English for BusinessBased on Business English’s Book Chapter 1 up to Chapter 5

By Second (2nd) GroupDyah Mufitaningsih

Rianti Eka Putri

Rizki Andriani

Syarifa Almi

B.1/6th Semester/ English Department

TopicDefinition of Business English

Reasons to Learn Business English

Course in Business English

Business English Declining

Business English in Walks of Life

Definition

Business an institution which produce goods and service demanded by people. (Brown & Petrello, 1976)

an organization that provides goods or services in order to earn profit. (Griffin & Ebert, 1996)

Definition

BusinessEnglish

English as a tool to communicatewith people when they want toconnect in business dealingespecially using Business Englishterm.English language especially related to international trade. (Rita Johan, 2014)

ReasonsObligatory School

Subject

New language needed for

job

Foreign significant other

Passion for a foreign

culture

Foreign travel

Course in Business EnglishPrincipal course in English for

business

Addition course

Grammar

Business English coverage

Business English Declining

Since 2009, Global English has polled global workers to quantify their Business English proficiency and examine the resulting data in the Business English Index (BEI) study.

A sliding 10-point scale ranks

employees into four levels of

proficiency

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

BEGINNERCan read and communicate using only simple questions and statements, but can’t communicate and understand basic business information during phone calls.

Survey of GOE and BEI in Business English Proficiency

BASICCan understand business presentation and communication description of problems and solutions, but can only take a minimal rule in business discussion and the execution of complex tasks.

INTERMEDIATECan take an actives rule in business discussion and problems relatively complex tasks.

ADVANCECan communicate and collaborate much like a native English Speaker.

2012 Business English Index (BEI) Scores

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7

6

5

4

3

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Business English Declining

The Influence of Business English Proficiency :

Global English noted that country’s business

English capability is an indicator of its economic

growth and business success.

Business English in Walks of

LifeEnglish used in formal situation in daily life;

followed the grammar rules and applied it in

common conversation especially in Business.

Parallel Structure

On our trip to Paris, I wanted to go shopping,

eat in the restaurant, and visiting my old

friend.

Writing list, Writing series in sentences, Using

correlative conjunction

Like vs AS

Use like if what follows is just a noun, or a noun

modified by an adjective.

It looks like rain

Use as (or as if or as though) if what follows is

a clause with a subject and a verb.

It looks as if it will rain

Pembagian slide :

Syarifa : Opening - slide 4

Rianti : Slide 5 – slide 6

Dyah : Slide 7 – slide 10

Kiki : Slide 10 - Conclusion