The language of business studies lectures : a corpus-assisted analysis

New opportunities in the global workplace have heightened interest in business studies. In response to this trend, this book presents an in-depth analysis of a corpus of authentic business studies lectures, focusing on spoken, academic, disciplinary and professional features (e.g., speech rate, interactive devices, specialized lexis) that are crucial to comprehension, but often problematic for non-native speakers. The investigation adopts an original multi-pronged approach including quantitative, qualitative and comparative analyses. It utilizes techniques drawn mainly from corpus linguistics and discourse analysis, but also integrates observational and ethnographic methods to provide unique extra-linguistic insights. The study is thus a full-circle interpretive account of this dynamic spoken genre where academia and profession converge. The book shows how business studies lectures are characterised by a synergy of discourses and communicative channels that reflect the community of practice, highlighting the need to help international business students develop multiple literacies to overcome present and future challenges.

1 Table of contents	p. v
2 Preface	p. ix
3 List of acronyms and abbreviations	p. xi
4 List of tables and figures	p. xiii
5 Introduction	p. 1
6 Background to the study	p. 9
7 The\business studies lecture corpus	p. 31
8 Speaking to the audience	p. 45
9 Interacting with the learners	p. 79
10 Teaching the discipline and the profession	p. 119
11 Beyond speaking	p. 151
12 Final remarks	p. 183
13 References	p. 193
14 Appendix A	p. 213
15 Appendix B	p. 227
16 Name index	p. 231
17 Subject index	p. 235

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