| What is Business English? | | | | companies and individual professionals who fail in their |
| Loosely defined, business English refers to English | | | | quest for business or professional success. And |
| language used in international trade or business. It is a | | | | oftentimes the failure primarily lies on one of the most |
| specialized area of English language learning and | | | | basic foundations of making business relations – |
| teaching because it is largely attributed to non-native | | | | the language spoken. Undoubtedly, the English language |
| English speakers who study the subject to enhance | | | | is the global language for business and having a good |
| their chances of doing business with companies from | | | | command of English will definitely give one who is |
| English speaking countries. | | | | eyeing globally competitive business or career a clear |
| Largely depending on the intention for which learning is | | | | edge. Any communications problem, whether personal |
| intended, Business English can refer to the study of | | | | or business, translates to losses, zero result in |
| business English vocabulary used in the fields of trade, | | | | negotiations, incompetence for global business, or will |
| business, finance, or international relations. If the study | | | | just simply leave you ill-equipped to carry out |
| focuses on techniques on business presentations, | | | | international business. |
| negotiations, correspondence, writing and other kills | | | | Career Growth |
| needed for business communications, then it can be | | | | Going down on a more personal level of career |
| classified as the study of Business English | | | | success, having the right Business English |
| communication skills in the workplace. There is really | | | | communication skills will surely equip you with a |
| not much difference between the two classifications, | | | | liberating confidence and ability to express yourself in |
| as vocabulary and communication skills work together | | | | the English language. It will surely be an advantage in |
| to achieve a common goal – to develop or | | | | interviews, thus giving you more opportunities to widen |
| enhance both written and verbal English skills for | | | | your career prospects. Or if you are not looking for a |
| business or career advancement purposes. | | | | new job, having the confidence and ability to speak |
| Why Learning Business English Is Important | | | | Business English is one way of enhancing your |
| Around the world, there is an estimated 1 Billion people | | | | potential for earning by making you stand out for |
| learning English. Many factors point to the reason why | | | | career advancement or promotions. Studies show a |
| learning English has seen exponential growth in recent | | | | steady growth in the number of companies worldwide |
| years, but it all boils down to the English language being | | | | requiring employees who have bilingual skills. |
| the “global language” of business, politics, | | | | Internet Proficiency Means English Proficiency |
| international relations, culture, and entertainment for so | | | | Research shows that 80% of the amount of Internet |
| many countries worldwide. And that is just an | | | | web content is in the English language and that content |
| understatement as in fact, while English is not an | | | | relating to business written in the English language |
| official language in many countries worldwide, it is the | | | | largely comprises this figure. It goes without saying that |
| language most often taught as a foreign or second | | | | having a good grasp of business information, data, or |
| language. | | | | terminologies in the English language is very important |
| Business Leverage | | | | to have a good understanding of the wealth of |
| The rapid growth in technology for global | | | | business information available on the Internet. |
| communications notwithstanding, there are still many | | | | |