restoran Di Kota Pontianak

Purwanto

Filia

2020

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Kemudahan terhadap akses informasi, komunikasi, dan transportasi memberikan kesempatan emas bagi perkembangan Bahasa Indonesia. Sebagai anggota MEA dan G20, serta sebagai negara dengan populasi terbesar keempat di dunia, Bahasa Indonesia berpotensi untuk dilirik dunia sebagai bahasa yang sangat strategis secara ekonomi. Walau demikian, perkembangan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi, serta kemudahan mobilitas penduduk yang membuat rakyat Indonesia lebih mudah terpapar oleh bahasa asing. Hal ini mengakibatkan banyak pegiat bahasa khawatir bahwa Bahasa Indonesia akan tergerus oleh Bahasa Asing seperti Bahasa Inggris. Dilatarbelakangi oleh masalah tersebut, kajian ini dilakukan untuk mengidentifikasi sejauh mana penerapan Bahasa Indonesia yang sesuai dengan KBBI, PUPI dan PUEBI dilaksanakan, khususnya di dalam kegiatan ekonomi warga lokal sehari-hari. Kajian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik lanskap linguistik dan dilakukan di wilayah kecamatan Pontianak Tenggara, Kota Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat. Kajian yang telah dilakukan berhasil mengidentifikasi sebanyak 1465 istilah bahasa Indonesia, 110 istilah bahasa asing, dan 95 istilah bahasa daerah. Berdasarkan kajian tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa di dalam kegiatan perekonomian, khususnya yang berkaitan dengan kebutuhan pokok, warga kota Pontianak masih memiliki pengetahuan dan kesadaran yang cukup tinggi untuk menggunakan Bahasa Indonesia, baik di luar ruang maupun di ruang publik. Selain itu, kajian yang dilakukan juga memperlihatkan setidaknya lima peran bahasa asing dan bahasa daerah yang tidak dapat digantikan oleh padanan berbahasa Indonesia.

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The importance of English in business education in the Czech Republic

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

A comparative study on culture-specific and cross-cultural aspects of intercultural relations in Hungary, Serbia, Czech Republic, and Germany

A comparative study on culture-specific and cross-cultural aspects of intercultural relations in Hungary, Serbia, Czech Republic, and Germany

Business English as the Lingua Franca in the Macedonian Companies – A Strategy for the Future

Fungsi Strategis Bahasa Dalam Kegiatan Ekonomi: Sebuah Kajian Linguistik Lanskap Iklan Restoran Di Kota Pontianak

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