Talk:Business English/Archives/2013

not what i want

atually when i logged in this page ,what i want to get is some basic konwledge of the bussiness english,so finally i know there is nothing about this at all.anyway ,thank you.i like wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.69.87.227 (talk) 07:20, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

removal of paragraph

Is given example of the Foreign Trade University really the best way to convey the fact that Business English is taught at a wide variety of Universities, Business Schools and Colleges all around our world; it's inclusion seems like a poorly formulated - and for its purposes, irrelevant - attempt at capitalising on the article... I have removed the paragraph in its entirety..

Stub, maybe

It's kind of Stubbish, if that's a word...--IAMTHEEGGMAN (talk) 15:52, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

citation needed...

The article claims that one can get a Bachelor's in Business English. This cannot be taken seriously without a reference. Searching Google for Bachelor "business english" in the first 10 results there is an actual example of a college/university that actually offers a BA in Business English. Not the perfect citation, of course, but it looks like it can prove the article's point that there are such degrees. I recommend adding this as a reference, until we find a better one to replace it. Otherwide, no one is going to believe this article (I didn't before I searched Google). NerdyNSK 16:51, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for finding and adding this reference. I will reword the paragraph to remove unproven mentions of "many". I removed the previous link because, in my battle-weary experience, articles touching on the subject of English language learning and teaching attract a lot of link spam. What you have found is perfectly valid, as proof of the assertion that such degrees exist. If and when a list is compiled, or should I say accumulates, tougher pruning measures may be invoked. Thanks again. BrainyBabe 08:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for fighting linkspam, it's a very useful contribution. Your edit made that sentence much better, as well. Now the next step is to find a better referenc, for example if we could find a list of Business English degree programmes from a neutral source such as British Council or UCAS or similar organisation, that would be nice. I may search for it later if I have some time for it. NerdyNSK 20:26, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

The "who?" tag: "For some ... for others ...."

Previously, the following paragraph had a "who?" tag:

Business English means different things to different people. For some, it focuses on vocabulary and topics used in the worlds of business, trade, finance, and international relations. For others it refers to the communication skills used in the workplace, and focuses on the language and skills needed for typical business communication such as presentations, negotiations, meetings, small talk, socializing, correspondence, report writing, and a systematic approach. [a decent source is cited here]

I removed the "who?" tag because I felt "for some" and "for others" is a valid way of answering that question. Of course, it would be better if it said "For some, such as _____", naming a group, such as merchants, and "for others, such as _____", naming another, such as management. But I don't know what the contributor intended, if anything.

Anyway, if I was wrong to remove the "who?" tag, feel free to put it back in by hand, but please don't revert, as I went on to do a rather substantial edit, afterwards (see "Philippines" section below).

→Ben Culture (talk) 09:29, 14 December 2013 (UTC)