商学英语课程讲义

Supplement to PPT of Sophisticated Business English Prof. Guoping GuiWuhan University I. What do we mena by professional English? By professional English we mean that it is a kind of English a business professional uses to communicate with others in a professional way in an international context. To be more specific, it is composed of 3 elements: idea organization (or business philosophy), professional sentence patterns and professional terminologies.*-武汉大学是中国教育部直属的最著名的综合大学之一。 Wuhan University is one of the most prestigious comprehensive universities directly under the Chinas Ministry of Education. *-be in a position to do sth. 1.2.3 v.s can *-have access to sth. . get By taking a second degree from the prestigious Wuhan University, we have access to lectures by many established professors of the university. References suggested area of the applicant .*-Comprehension has the lions share in the whole English learning.*-Lets get down to business. My English is quite out of practice! *-competitive edge杀手锏我将更加努力地学习，以不负公司领导的厚望。I shall study harder so as to live up to the great expectations of the firms management. 1. The management of a listed firm n *-define = specify vt. v.*-根据公司章程， 本文件的解释权属于总裁办。 Under the Articles of Incorporation, the right to interpretation of this document shall rest with the Management Office. CEO=MD (Co. Ltd v.s Co. In)II. The Ability to communicate can not be too important.III.I) . 8 Personal capital for international professionals Meet the needs cater for the needs Ability to communicate 1 Ambition driven 2 College education 3 Sound decision-making skills 4 Self-confidence 5 Good appearance 6 Ability to get things done with and through people 7Capacity for hard work 8II) PERCENT OF MANAGERS OF THE WORLD RECOMMENDING SPECIFIC COURSES AS “VERY IMPORTANT” PREPARATION FOR GENERAL MANAGEMENTCourse U.S Asia ChinaOral Communication 79.5% 71.8% 8.6%Written Communication 78.0 69.7 8.0Computer/Information Systems 53.4 27.0 21.1Business Policy/Planning 47.5 48.2 14.1Finance 39.9 38.5 30.9Accounting 37.4 30.2 45.9Personnel/Industrial Relations 36.0 36.1 37.7Marketing 36.9 402 20.2Business Economics/Public Policy 31.9 34.2 14.2Business Law 26.0 19.1 8.5Production/Operations 25.3 11.7 30.7Statistics 18 .1 10.8 16.9Advertising/Sales 14.5 10.3 22.4International Business 10.3 21.5 10.5*-attach importance to sth v.s pay attention to sth. *-performance evaluation n.业绩考核/ contract performance n. 履约*-established a. 1. .firm/clients 老牌2. professor /3 rules *-Self-actualization n. *-May I know your line of Business, Sir?*