商務(wù)英語證書考試與職業(yè)技能的培養(yǎng)

1、商務(wù)英語證書考試與職業(yè)技能的培養(yǎng)Yang Yongbing20/12/20122Business English Tests Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) 托業(yè)托業(yè) （國際（國際交流英語考試）交流英語考試） http:/ TOEIC measures the everyday English skills of people working in an international environment. Nonnative English speakers take the test to demonstrat

2、e their English language skills when applying for new positions and obtaining credentials.Corporations use TOEIC to document progress in English training programs, recruit and promote employees, and put standard measurements in place across locations. The Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC)

3、 Business English Certificates by University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations 中國教育部考試中心海外考試處 BULATS Business Language Testing Service by University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations 博思職業(yè)外語水平測試CNBECT China National Business English Certification Test 全國國際商務(wù)英語考試 中國國際貿(mào)易

4、學會全國國際商務(wù)英語考試中心 TOPE職業(yè)英語考試雅思International English Language Testing System，簡稱簡稱IELTS商務(wù)英語專業(yè)四八級考試商務(wù)英語專業(yè)四八級考試 TEM-4; TEM-8 商務(wù)英語專業(yè)四八級考試？11CAMBRIDGE BEC EXAMINATIONThe Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC) is an international business English exam which offers a language qualification for learners w

5、ho use, or will need to use, English for their work. 12It is available at three levels: Cambridge BEC Higher Cambridge BEC Vantage Cambridge BEC PreliminaryThey are the practical examinations that focuses on English in business-related situations. 劍橋商務(wù)英語證書（簡稱BEC）考試，由英國劍橋大學與國家教育部考試中心合作舉辦。BEC以其高度的實用性和

6、權(quán)威性，已成為一個全球化的考試。與TOEFL、GRE、GMAT以及我國目前舉辦的大學英語四、六級考試不同，BEC考試特別注重考生運用英語考生運用英語在商務(wù)環(huán)境中進行交際的能力，對考生在一般工作環(huán)在商務(wù)環(huán)境中進行交際的能力，對考生在一般工作環(huán)境下和商務(wù)活動中使用英語的能力從聽、說、讀、寫境下和商務(wù)活動中使用英語的能力從聽、說、讀、寫四個方面進行全面考察四個方面進行全面考察，對合格者提供由英國劍橋大學考試委員會頒發(fā)的標準統(tǒng)一的成績證書。該證書極具權(quán)威性，在英聯(lián)邦各國及歐洲大多數(shù)國家的商業(yè)企業(yè)部門作為考核英語能力證明的首選證書，也是在所有舉辦該項考試的國家和地區(qū)求職的通行證。目前已經(jīng)推廣到亞洲、歐洲

7、、南美洲、大洋洲的60多個國家，在全球商業(yè)界得到廣泛的認可，在中國各涉外經(jīng)濟部門以及在華投資的跨國公司中更是備受青睞。目前我國已有數(shù)百家外資企業(yè)把BEC證書作為衡量應(yīng)聘人員英語水平的唯一標準。Four Components of BEC Reading25% Writing25% Listening 25% Speaking 25%What does BEC test? International business context Competence in English language that is useful for a business career ability to com

8、municate for essential business needs NOT knowledge of businessbusiness context the vocabulary the types of texts selected the situation presented in the tasksTopic Areas Personal identification The office, general business environment and routine Entertainment of clients, free time, relationship wi

9、th colleagues and clients Travel and conference meetings Using the telephone Health & safetyTopic Areas Buying and selling Company structures, systems, processes Products and services Results and achievements Business issues Other topic areasFunctions/Communicative tasks - The office, general bu

10、siness environment and routine Arranging and re-arranging appointments and meetings Planning future events and tasks Confirming or changing plans Asking for and giving permission Giving and receiving instructions Predicting and describing future possibilities Asking for and giving opinions: agreeing

11、 and disagreeingFunctions/Communicative tasks - The office, general business environment and routine Making, accepting and rejecting suggestions or recommendations Justifying decisions and past actions Understanding records of meetings Understanding office communications (reports, letters, memos, et

12、c.)Functions/Communicative tasks - Entertainment of clients, free time, relationship with colleagues and clients Discussing interests and leisure activities Inviting, accepting and refusing offers and invitations Thanking and expressing appreciation Welcoming a foreign visitor Talking about own regi

13、on/country Making, accepting and refusing offersFunctions/Communicative tasks - Using the telephone Answering the phone and making a phone call Giving and interpreting numerical data, common abbreviations and acronyms (as used in international business) Exchanging information Taking messagesFunction

14、s/Communicative tasks- Results and achievements Describing and explaining company performance and results, trends, events and changesFunctions/Communicative tasks- Business issues general business topics, such as management skills promotional strategies training courses business servicesBEC GradesPr

15、eliminary Pass with merit Pass A2 Level FailVantage / Higher A B C D (Narrow fail) ECOMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK LEVELSLEVELS OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCYA2 WaystageA1 (Break through)B1 ThresholdB2 VantageC1 (Effective proficiency)C2 (Mastery)Statement of resultsBEC Preliminary Reading & Writing 90 minu

