如何在商务英语教学中培养跨文化交际能力

On How to Cultivate Students' Cross-culture Communication Skill in Business English Teaching

商务英语是以商务知识为核心的一种专门用途英语。课程内容需要涉及商务活动的各个方面,以适应商务活动的语言要求为目的。教学中教师除了提高学生英语水平,传授商务知识,还应注重在商务活动中实践能力的培养。这种实践能力,就是培养和提高学生的跨文化交际能力。商务英语教学的目的是要培养懂国际商务规则、掌握世界各民族文化特点,熟练运用英语的复合型人才。本文将分析不同的教学方法是如何在教学中培养跨文化交际的能力。

Business English is a kind of ESP course based on business knowledge.Content of business English course should cover all aspects of business activities;therefore,it will also satisfy the language needs in business activities.Teacher should focus on cultivating practical abilities,besides improving students＇ English proficiency level.The practical ability is to raise and improve cross-culture communication skill.The purpose of business English teaching is training inter-disciplinary talent who know the business regulation,culture of different nationality and using English fluently.The paper will discuss how to raise cross-culture ability through different teaching method.