Introducing Business English (Routledge Introductions to English for Specific Purposes) - Brossura

Nickerson, Catherine

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1138016314 ISBN 13: 9781138016316

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2015

Riassunto

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.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Catherine Nickerson is a Professor in the College of Business at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates. Her research focuses on business English and the use of English as a lingua franca in business contexts.

Brigitte Planken is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication and Information Studies and a researcher at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. She has published widely on business English, language policy in organizations and corporate communication.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1138016314
• ISBN 13: 9781138016316
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 182
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania