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On Differences between General English Teaching and Business English Teaching

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  • Wenzhong Zhu
  • Fang Liao

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With the accelerating rate of globalization, business exchanges are carried out cross the border, as a result there is a growing demand for talents professional both in English and Business. We can see that at present Business English courses are offered by many language schools in the aim of meeting the need for Business English talent. Many researchers argue that no differences can be defined between Business English teaching and General English teaching. However, this paper concludes that Business English is different from General English at least in such aspects as in the role of teacher, in course design, in teaching models, etc., thus different teaching methods should be applied in order to realize expected teaching goals.

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  • Wenzhong Zhu & Fang Liao, 2008. "On Differences between General English Teaching and Business English Teaching," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 1(2), pages 1-90, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:eltjnl:v:1:y:2008:i:2:p:90
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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