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Ready or not, English is now the global language of business.

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Global Business Speaks English - QuizVersión en línea Ready or not, English is now the global language of business. Watch the interview and answer the quiz. por Teacher Claudia 1 Companies need a language strategy, especially if they have any type of... a global language strategy b global aspiration c globalization 2 Companies adopt English as a "lingua franca"... a to serve customers b for better partner relationships c because competitors are doing it as well d all of he previous e none of the previous 3 English has a massive head start, but Mandarin... a has more people who speak it. b is equal to English and it's easier. c has less people who speak it. 4 Companies need to have a language strategy and to know... a how to adopt it. b how to reach the global environment. c how to implement it. 5 Language strategies are about... a ensuring that everyone is envolved in building up the linguistic capacity. b ensuring that native speakers are obligated to build up the linguistic capacity. 6 Native speakers need to... a slow down and use different vocabulary b help coworkers c change communication behaviour d all of the previous. Explanation 1 More and more multinational companies are mandating English as the common corporate language—Airbus, Daimler-Chrysler, Fast Retailing, Nokia, Renault, Samsung, SAP, Technicolor, and Microsoft in Beijing, to name a few—in an attempt to facilitate communication and performance across geographically diverse functions and business endeavors. 2 This happens in an attempt to facilitate communication and performance across geographically diverse functions and business endeavors. 3 There are some important differences between English and Chinese. 1 The Appearance – Written Words 2 Tones - There are 4 basic tones in Chineses. 3 Sentence Length - English emphasizes the structure of sentences, while Chinese focuses on the meaning. 4 Adopting a global language policy is not easy, and companies invariably stumble along the way. It’s radical, and it’s almost certain to meet with staunch resistance from employees. 5 There’s still a lot to learn, but success stories do exist. Adopters will find significant advantages. 6 When nonnative speakers are forced to communicate in English, they can feel that their worth to the company has been diminished, regardless of their fluency level. Employees facing one-language policies often worry that the best jobs will be offered only to those with strong English skills, regardless of content expertise.

Global Business Speaks English - QuizVersión en línea

Ready or not, English is now the global language of business. Watch the interview and answer the quiz.

Companies need a language strategy, especially if they have any type of...

global language strategy

global aspiration

globalization

Companies adopt English as a "lingua franca"...

to serve customers

for better partner relationships

because competitors are doing it as well

all of he previous

none of the previous

English has a massive head start, but Mandarin...

has more people who speak it.

is equal to English and it's easier.

has less people who speak it.

Companies need to have a language strategy and to know...

how to adopt it.

how to reach the global environment.

how to implement it.

Language strategies are about...

ensuring that everyone is envolved in building up the linguistic capacity.

ensuring that native speakers are obligated to build up the linguistic capacity.

Native speakers need to...

slow down and use different vocabulary

help coworkers

change communication behaviour

all of the previous.

Explanation

More and more multinational companies are mandating English as the common corporate language—Airbus, Daimler-Chrysler, Fast Retailing, Nokia, Renault, Samsung, SAP, Technicolor, and Microsoft in Beijing, to name a few—in an attempt to facilitate communication and performance across geographically diverse functions and business endeavors.

This happens in an attempt to facilitate communication and performance across geographically diverse functions and business endeavors.

There are some important differences between English and Chinese. 1 The Appearance – Written Words 2 Tones - There are 4 basic tones in Chineses. 3 Sentence Length - English emphasizes the structure of sentences, while Chinese focuses on the meaning.

Adopting a global language policy is not easy, and companies invariably stumble along the way. It’s radical, and it’s almost certain to meet with staunch resistance from employees.

There’s still a lot to learn, but success stories do exist. Adopters will find significant advantages.

When nonnative speakers are forced to communicate in English, they can feel that their worth to the company has been diminished, regardless of their fluency level. Employees facing one-language policies often worry that the best jobs will be offered only to those with strong English skills, regardless of content expertise.