29 April 2008


Introduction to Business Communication Needs Analysis

What Means equate with the End?


Opening the way to improve Business English Competency. Global English Projects promotes the chance to improve Business English Competency. How can on-going projects tasks, and activities help to open the way to improving business proficiency in international English?


  1. What hinders you in a competent use of (business) English to communicate within projects spanning international markets?


  1. Was verhindert ein kompetent Einsatz von Business English damit Projekte mit internationaler Spannweite verbunden und verlinkt werden können?


  1. How can a means be developed to improve spanning projects through understandable and efficient communication?


  1. Welche Mittel kann entwickelt werden damit dem Projekt durch verständlich und effizient Kommunikation verbunden wird?


  1. How can global (English) projects help develop and improve your business English competency?


  1. Wie können globale (englische) Projekte ein Hilfsmittel für Verbesserungen in „Business English Competence“ beitragen?


  1. What on-going projects that you are involved in could contribute practical examples for use in improvement exercises?


  1. Welche laufende Projekte geben praktische Beispiele ab und können als Übungen dienen?


  1. What type of projects improve Business English Competency?


  1. What business and language skills are not suitable for blogging?


  1. What methods tailor the program to the flexible needs of a business day?


Writing Exercise

Write an answer to as many of the questions that pertain to your need. Use spontaneity in writing the questions. They do not require long thought out answers, or to be defended by logic. Use the answer on the tip of your tongue. Each answer should be between 75- 120 words.


Vocabulary, Expressions, Terms

Terms

Use the question context to define the following terms:

Question context means using the way the question uses the term to define it’s meaning.

Competency

Proficiency

Means

Networking

Spanning

Tailor


Here’s an online tip to use to define the terms: http://www.bartleby.com/usage/


Expressions

On the tip of your tongue: a spontaneous, intuitive answer. An answer based on your feeling.


Grammar

Simple Present. You answer the questions in the Simple Present because you describe the present situation at this moment. By answering the questions; you analyze the strengths and weaknesses of your current capability to communicate in Business English.


Review how to build and construct the Simple Present.


How to build the Simple Present Tense: http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres.htm


Reference: English Language Centre Study Zone. University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.


If you have time, do some of the online exercises.


Translation

Translate questions 9, 10, and 11 into English.


Online Help. If you want “public” help or discussion in the text or exercises, feel free to use the blogger as your medium of choice. If you have questions, or need help in using the collaboration platform at Google Docs [Google >> Mehr Text und Tabelle, send me an email at: mailto:Gary_Gabriel@web.de?subject=Online Help



- 1 -

2008 29.04.08

No comments: