A: In business universities, specialized English is a compulsory course. The purpose of this course is to enable students to master the necessary practical English skills in international business.
Since joining the WTO, China's foreign trade has been increasing day by day. Foreign trade companies and foreign-funded enterprises have been recruiting and preparing to take advantage of the prosperity of the China market. Professionals who know both business operations and foreign languages have become "hot items" in the talent market.
Q: What are the students' requirements for vocational English classes?
A: In order to understand students' requirements for English teaching in higher vocational colleges, South China University of Technology conducted a survey among hundreds of students.
The results show that students' professional English knowledge is quite limited. They think that vocational English class is another form of oral English class, aiming at improving oral English in business situations. Students simply don't know what they will learn in professional English class, how to learn it, and what impact professional English will have on their future career choices.
On how to improve vocational English teaching, they suggested adding interactive training and business background knowledge in the classroom.
Almost all students admit that professional English is very important for choosing a job. However, most students think that their ability to solve business problems in English is poor.
Q: What benefits can professional English bring to students?
A: Specialized English is not only English used in foreign trade or foreign-related business in a narrow sense, but comprehensive English involving banks, finance, IT, manufacturing and even government agencies. English is a common working language in the above industries. In companies where Chinese and foreign employees work together, English is a tool for employees to communicate all over the world.
Specialized English helps them learn to use English at work. At present, the English that college students learn in class is textbook-style, and most of the purpose of learning English is to take exams, and English is rarely associated with their daily work after graduation.
An example can illustrate how students lack the ability to deal with practical problems in English. In class, students can actively discuss topics such as ideals, love, family, education and reform. But when they receive a phone call from a foreigner, they don't know how to deal with it, let alone talk with foreign colleagues in the company in English to solve problems at work.
Vocational English classes provide students with opportunities to practice English very close to reality. The course is task-oriented, such as finding a document, arranging customer meetings, answering business inquiries, ordering products from foreign companies, etc. In a word, the core of the task is to deal with business in English. Through the training of task-based vocational English course, students' language level has been improved and their competitiveness in the job market has been enhanced. Specialized English has become a tool to help students find their favorite jobs.
Q: What are the advantages of Bos as a professional English?
A: Booz enjoys a high reputation in the global business community and is a world-recognized English proficiency certificate. Booz is used by companies and institutions in more than 30 countries in the world as a standard for recruitment, training and level certification.
Bos helps to improve students' ability to communicate and communicate in professional English. Compared with classroom English, professional English is closer to reality, and students have the opportunity to use English to solve practical problems. The preparation before Bos examination and preparation not only helps students to obtain a widely recognized English proficiency certificate, but also helps to improve their English level.