商务英语导论结课论文.doc

Business English and Its Learning StrategiesWhat is business EnglishBusiness English is English language especially related to international trade. It is a part of English for Specific Purposes and can be considered a specialism within English language learning and teaching. According to Tan Wenru , business English is based on the adaptation to the languages in business life. It contains all aspects that concern business events. It also teaches how to communicate and cooperate with foreigners and studies their lifestyles. Much of the English communication that takes place within business circles all over the world occurs between non-native speakers.Business English means different things to different people. For some, it focuses on vocabulary and topics used in the worlds of business, trade, finance, and international relations. For others, it refers to the communication skills used in the workplace, and focuses on the language and skills needed for typical business communication such as presentations, negotiations, meetings, small talk, socializing, correspondence, report writing, and so on. In both of these cases it can be taught to native speakers of English.The learning strategies of business EnglishAlthough business English is hard to learn, we can also master it by our hard work. Perhaps a good starting point is to look at how the word strategy is deployed in ordinary usage. A key element is that of problem-solving. A strategy is not simply what you do to obtain a result. It is the way you choose to deal with the questions that arise on the way to obtaining that result.In a recent paper (Griffiths 2007) on teachers and students perceptions of strategies, the author includes the following in the list of 32 strategies that she selects for examination:l spending time studying Englishl learning from the teacherl doing homeworkl revising regularlyl using a dictionaryl learning from mistakesl studying English grammarl consciously learning new vocabularyBialystok (1978) in her model of second language learning defines learning strategies as alternative ways of exploiting available information to improve competence in a second language . Four categories of learning strategies are included in her model, namely, inferencing, monitoring, formal practicing and functional practicing. According to her, there are three types of knowledge: explicit knowledge, implicit knowledge and general knowledge of the world. She also states that the type of strategy used by the learner will depend on the type of knowledge required for a given task.Some experts have done some interesting researches. Survey results indicate that “the contents of the activities were useful and practical” and that “the activities teach me to be a responsible person” (80.8%). A total of 78.1% of the respondents mentioned “team work activities help me in improving English”.As far as Im concerned, it will take a long time to study business English, especially when it comes to the knowledge with the business background. Thus we should insist on continuous practice and accumulation to improve our listening and speaking. Whats more, a concrete and clear study plan is necessary. As the saying goes, “well begun is half done”. One study plan is called the overall plan and it plays a leading role in the completement of the task. The other one is the detailed contents in a plan, which consists of a lot of complex steps. For example, what do we should do every day and how can we train the four parts: listening, speaking, reading and writing? After we have set up our plans, we should carry them out strictly. Meanwhile, not only the time management should also be paid attention to seriously, but also the competence of using English is required.Learning business English is not a suffering. We can get a lot from the learning process.So, just enjoy it.ReferencesTai Wenru. International Trade Majo