Putting Research into Practice: Beyond Textbook Email Task Design for Pre-Experience Business English Learners

Autor/inn/en	Albers, Robyn; Vences, Paola Trejo; Nickerson, Catherine
Titel	Putting Research into Practice: Beyond Textbook Email Task Design for Pre-Experience Business English Learners
Quelle	In: RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 51 (2020) 1, S.52-69 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nickerson, Catherine)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-6882
DOI	10.1177/0033688220909009
Schlagwörter	Business English; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English for Special Purposes; Foreign Countries; Business Communication; Language Proficiency; Computer Mediated Communication; Teaching Methods; Work Environment; Language Usage; Information Technology; Introductory Courses; Language Tests; Metalinguistics; Electronic Mail; Diagnostic Tests; Undergraduate Students; United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Business; English; English language; Wirtschaft; Englisch; Wirtschaftsenglisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Unternehmenskommunikation; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Computerkonferenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Arbeitsmilieu; Sprachgebrauch; Informationstechnologie; Einführungskurs; Language test; Sprachtest; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	One of the consequences of the digital era has been the undeniable rise in the use of English in business. Studies have shown that large numbers of people in the business community now rely on English to get their work done, and at the same time, that many business transactions now take place through digital technologies in the form of computer mediated communication (CMC). In this study, we will be discussing a recent project carried out with high-proficiency learners of business English located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with no previous business experience, which aimed to help our learners to develop the CMC skills they will need to succeed in the contemporary UAE workplace, with specific reference to email. In doing so, it went beyond what is normally included within the textbook and attempted to place our learners in a writing space more similar to that of the modern business context. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01