Communicative Needs in the Workplace and Curriculum Development of Business English Courses in Hong Kong

Autor/in	Chan, Mable
Titel	Communicative Needs in the Workplace and Curriculum Development of Business English Courses in Hong Kong
Quelle	In: Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 77 (2014) 4, S. 376-408 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2329-4922
DOI	10.1177/2329490614545987
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Test; Fragebogen; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Surveys; Adults; Employees; Curriculum Development; Business English; Communicative Competence (Languages); Business Administration Education; College Students; College Graduates; Likert Scales; Statistical Analysis; Writing Ability; Educational Improvement; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Fragebogen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Business; English; English language; Wirtschaft; Englisch; Wirtschaftsenglisch; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Collegestudent; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Likert-Skala; Statistische Analyse; Schreibkompetenz; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Hongkong
Abstract	The pressing need to bridge the gap between workplace communicative needs and curriculum development of business English courses has been documented in the literature. Through a questionnaire survey of 215 working adults, this study examines (a) the spoken and written needs of professionals in the local Hong Kong workplace, (b) the challenges they meet, (c) what they perceive as the most difficult spoken and written communication means, and (d) professionals' concerns about the course content to make such courses effective. This article provides insights into what constitutes an effective business English course and facilitates the teaching and learning of business English. (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10