Business English PDF - DUC CENTER
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This document provides an introduction to business English, differentiating between English for General Purposes (EGP) and English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It highlights the transition of English from a subject to a life skill and outlines the four key language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Various business-related abbreviations are also included.
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# DUC CENTER ## Business English It is a specialized part of English language teaching and learning that focuses on elements of English pertaining to commerce, trade, business relations, professional settings, and international language standardization. * **English Language Instruction (ELI)**...
# DUC CENTER ## Business English It is a specialized part of English language teaching and learning that focuses on elements of English pertaining to commerce, trade, business relations, professional settings, and international language standardization. * **English Language Instruction (ELI)** * **English for General Purposes (EGP)** (Low Levels / 4 Skills) * Listening * Speaking * Reading * Writing (Content Free) * **English for Specific Purposes(ESP)** (High Levels / 4 Skills) * Talking about specific content * Linking the class to the world * Focusing on language productive skills **EGP and ESP are different but they are not completely different.** >English is no longer a subject matter, it is a life skill. * Language productive skills \[✔] * Speaking * Writing * Language is Oral. (Listening - Speaking) \[✔] ## When we learn a language, there are four skills that we need for complete communication. When we learn our native language, we usually learn to listen first, then to speak, then to read, and finally to write. These are called the four “language skills” ### Business Abbreviation **Shorting from word** | | Description | |:-------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | EGP | English For General purpose | | ESP | English For Specific purpose | | BE | Business English | | E.B.E.P.C. | English For Business & Economic Purpose Course | | CD | Commercial Definition | | FAO | Food & Agriculture Organization | | ILO | International Labor Organization | | ISO | International Standardization Organization | | EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer | | FS | Feasibility Study | | UNRWA | United Nations & Work Agency | ## Grammar & Structure * Reading for Comprehension \[✔] * Translation \[✔] * Listening for comprehension \[✔] * Job seeking orientation \[✔] * Business writing \[✔] * Think fast - speak fast \[✔] * Phonetics \[✔] ### Phonetics - الصوتيات In English we don’t have /ʒ /sound in an initial position of a word (dʒ) like (Jake - Jack) >Orientation >Reading - Writing - listening - Speaking | | Description | |:------|:--------------------------------------------| | Letters | Spelling | | | Orthographic Representation | | Sounds | Transcription | | | Pronunciation | | | كيف ننطق الكلمة | | | التهجئة | > **دي كدا مقدمة بسيطة في المادة لحد الدكتور ما تنزل الورق علي المنصة ربنا معاكم ويوفقكم يارب <br> > مع تحيات اسرة سنتر DUC**
