“一带一路”视域下商务英语中外标准的比较研究

A Comparative Study of Chines and Foreign Assessment Standards for Business English Under The “Belt And Road” Perspective

从"一带一路"发展视角出发,运用批评语言测试理论、商务英语人才能力模型及交际性语言测试理论,对BEC,TOEIC,ETTBL和《企业商英应用能力标准》做比较研究。比较发现,BEC和TOEIC测评标准发展成熟,接受度高,但未能很好体现"一带一路"发展需求,ETTBL和《企业商英应用能力标准》具有较好时代性,认可度有待提高。BEC,TOEIC,和《企业商英应用能力标准》均体现出明显的交际性语言测试特点。倡导制定更具有包容性,更顾及文化多样性和更具有实际操作性的商务英语测评标准。

Under the Belt and Road Initiative, business talents with international competitiveness are in great demand. Currently there are many assessment standards for business English, which are of different features.This paper will, under the "Belt and Road" perspective, conduct a comparative analysis between BEC, TOEIC,ETTBL and Business English Proficiency Standard by applying the critical language test theory, business English ability module and communicative language test theory. This paper finds out that BEC and TOEIC have better acceptance but did not reflect the "Belt and Road" initiative; ETTBL and Business English Proficiency Standard have good time characteristic but need more promotion. BEC, TOEIC and Business English Proficiency Standard all show apparent characteristic of communicative language test. We advocated that a business English assessment standard which is more inclusive, practical and shows more cultural diversity could be made.