Business English Certificate (BEC) refers to the Cambridge Business English Qualification Examination. It is an international business English qualification certificate exam specially provided for learners in the Cambridge series of exams. It examines the English communication ability in the real working environment and is recognized by many educational institutions and enterprises in Europe and even around the world as the English language ability requirement for entrance examination or recruitment.
Business English Test (BEC) was introduced to China from the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education of China on 1993. After years of practice and promotion, its authority and standardization make BEC very famous in China, which is a strong proof of job seekers' language ability. More than 60 well-known universities in China are authorized as BEC test sites.
For the purpose of English training, there are both exam training and ability training. Business English is between the two, which aims to meet the language requirements of workplace life and covers all aspects of business activities. Business English course is not only to improve students' English level and ability, but also to teach students a western business management concept, work psychology, and even how to deal with foreigners, how to cooperate with them, working methods and their living habits. To some extent, it is included in the concept of culture.
When the China market is more deeply integrated into the international economic society, due to the landing of a large number of foreign companies, there is an increasing demand for business English talents in the domestic talent market. However, we have to explain once again that business English is not omnipotent and does not exist independently. Many foreign companies need employees to have more professional English skills-"professional English", such as TOEIC and ETS TOPE, and some people collectively refer to TOEIC as business English. In fact, there are differences between the two, and their meanings and functions are different.
For professional English, students take exams and get a certain score to prove their ability to use the English language. What students need and get is a score, which proves that they have the ability to undertake related work. In fact, such as TOEFL, candidates who get high scores do not prove that they have the corresponding ability.
As a special course, Business English not only emphasizes the improvement of language proficiency, but also emphasizes the improvement of practical comprehensive quality. ABC will help students learn how to use English to achieve higher career goals. For example, western management concepts, work psychology, how to deal with foreigners and so on. It is actually helpful for students' work.
We have to admit that business English is just a kind of professional English. Specialized English can be said to be specialized English, such as tourism English, legal English and medical English. But what they have in common is that they all have a basic language foundation of English. Business English is characterized by its professionalism, colloquialism and pertinence.
In the final analysis, practicality is the biggest feature of business English. Accordingly, there are also quite high requirements for training institutions offering corresponding courses. In New Oriental English training courses, sharing teaching is still adopted, and the practicality of business English is emphasized.