商务英语课程设置折射出的两个深层次问题

Two Pending Issues Reflected in Practicing the Curriculum of Business English

基于交流需求分析,着眼于跨文化交流能力的培养,理想的商务英语课程设置包含着语言、沟通、文化和商务四个模块的课程体系。在现实中,这样一个理想的商务英语课程体系是否能够得到实施,人们对于商务英语课程设置的认知与现实中的教学实践之间是否存在差异,以河南高校为样本,对商务英语课程的实施情况进行了实证调查。在对调查结果进行分析时,得出了数项结论,同时发现了两个待解的深层次问题:一是如何培养商务英语专业的核心竞争优势?二是什么是商务英语课程体系的共同核心?

An ideal curriculum for Business English is one that consists of four modules covering language,communication,culture and business.In reality,can such an ideal curriculum be practiced？ Is there any gap between people＇s understanding of the curriculum for Business English and their real teaching practice？ This study explores into the real practice of the curriculum of Business English with some higher learning institutions in Henan Province as cases.In analyzing the output of the invstigation,this study,while achieving a number of conclusions,identifies two underlying,and yet pending,issues： 1） How to shape the core competitiveness of Business English as a major？ 2） What can be the common core of the curriculum system for Business English？