1.WHAT IS BUSINESS ENGLISH?
Business English is the type of English used in business contexts, such as international trade, commerce, finance, insurance, banking, and many office settings. It entails expectations of clarity, particular vocabulary, and grammatical structures.
https://www.instructionalsolutions.com/blog/what-is-business-english
2. WHY TO LEARN BUSINESS ENGLISH?
Business English communication skills are essential for getting ahead at work. Improving your professional business vocabulary and knowledge will help you work more effectively and open up new career opportunities.
Using English in a business environment
English is recognised as the most internationally popular language, which makes it the most dominant language in the business world. Even if you have a good level of basic English, learning business English will give you the chance to demonstrate a wider professional vocabulary which can result in new opportunities in your career.
Studying business English allows you to develop English language skills that are useful in an office or other business environments. By understanding the communication skills needed in the workplace, you can gain the confidence to build strong relationships with your colleagues and clients.
3. WHY IS BUSINESS ENGLISH IMPORTANT ?
Studying Business teaches you the vocabulary that you would use in business and the working world. As well as learning corporate-speak, you also learn how to do business related tasks that would be the norm in general working settings. These include things like business writing and reports, how to deliver presentations, put forth opinions and conduct meetings.
Other aspects of learning Business English can include writing letters and emails, applying for roles and understanding job profiles. Some Business English courses can also prepare you for life in a corporate, office environment.
Students who are looking to study, and eventually work in, subjects such as finance, law, politics, marketing and trade, can find Business English useful to learn.
https://www.newcollegegroup.com/blog/business-english-important-learn/
4. THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ENGLISH IN BUSINESS: 7 BIG BENEFITS
1. It shows your willingness to go beyond basic business standards.
Back in the early days of pre-globalization, knowing English was a plus. Like it or not, it was a mark of superior knowledge and sophistication. It made you look impressive to people.
Now, regardless of your background and upbringing, many bosses will automatically expect you to know the language. Even if you received education in a different language or come from a place where English is barely spoken. Today you are expected to know English.
This means that in order to impress your interviewer or boss now, you have to show that you are extremely fluent and competent in both speaking and writing the language.
2. It will help you to communicate better with your colleagues.
Working in an office means teamwork and collaboration. Even if you are an introvert (someone who prefers to spend more time alone), you will have to interact with your colleagues. And that will be difficult if you don’t know the language they speak very well. In a worst-case scenario, it may even lead to misunderstandings that might put your job at stake.
Similarly, you need to know the right people to get the best job or a promotion at work. For that you need superior networking skills. Learning business English helps you to develop both your language and interpersonal (communication) skills.
Ultimately, it will help you to adequately express and represent yourself in front of other people.
3. It is important for delivering presentations and speeches.
As mentioned before, business English is important for effective communication. You cannot deliver a presentation to your team or be in charge of a board meeting if you speak in your native tongue and if no one else in that room speaks that language. So you need to speak the “common tongue” well, so you can translate your thoughts and ideas into coherent (clear and logical) sentences that everyone can understand and respond to.
Just having a great idea isn’t enough. You have to successively express it to your audience.
4. Good pronunciation always makes a good first impression.
Speaking and writing business English are two different skills—you may write well, but unless you can speak clearly and fluently, you are unlikely to make an impact in the workplace. People do judge you by the way you speak. Also, the type of English that is spoken differs from place to place. American English isn’t the same as British English. There are in fact notable differences in accents and pronunciation. Similarly, in India it is acceptable to mix words from Indian languages with English to communicate something, leading to the formation of a “hybrid” (combined) language.
So wherever you work, it is best to research the type of language that is spoken there, and try matching your accent more closely to the native one, to better blend in. If your interviewer gets the impression that you are at home with the language, you are already halfway to getting the job.
5. It allows you to travel.
If you have always dreamed of working for an international company or traveling around the world for business, English is the most likely language to help you communicate with strangers.
After all, you don’t want to get into a situation where you are in a foreign country and no one can understand what you are saying, right?
6. It gives you an edge in other jobs as well.
If you have a full-time job or run your own business, but also do night shifts or part-time jobs to supplement your income, you probably already know that your English proficiency will give you an
edge over other applications. Whether it is waiting tables, babysitting, being a shop assistant, helping with events or even walking someone’s pet dog, your knowledge of the English language may come in handy.
7. Finally, it allows you to express yourself in a language that everyone understands.
As I mentioned before, English is the “lingua franca” of the world due to Westernization and globalization. So being fluent in English is essentially a survival strategy in today’s competitive world. It automatically improves your chances of climbing the corporate ladder.
The way you speak and communicate is also linked to your interpersonal skills, leadership qualities and level of empathy (ability to relate to other people). So mastering the language will help you master all the “soft skills” and “life skills” you need to succeed in the workplace, too!
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/business-english/importance-of-english-in-business/
REFERENZ (DEUTSCH)
Als ehemalige stellvertretende Geschäftsführerin und als Verantwortliche für die kaufmännischen Aufgaben der Steinmüller Bildungszentrum gGmbH war ich auch für den Bereich der Sprachkurse zuständig.
Mit Frau Joanna König habe ich fast 20 Jahre als Vermittlerin für Englischkurse (aber auch Deutsch) für unsere Kunden zusammen-gearbeitet. Sie hat bei mehreren Kursen die Vorbereitung für die Prüfung zum/zur Fremdsprachenkorrespondenten/in übernommen und unsere Teilnehmer erfolgreich zum Ziel geführt.
Frau König hat in allen Sprach-Leveln unterrichtet. Überwiegend wurde sie für die Business- und Managerkurse eingesetzt. Sie ist sehr zielorientiert und unterrichtet auf hohem Niveau und hat das Vertrauen der Betriebe und deren Mitarbeiter erworben. Ihre Kurse wurden oft jahrelang immer wieder gebucht.
Ende 2018 bin ich in Rente gegangen. Ich bedanke mich bei Frau König für die gute Zusammenarbeit und wünsche ihr alles Gute und viel Erfolg.
Marijke Sönnewald
TESTIMONIAL (ENGLISH)
As the former Deputy Managing Director and as the Manager in charge of the commercial tasks at Steinmüller Bildungszentrum gGmbH, I was also responsible for the sector of language courses.
I worked with Ms Joanna König for almost 20 years as a facilitator for English and German courses. She took over the preparation for the examination for Foreign Language Correspondents in several courses and successfully led the participants towards the final goal.
Ms König taught on all language levels but ran primarily Business and Manager Courses. She is very much goal-oriented and has high teaching standards. She gained the trust of the enterprises as well as their employees and her courses were booked all over again for years.
I retired at the end of 2018. I would like to thank Ms König for the good cooperation and wish her all the best and a great deal of success.
Marijke Sönnewald
