3. English
English is a West Germanic Language
that was first spoken in early Medieval
England and is now the most widely
used language in the world.
It is spoken as a first language by the
majority populations of several
sovereign states, including the United
Kingdom, the United States, Canada,
Australia,
Ireland, New Zealand and a
number of Caribbean nations.
4. Continued…
Now English is an official language of
almost 60 sovereign states.
It is widely learned as a second
language and is an official language of
the European Union, many
Commonwealth countries and the
United Nations, as well as in many world
organizations.
5. Business English
Definition:
English which is used in business is
called the Business English.
The type English which is used in
meetings, presentations,
communication etc at business is
called Business English.
6. Introduction
Business English is used widely and
generally in business community and
cannot be adaptable to another type of
industry wherein most of the employees
have native tongues and may cause a
lot of difference if Business English is
used.
8. Kinds of Business English Classes
Traditional Classes
Intensive Classes
Public Speaking in English
Classes
Distance Learning Classes
Pronunciation Classes
Learning by Doing Classes
Conversation Classes
Lunchtime Conversation
Classes
9. Importance of Business English
Courses
Regular Degree/
Academic
Program
Participants: A group
of learners enrolled
in an academic
program.
Characteristics:
Mixed abilities and
varying group size.
Duration: Usually
longer, fulltime and
Professional
Development
Program
Participants: A group
of professional
trainees.
Characteristics: Uniform
as well as mixed
abilities and vary group
size.
Duration: Usually
10. Business English
Business English aims
to achieve a high
standards of English
communication skills at
business. It covers
many skills. Some of
them are:
Meetings
Presentations
Negotiations
Communication
General English
General English aims to
achieve a high standard
of everyday English
skills. It covers the four
main skills of:
Reading
Writing
Listening and
Speaking
Difference b/w BE and General English
11. Business Communication
Business
communication is
communication that
promotes a product,
service, or
organization; relays
information within a
business; or
functions as an
official statement
Business English
Business English is
English language
especially related to
international trade
and used in
Business.
Difference b/w BE and Business
Communication
12. Uses of Business English
Business English is
used in:
International Trades
Negotiations
Emails/Telephones
Meetings
Presentations
Management
Team-Leading
14. Business English Improves
Language Knowledge Communication Skills
Pronunciatio
n
Vocabulary
Grammar
Presentation
s
Negotiations
Meetings
Language
Knowledge
Communication
Skills
15. Objectives of Business English
To build confidence and fluency to enable
the employees to communicate effectively
in their working life.
Business English helps employees to
interact with international colleagues and
customers in both business and social
surroundings.
To find the difference between business
English and General English.
16. Pros of Business English
Get to learn new things about the business
world and develop new skills as a teacher.
Students (usually) have a specific purpose for
learning English and this is easier to cater to.
Ability to communicate with other members at
anytime from anywhere.
Get to meet a wide range of professionals and
learn about the work culture of different
countries and cultures.
17. Cons Of Business English
May not be familiar with some of the more
specialist vocabulary you may have to teach.
Hard to meet all students ‘specific’ needs.
Some business course books can be a bit dry
and ironically, can take time to learn how to
bring business English to life.
You may be younger than many of the
students and can take time to establish
credibility.
18. Importance of Business English
Business English is important to
communicate appropriately with
superiors, colleagues and
subordinates, and to representatives of
other companies from abroad.
Business English assist an English-
speaking (native or non-native) person
when hosting business partners from
abroad
19. Continued…
Business English enables the
businessmen to participate in the
social life of the enterprise when
visiting business partners abroad.
20. Conclusions
Business English enables the
businessmen to prepare for a career in
business or commerce. Business English
also enables the businessmen to
understand the mechanism of international
business and trade.
Business English is the mode of
communication at the work place.
Business English is being used in
meetings, presentations, negotiations,
working overseas, management, team-
leading etc.
