Making the Case Method Work in Teaching Business English: A Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Esteban, Ana Almagro; Canado, Maria Luisa Perez
Titel	Making the Case Method Work in Teaching Business English: A Case Study
Quelle	In: English for Specific Purposes, 23 (2004) 2, S.137-161 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0889-4906
DOI	10.1016/S0889-4906(03)00016-4
Schlagwörter	Business English; Case Method (Teaching Technique); Case Studies; Student Motivation; Classroom Techniques; English for Academic Purposes; Use Studies; Higher Education; English (Second Language); Problem Solving; International Trade + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Business; English; English language; Wirtschaft; Englisch; Wirtschaftsenglisch; Case method; Fallmethode; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Schulische Motivation; Klassenführung; Benutzerschulung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; English as second language; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Problemlösen; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen
Abstract	The objective of this paper is to show how some drawbacks inherent in the use of the Case Method in teaching Business English can be surmounted, especially when students are non-native speakers of English and the teacher of ESP is not experienced in this method. The first part of the paper presents a brief account of the general features, advantages, and disadvantages of the Case Method. The second analyzes how these obstacles can be overcome, using a postgraduate course on Foreign Trade and a case study adapted for this course as a reference point in a real teaching situation. The conclusion suggests that advance preparation by the teacher, suitability of the course syllabus, students' motivation, authenticity of materials and activities in which the learners are involved, as well as adequacy of the assessment measures and objectives pursued in the case, provide the key to the success of the Case Method. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10