The Relationship between Students’ Motivation for Studying Business English and Their Knowledge of Business English and Its Terminology

• Authors: Teresa Maria Włosowicz

Abstracts

EN

The study investigates the relationship between English Philology students’ motivation for studying Business English and their actual knowledge of business terminology, some underlying economic concepts and basic rules of business correspondence. It is hypothesized that students who have higher motivation also possess more extensive knowledge of Business English, yet motivation alone is not enough but must be accompanied by a real effort put in studying the language. The study consisted of a test focusing on business terminology, the correction of errors in a business letter, and a test of selected economic concepts, followed by a questionnaire. As the results show, both the students’ motivation and knowledge of Business English are varied. In particular, their knowledge varies between years of studies and areas of terminology or skills. In fact, some of the terms proved difficult even for relatively advanced students. Thus, even though motivation does play a role, its role does not seem to be decisive, as Business English is a complex field whose mastery requires extensive study and a lot of sustained effort. However, their awareness of their language needs is quite high, so they are likely to remain motivated and to attain a high level of competence in Business English.

Keywords

EN

Business English; motivation; terminology; language needs

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Śląski
• Journal: Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 1-26

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Teresa Maria Włosowicz

• University of Economics and Humanities in Bielsko-Biała

• https://orcid.org/0000000187679332

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Identifiers

DOI

10.31261/TAPSLA.14121

Biblioteka Nauki

22446734