Essays about: "English language business communication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words English language business communication.

1. 1. WHAT CHANGES WHEN YOU USE ENGLISH AT WORK? A STUDY OF ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA IN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN CHINA

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Huan Luo; [2023-02-17]
   Keywords : English; English as a lingua franca; ELF; intercultural communication; workplace; multinational corporations; MNCs; China;

   Abstract : This study investigated when Chinese business professionals use English as a lingua franca to communicate in the workplace, what changes, and why and how the changes happen. 14 respondents who had Chinese as L1 and English as at least one of their working languages participated in the open-ended questions survey. READ MORE

3. 2. Using Corrective Feedback to Improve Grammatical Accuracy in Student Writing in the EFL Classroom

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Alexander Rau; Caroline Johansson; [2021]
   Keywords : Grammar; ESL; EFL; SLA; Corrective Feedback; Accuracy; Writing Skills; Indirect Feedback; Direct Feedback; Focused Feedback; Unfocused Feedback; Meta-linguistic Feedback; Dynamic feedback;

   Abstract : With the rise of English as the go-to language in the world, it has also become an important subject in the Swedish education system, aimed at preparing students for the English requirements expected of them in higher education and business. However, communication and content have become the main focus in the classroom, with grammar and accuracy being judged as variably important from teacher to teacher. READ MORE

4. 3. Exploratory investigation into the practice of communicating to publics using English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) by Finnish companies

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Darren Ingram; [2017]
   Keywords : Business Communication; Globalization; English as a Lingua Franca; International Business; Linguistics; Marketing; Public Relations; Media Language;

   Abstract : This thesis examines public relations (PR) communications that use English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) from leading Finnish companies. It analyses a corpus of 90 press releases from 15 export-active companies for linguistic usage, drawing on elements of linguistic theory. READ MORE

5. 4. KISSing and other strategies for successful communication : A case study on communication between Nordic and Chinese business people using English as a lingua franca

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Johanna Rixer; [2016]
   Keywords : Communication strategies; English as a lingua franca ELF ; Business English as a lingua franca BELF ; intercultural communication; active listening; KISS; Keep it simple; stupid .;

   Abstract : This is a case study on the communication between Nordic and Chinese business people using English as a lingua franca in their business communication. The aim of this paper is to establish if misunderstandings in communication occur between Chinese and Nordic language speakers (Finnish and Swedish) in a business environment and, if they do, what the nature of these misunderstandings is. READ MORE

6. 5. English at Universeum. A Needs Analysis of Communication in English at the Science Center Universeum in Gothenburg

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Carl Ahlstrand; [2015-06-17]
   Keywords : engelska; Needs analysis; Target Situation Analysis TSA ; Present Situation Analysis PSA ; Text analysis; Questionnaire; Interviews; Universeum;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate how English is used at Universeum, the largest science center in Scandinavia, and also to identify any needs for improving the communication in English. To do this, a needs analysis is conducted that identifies the present state of Universeum’s English as well as a target situation in which the all the communicative goals for the language are met. READ MORE