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Published 2007.
New opportunities in the global workplace have heightened interest in business studies. In response to this trend, this book presents an in-depth analysis
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Published 2007.
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.
