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Business quotes as a source of practical knowledge for Business English students

The aim of the paper is to extract the practical business knowledge out of the quotes of famous businessmen and present the way of their thinking in Business English classes. People in business think and act in a specific way and that demeanour is reflected in their quotes. They adopt different attitudes when it comes to taking up challenges and risks. To elaborate, they are characterized by thinking big, being voracious readers, earning money, being successful and financially free in comparison with other people. They often emphasize other notions important for success, such as: discipline, persistence, decisiveness, focus on goals, self- control, proper motivation, the power of will, hard work, life-long learning, passion, dedication, building a reputation and many more. It is very risky to participate in business life only with attitudes that we got from our parents in the early childhood, especially if they were not in business. These attitudes can be very misleading, because they are mostly not about many of the above mentioned notions. That is why business students have to be in a position to learn from the best, from those who have made it. The difference between the right and wrong business move can literally be the difference between wealth and bankruptcy, triumph and failure. The more business students know how the business world works and what the proper way of behaving in it is, the more likely they are to thrive in their future business careers. The paper has its didactical aspect too, which provides Business English lecturers with the ideas for using Business English quotes to practice vocabulary on various types of exercises.

Business English ; business quotes in classes ; LSP

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