Perspectives on Teaching Workplace English in the 21st Century

<p>This collection bridges the gap between research and practical applications by showcasing the latest research developments on business English as a lingua franca and the ways in which they might better inform language teaching practice.</p><p>Featuring contributions from both established and emerging researchers in the field this book brings together research findings on business and workplace English pedagogy with a focus on addressing issues and challenges around spoken communicative needs in the workplace. The volume explores spoken communication in the business context across a diverse range of settings and media including oral presentations small talk meetings business negotiations and interviews. Taken together the book offers an up-to-date synthesis of research on key topics at the intersection of spoken workplace communication and language teaching toward facilitating more engaged empirically grounded business English as a lingua franca teaching.</p><p>This book will be of particular interest for students and scholars in business communication workplace communication and English for specific purposes.</p>