商务英语口语能力等级量表的理论模型构建

Developing a scale of business English speaking competence:A theoretical framework

商务英语已经发展成为专门用途英语领域的重要分支之一,然而目前的商务英语测评因缺乏统一、规范的商务英语能力标准参照体系,给学习者、教师、教学机构及用人单位带来混乱和困惑。本文尝试构建商务英语口语能力等级量表的理论模型,探讨了商务英语口语能力描述语的横向参数框架与纵向典型特征系统,以期为我国研制商务英语能力等级量表提供参考。

Business English(BE)has developed into one of the most important branches of English for Specific Purposes.However,due to the lack of a common scale of BE competence,learners,teachers,educational institutes and business companies tend to be bewildered by various BE tests and assessments.This paper focuses on the construct of a BE speaking competence scale.It proposes a theoretical model composed of a descriptive scheme of descriptors and salient features of descriptors,with the aim of providing reference for developing a common BE scale in China.