Teach English in Hudai Zhen - Wuxi Shi

The study of Business English is currently of significant interest, the development of which is facilitated by a number of extralinguistic factors, such as the development of economic, political and trade relations between countries. Today, the scope of the use of business English as a language of international communication is expanding significantly. Business English serves official and extremely important areas of human relations: between state power and the population, between countries, enterprises, organizations, institutions, individuals and society. In connection with the involvement of a large number of people in market relations, the ability to correctly and efficiently draw up business papers, conduct presentations, negotiate with business partners and conduct a business conversation over the phone become relevant. This well-known principle of teaching any ESP (English for Specific Purposes) courses applies to business English. Students, marketers, bankers or HR specialists expect from the teacher in-depth knowledge not of the industry in which they work, but of a foreign language and methods. No matter what high position your student holds, a teacher is an absolute authority on language learning. Accordingly, a student for a teacher is a competent source in everything related to his work. In practice, it is easy to put it into the formula: “Language is from the teacher, ideas from the students.” You give tools (words and expressions, grammatical constructions, etc.), and students use them to express their thoughts, read, listen and discuss, exchange opinions. For example, you repeated Past Simple Tense then a teacher can ask a student to tell about his experience using this structure. You elicited and learned the vocabulary (e.g. head office, market share, turnover, profit, etc.) The students can make a mini-presentation of their company for potential investors. However, it is worth to mention, the more knowledge and experience associated with work and business the teacher has, the better. Of course, the needs analysis and student goals are important in any learning situation, but in the field of Business English, they are especially important. Your students are most likely very busy people who value their time. They started to learn a foreign language not out of curiosity, but out of completely practical motives - it is necessary to conduct correspondence with partners, desire to move up the career ladder, etc. The motivation of such students is usually very high since they are driven by a very tangible and well-measurable goal. Accordingly, the binding of classes to the goals of the student should be as dense and obvious as possible. Allow each student in the group to speak as often as possible precisely about their company and position in it, their opinion or experience, and about their views on various kinds of work issues. If the lesson is individual - spend the first few meetings to find out everything you need to make the course effective (for example, about the specifics of the organization and responsibilities of your student, his work experience, reasons for looking for a new job, which will include an interview and how he intends to use English in a new workplace, etc.). Focus on vocabulary and style It is a vocabulary and formal business style that distinguish Business English from General English. Without knowledge of the relevant words and terms, it will be extremely inconvenient for your student to communicate in English with partners and colleagues, as well as without the ability to do it politely and even delicately. Of great help will be the «phrase formulas», which not only include the necessary vocabulary, but also sound professionally and correctly: 'we need to do our best to avoid confrontation', 'unfortunately, we cannot guarantee delivery', 'we are launching a new range of mobile phones in an overseas market' - such phrases are not only easier to remember, but also very useful to apply, for example, in role-plays. However, individual components can always be changed or used in other contexts. Less theory, more practice Grammar analysis, questions for texts from the ‘’True / False series’’, filling in the gaps in sentences - despite the usage of such exercises, it is likely that your students will get bored with business English courses quickly. And no wonder - there are no such tasks in real life. Teaching Business English it is better to give preference to tasks that have direct access to the world surrounding your students. Role-plays, discussions, writing emails, making presentations or descriptions of products, developing a marketing strategy - students should be led to such situations so that they feel that classes lead them to their intended goal. Wherever you teach a business English course - at the company's office, at a language school or online - it is always an interesting experience and new knowledge. Despite the formalities of clothing, language, and environment, these lessons can and should be as vibrant, exciting, and positive as any other. For many students, this is a way to relax, be distracted, rejoice at human communication, so let them perceive these activities just like that, and in the meantime, we will fulfill the tasks set for us. Thus, we can conclude that teaching Business English is one of the most popular and sought-after areas today. This is a very good experience for teachers to share their language skills with students and learn new practical skills.