The Business English Teacher

Gives background to the business learner's world and strategies for approaching the training task, focusing on the learner's professional knowledge and experience. This book is suitable for teachers, trainers, and course organizers in the field of Business English or considering a move into it.

Teach Business English provides a comprehensive introduction to Business English for teachers who are new to the field, and inspiration and guidance for those already involved in this area of teaching.This book deals with a range of issues from needs analysis and course planning to assessment and evaluation. It also suggests solutions to common teaching problems. The emphasis throughout is practical and a large part of the book focuses on classroom procedures. There are activities for all the major skill areas and most can be used with minimal preparation. Notes on key areas are included, as well as sample correspondence, test items, worksheets and forms. The quick-reference index allows for easy access to the guidelines and classroom procedures.

The Business English Teacher is a book not only for teachers who are thinking of making a career move into the field of business English teaching but also for those who would like to increase their skills and develop their potential.The Business English Teacher contains three distinctive parts which focus in turn on theory, practice and development:Part A: What is a business English teacher? The answer involves a reassuring yet challenging mix of general and specific teaching skills, where the focus is always on the learners’ needs. The authors look into who you teach, what you teach, where you teach and, above all, how you teach.Part B: A bank of activities covering all the stages of a successful business English course from the very beginning, investigating and practising the language needed for business skills and the language skills needed for business. The sections cover telephoning and socialising, emailing and negotiating, meetings and presentations –not forgetting aspects of grammar, vocabulary and phonology.Part C: A reflection on one’s current degree of success, with strategies for further development, both as an English teacher in general and a business English teacher in particular – in other words, as an all-round professional.

Short activities reflecting real-life business situations to complement both tailored and coursebook based materials.

Introducing Business English provides a comprehensive overview of this topic, situating the concepts of Business English and English for Specific Business Purposes within the wider field of English for Special Purposes. This book draws on contemporary teaching and research contexts to demonstrate the growing importance of English within international business communication. Covering both spoken and written aspects of Business English, this book: examines key topics within Business English, including teaching Business English as a lingua franca, intercultural business interactions, blended learning and web-based communication; discusses the latest research on each topic, and possible future directions; features tasks and practical examples, a section on course design, and further resources. Written by two leading researchers and teachers, Introducing Business English is a must-read for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Business English, Business English as a Lingua Franca, and English for Specific Business Purposes.

ETpedia Business English is every Business English teacher's complete encyclopaedia. Whether you are training to become a Business English teacher or an experienced BE teacher this complete and comprehensive guide saves teachers time and makes life easier by collating all teaching resources, ideas and tips into one simple-to-use reference book.