Abstract
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.
Highlights
Differences in the Role of TeacherThe role of language teacher has developed from a director and model in traditional language teaching to a facilitator in contemporary language teaching (Shulin Liu et al 2004)
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
Based on the analysis above, we know that the term Business English (BE) is used to cover the English taught to a wide range of professional people, and people still in full-time education preparing for a business career and due to the special quality of BE, attention should be paid to language, but to the importance of skills-training in the teaching activity
Summary
The role of language teacher has developed from a director and model in traditional language teaching to a facilitator in contemporary language teaching (Shulin Liu et al 2004). The function and the methodology or approach the teacher performs in different teaching activities determines the role of the teacher. Both GE and BE teacher should be able to identify the current language level of the learner and to select materials and set tasks that are appropriate in level as well as in context. In BE we tent to use the term BE trainer, because some BE trainers come from a business background, who have worked in companies themselves and have useful knowledge of the way in which companies are organized and run, and some may once be TEFL teachers, geologists or architects etc. BE trainers need to be curious about and interested in all aspects of business, because one of the best way for the trainers to unlock the learners motivation and learning potential is to show that he or she can relate to the questions of learner, such as how the companies work, the organization procedures, marketing strategies, financial planning, problem-solving, new technical developments and new products launching
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