Handbook of Business Communication

Martin Stegu

15Teaching and learning foreign business languages

1.Introduction

2.General trends in foreign language teaching and learning

3.Specific aspects of teaching and learning foreign business languages

4.Conclusion

1Introduction

(Foreign) language skills have always been seen as important or even crucial for an internationally oriented economy. Multilingualism plays an important role both in export-oriented activities and, for many (“multi-national”) businesses, in internal communication, a role further enhanced by the trend toward globalisation and increased mobility. In this chapter, I will first review (in Section 2) general trends in recent research on second/foreign language learning and teaching, as well as on related areas such ...