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001440070 1001_ $$aWang, Li.
001440070 24510 $$aWorking towards a proficiency scale of business English writing :$$ba mixed-methods approach /$$cLi Wang, Jason Fan.
001440070 260__ $$aSingapore :$$bSpringer,$$c2021.
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001440070 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references.
001440070 5050_ $$aIntro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Core Issues in Business English Education in China -- 1.1 English as a Shared Language for International Business Communication -- 1.2 BE Education at the Tertiary Level in China -- 1.3 Problems with BE Education in China -- 1.3.1 The "Tower of Babel" Problem -- 1.3.2 Inadequate BE Assessment System -- 1.4 The Need for a Meta-Language for BE Education in China -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Assessing Business English: The Role of Language Scales -- 2.1 Language Scales -- 2.1.1 Origins -- 2.1.2 Functions
001440070 5058_ $$a2.1.3 Purposes -- 2.2 The CEFR -- 2.2.1 What is the CEFR? -- 2.2.2 Uses of the CEFR -- 2.2.3 Describing Business English Proficiency with the CEFR: Potential Problems -- 2.3 Scales Describing Business English Proficiency -- 2.3.1 Categorization of Scales Incorporating BE Proficiency -- 2.3.2 The ELTDU Stages of Attainment Scale (ELTDU Scale) -- 2.3.3 The ALTE Framework -- 2.3.4 The ESU Framework -- 2.3.5 The International Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ISLPR) -- 2.3.6 The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) -- 2.4 Summary of the Review and Discussion -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References
001440070 5058_ $$a3 Understanding Business English Writing: A Genre Perspective -- 3.1 BE as an Offshoot of ESP -- 3.2 ESP Writing Competence -- 3.3 Genre as ESP Writing Competence -- 3.3.1 The Concept of Genre -- 3.3.2 Genre in the ESP Tradition -- 3.3.3 Genre Knowledge and ESP Writing -- 3.3.4 The Model of Genre Knowledge -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Developing a Scale of Business English Writing Proficiency: Considerations and Methods -- 4.1 Important Considerations in ESP Assessment -- 4.1.1 EGP Versus ESP -- 4.1.2 Key Features of ESP Assessment -- 4.2 General Principles of Scale Development
001440070 5058_ $$a4.2.1 Types of Measurement Scales -- 4.2.2 Essentials of Valid Measurement Scales -- 4.3 Common Methods of Scale Construction -- 4.3.1 Intuitive Versus Empirical Scale Development Methods -- 4.3.2 Performance-Based Versus Descriptor-Based Scale Development Methods -- 4.4 Four Phases of Developing a Scale of BE Writing Proficiency -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 The Establishment of a Descriptive Scheme for the Business English Writing Scale -- 5.1 Research Procedures -- 5.2 The Establishment of a BE Writing Descriptive Scheme -- 5.2.1 Theory-Based Descriptive Categories
001440070 5058_ $$a5.2.2 Activity-Based Descriptive Categories -- 5.3 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Evaluating the Quality of the Descriptive Scheme and Descriptors: Teacher Perspectives -- 6.1 Research Procedures -- 6.1.1 Instruments -- 6.1.2 Participants -- 6.1.3 Data Collection -- 6.1.4 Data Analysis -- 6.2 Initial Accumulation and Categorization of BE Writing Descriptors -- 6.3 Evaluating the Appropriateness of the Descriptive Scheme and Descriptors -- 6.3.1 Evaluating the Relevance of the Descriptive Framework to the Chinese Tertiary Context
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001440070 520__ $$aThis book presents an empirical study to develop and validate a proficiency scale of business English writing in the Chinese tertiary context. Through a mixture of intuitive, quantitative and qualitative methods, the book demonstrates how a pool of descriptors are collectively formulated, statistically calibrated and meticulously validated for the establishment of a proficiency scale of business English writing. The writing scale differs in significant ways from the existing language scales, most of which were constructed in English as L1 or L2 contexts and applied to English for General Purposes (EGP) domains. This book also provides important insights into the construct of business English writing as well as the methods for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) proficiency scale development and validation. It is of particular interest to those who work in the area of ESP teaching and assessment.
001440070 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 15, 2021).
001440070 650_0 $$aBusiness writing.
001440070 650_0 $$aEnglish language$$xBusiness English.
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001440070 650_6 $$aAnglais (Langue)$$xAnglais commercial.
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001440070 7001_ $$aFan, Jason.
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