What is business English?
Business English is an undergraduate major in colleges and universities, which belongs to foreign language and literature major. The basic study period is four years, and the bachelor of arts degree is awarded. It is a major for cultivating compound English talents officially approved by the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) in March 2007.
Business English aims to cultivate compound and applied business English professionals who have solid English basic skills, broad international vision, professional knowledge and skills in international business, basic knowledge and theories in economics, management and law, strong intercultural communication skills and high humanistic quality, and can skillfully use English to engage in business, economy, trade, management and finance in the international environment.
Development history
Business English teaching and research in China has developed with the development of China's foreign trade and opening to the outside world, and has been carried out as a higher education activity to cultivate compound English talents. Business English has the characteristics of content-based English teaching from the beginning. Taking business content materials as teaching materials, we should pay attention to cultivating the ability to use language to deal with these materials.
In March, 2007, the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) officially approved the establishment of business English undergraduate major, and university of international business and economics became the first university approved to set up business English undergraduate major.
On May 9- 1 1, 2008, at the 4th National Experiential Business English Forum held by Higher Education Press, more than 200 representatives from 150 universities expressed their concern about the construction of business English undergraduate majors.
20 12 Business English is officially listed in the Catalogue of Undergraduate Majors in Colleges and Universities.
On 20 15, the teaching cooperation group for business English majors formulated the national standard for undergraduate teaching quality of business English majors in colleges and universities.