1. Term Project English
Department: Bachelors of Business Administration
Topic: Business English

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.

7. Low Business English Index

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 more than a
semester.
Professional
Development Program
 Participants: A group of
professional trainees.
 Characteristics: Uniform as
well as mixed abilities and
vary group size.
 Duration: Usually shorter
over weeks and part time.

10. Business 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
 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
Difference b/w BE and General English

11. Business Communication Business English
 Business
communication is
communication that
promotes a product,
service, or
organization; relays
information within a
business; or functions
as an official statement
from a company.
 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

13. Uses of Business English

14. Business English Improves
Language Knowledge Communication Skills
Pronunciation Presentations
Vocabulary Negotiations
Grammar 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.