Naslov
Fine-Tuning the Syllabus to Move Towards a Task-Based Approach in a Tertiary Level Business English Course

Autori
Kiss Kulenović, Boglarka ; Lekaj Lubina, Borka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), stručni

Izvornik
The Importance of Learning Professional Foreign Languages for Communication Between Cultures. Conference Proceedings / - Maribor, 2016, 105-122

Skup
The Importance of Learning Professional Foreign Languages for Communication Between Cultures.

Mjesto i datum
Maribor, Slovenija, 22.09.2016. - 23.09.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Business English ; student needs ; syllabus development ; task-based language teaching

Sažetak
This paper deals with the fine-tuning of Business English courses within an English- taught business and economics programme which was carried out to better suit the needs of the students. The authors analysed the needs of BDiB students and conducted a survey among BDiB lecturers at core subjects to obtain a comprehensive image of the specific issues that need to be addressed in the fine-tuning of the syllabus. The authors will discuss the results of the survey and present the issues raised by it. Most of these were related to students’ poorly developed soft skills rather than their knowledge of business vocabulary. After taking into consideration the results of the survey, the authors developed new, task-based activities to better suit the needs of BDiB groups. The article will also provide the methodological background to these changes and give examples of some task-based activities useful on this level.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija, Pedagogija, Filologija

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