16、tes Listening40 minutes Speaking12 minutesBEC Vantage Reading60 minutes Writing45 minutes Listening40 minutes Speaking14 minutesBEC Higher Reading60 minutes Writing70 minutes Listening40 minutes Speaking16 minutesFour language skills listening, speaking, reading and writing. including a range of tas

17、ks which assess candidates ability to use English developing the skills needed to make practical use of the language in a variety of contexts assessing the candidates ability to communicate effectively in EnglishLongman English-Chinese Dictionary of Business English英漢雙解商業(yè)英語詞典Allen TuckMichael Ashby朗

18、文出版亞洲有限公司上海譯文出版社劍橋商務(wù)英語考試詞匯手冊教育部考試中心組編華夏出版社Oxford Dictionary of Business Englishfor Learners of English牛津英漢雙解商務(wù)英語詞典J. H. Adam華夏出版社牛津大學出版社Pass Cambridge BEC Vantage 新編劍橋商務(wù)英語(中級)學生用書 (第三版）John HughesEconomic Science Press經(jīng)濟科學出版社BEC輔導教材First Insights into Business新視野商務(wù)英語（上）New Insights into Business新視野商

19、務(wù)英語（下）Graham Tullis, Tonya Trappe Longman Group外語教學與研究出版社2003年8月劍橋商務(wù)英語寫作教程 Company to Company A Communicative Approach to Business Correspondence in English by Andrew Littlejohn Cambridge University Press 北京大學出版社劍橋商務(wù)英語證書（初級）模擬試題冊 Cambridge BEC Preliminary Self-study Edition 劍橋大學考試委員會編 人民郵電出版社引進 年月版

20、含應(yīng)試指導 帶聽力磁帶一盤BEC Handbook (Revised Edition)2013年BEC紙筆考試日程2011年BEC考試收費標準（以人民幣結(jié)算） BEC Preliminary （初級）360元 BEC Vantage （中級）450元 BEC Higher (高級) 580元Further Information www.CambridgeESOL.orghttp:/ is Business EnglishWhat do we need to learn in BE? English at work English used in working situation Workp

21、lace English Competence in English, ability to communicate for essential business needs The language that is useful for a business career BE = B + E B: business studies E: English language studies B+E: a marriage between international business and English languageBE: A carrier of culture Readings ta

22、ke on meaning only when they are situated in real contexts of use. Employees need to have cross-cultural understanding. Culture awareness is especially important in business communication, and deserves special attention in BE. B + E + Cs Business knowledge + skills, needs for orientation English pro

23、ficiency, as the core competitiveness Career development Culture CommunicationPersonal identification Greeting people and responding to greetings Introducing oneself and other people Asking for and giving personal details (name, occupation, etc.) Asking about and describing jobs and responsibilities

24、 Asking about and describing a company and its organisation Completing forms with personal or company details Understanding and writing letters which give personal detailsThe office, general business environment and routineArranging and re-arranging appointments and meetingsPlanning future events an

25、d tasksConfirming or changing plansAsking for and giving permissionGiving and receiving instructionsPredicting and describing future possibilitiesAsking for and giving opinions: agreeing and disagreeingMaking, accepting and rejecting suggestions or recommendationsJustifying decisions and past action

26、sUnderstanding records of meetingsUnderstanding office communications (reports, letters, memos, etc.)Entertainment of clients, free time, relationship with colleagues and clients Discussing interests and leisure activities Inviting, accepting and refusing offers and invitations Thanking and expressi

27、ng appreciation Welcoming a foreign visitor Talking about own region/country Making, accepting and refusing offersTravel and conference meetings Making enquiries, reservations, orders and bookings Checking into and out of a hotel Following directionsUsing the telephone Giving and interpreting numeri

28、cal data, common abbreviations and acronyms (as used in international business) Exchanging information Taking messagesHealth and safety Understanding health and safety rules in the workplace Understanding instructions and noticesBuying and selling Understanding prices and delivery dates Making and a

29、ccepting offers Making agreements Negotiating contractsCompany structures, systems, processes Presenting and describing company structures and processesExchanging information on company facilitiesUnderstanding and explaining a companys production, ordering and delivery systemsUnderstanding and expla

30、ining manufacturing processesUnderstanding and describing processes in ones company (including staff selection, promotion, etc.)Asking about and explaining errorsProducts and services Describing and presenting products Explaining how something works Asking for and giving information about a product

31、or service Making comparisons, expressing opinions, preferences, etc. Making and receiving complaints Apologising and accepting apologiesResults and achievements Describing and explaining company performance and results, trends, events and changesBusiness issues Understanding and talking about gener

32、al business topics, such asmanagement skillspromotional strategies, training courses, business services, etc.Other topic areas other topic areas of general interest, such as food and drink education (training, courses) consumer goods, shopping and prices current events places weather, etc.What does

33、business context affect? vocabulary types of texts (business literature) situations presented in the tasksBase language-based or skill-based teaching of language knowledge and skills for business purposes NOT: content-based teaching of an independent specialized subjectTexts shorter, easier to under

34、stand NOT longer, more academic NOT in a logical order to provide a comprehensive and systematic introduction to Business knowledgeExercises to check whether the learners understand the main ideas, to use business-related vocabulary NOT to help learners master the business content onlyCase study to enhance the reading comprehension ability NOT to solve a problem When your machine breaks down, please tell us, so we wi