Personal advisors for business professionals: improving communication skills with online corpora


Autoria(s): Vieira, Nataliya
Data(s)

02/03/2015

07/03/2015

2014

Resumo

The business sphere is a multilingual world where foreign language communication skills are crucial in international relations. It makes employers look for business professionals who have a high level of linguistic competences. Language proficiency increases the chances of negotiation among partners. There are mainly two obstacles that make barriers in formal communication in a foreign language: lack of knowledge of specific linguistic structures or terminology and frequent transitions from one language to another. This paper contributes to the quest for quick access to a wide range of English, Spanish and Russian online databases that provide authentic language samples. Their application may improve communication skills and facilitate preparation for business discourse.

Identificador

1647-1989

http://hdl.handle.net/10362/14413

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

CIGEST

Relação

5;

http://www.cigest.ensinus.pt/pt/edicoes/144-iber-s-journal-edition-n-5.html

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Business communication #Foreign languages #Online corpora
Tipo

article