BUSINESS ENGLISH IN PRACTICAL TERMS: CASE OF TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS IN SLOVENIA, SERBIA, MONTENEGRO

Slavica Čepon, Nadežda Stojković, Aleksandra Nikčević-Batrićević

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527
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540

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The article is an attempt to look at the reality of teaching English for business purposes/ Business English from a practical point of view in the tertiary educational environment at three faculties in three different countries, namely Slovenia, Serbia, and Montenegro. The article emphasizes the similarities and negligible differences among the three systems in this respect, drawing on the long historical mutual heritage and also mutual tendencies for further development. Initially, the article introduces Business English as the most entrepreneurial arm within English language teaching/general English and lays down the key similarities and distinctions between the two. Next, the requirements of teaching/learning Business English in general are compared to the demands of teaching/learning English for business purposes/Business English at three different faculties. Eventually, conclusions are drawn from the comparison.

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