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Klappentext A faculty-specific series for students in higher education. "The book helped students to become more independent in their approach to studying in English ... The Teacher's Book is excellent ... The units provided a wide variety of topics and up-to-date material." Lionello Fabris, University of Udine, Italy "What has been needed is a book that applies foundational academic English language skills to business content and concepts. English for Business Studies does just that." Elizabeth Morrison, Massey University, New Zealand "... it has all the language as well as the academic skills." Clark Stoppia, Lorrach Berufs Academy, Germany "English for Business Studies in Higher Education will be particularly welcomed by teachers who have been using general EAP or English for Business texts to prepare students for diploma or degree-level study of business. Studying business subjects is substantially different from acquiring skills for communicating with English speakers in the global field of business. ESP Business texts for vocational purposes are aimed at professionals wanting to improve their English for working, hence the emphasis on taking telephone messages, booking hotel rooms and socialising with colleagues. On the other hand, EAP texts, even though they might have occasional texts on management and globalization, do not provide an introduction to the specific discipline. What has been needed is a book that applies foundational academic English language skills to business content and concepts. English for business studies in higher education studies does just that: it provides contextualized vocabulary development, strategic reading and listening, argumentation and paraphrasing, seminar discourse skills and analysis of texts as well as introducing students to key theories of motivation, organizational s...
