BREAKING THE ICE WITH BUSINESS ENGLISH

Dana Di Pardo Leon-Henri

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First page
345
Last page
358

Abstract


Abstract. The pedagogical intervention presented in this paper is a practical peer-to-peer teaching method which was used to welcome and initiate students at the higher education level into a second year Business English (BE) course. The intervention is meant to be implemented during the first three or four hours of language lessons with a new class of students specializing in the creation and management of small and medium-sized business. This task-based activity is aimed at intermediate level language students in a two-year program, but the underlying principles can be adapted to all levels and all types of learners. The methodology is founded on the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and task-based approach to language teaching.


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