Going Beyond Standard English: An Instructional Module for Improving International Business Communication.

Autor/inn/en	Jarvis, Scott; Stephens, Robert
Titel	Going Beyond Standard English: An Instructional Module for Improving International Business Communication.
Quelle	(1994), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Business Communication; Communication Problems; Communicative Competence (Languages); English (Second Language); Higher Education; Idioms; Intercultural Communication; International Trade; Language Patterns; Language Styles; Learning Modules; Phonology; Pronunciation; Second Language Instruction; Vocabulary + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unternehmenskommunikation; Kommunikationsbarriere; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Idiomatik; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Sprachstil; Learning module; Lernmodul; Fonologie; Aussprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Wortschatz
Abstract	It is proposed that because (1) adult learners of English as a Second Language face great challenges in communicating with native English speakers; and (2) native English-speakers can learn strategies to compensate for some of these difficulties, there is a need for instruction in these strategies and skills for Americans in international business. The nature of miscommunication in international contexts is examined, including such factors as vocabulary, idioms and lexical collocations, accent and pronunciation (or in written communication, spelling and handwriting), discourse strategies, and style or register. The solution proposed is an instructional module designed to teach American students of international business some ways to facilitate communication with non-native English-speakers. The approach is based on a model of the effects of register on communication, particularly in disparate dialects, and on analysis of the characteristics of International English. With the instructional module, students are made aware of potential communication problems and common patterns in non-native English, and perform exercises in receptive, productive, and interactive skills. These exercises focus on awkward grammar, spellings, and word choices, problematic vocabulary, recognition of idioms, accents, and colloquial speech. The exercises culminate with oral and written communications with non-native speakers. (MSE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01