商务英语证书考试与职业技能的培养

1、商务英语证书考试与职业技能的培养Yang Yongbing20/12/20122Business English Tests Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) 托业托业 （国际（国际交流英语考试）交流英语考试） 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 中国教育部考试中心海外考试处 BULATS Business Language Testing Service by University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations 博思职业外语水平测试CNBECT China National Business English Certification Test 全国国际商务英语考试 中国国际贸易

4、学会全国国际商务英语考试中心 TOPE职业英语考试雅思International English Language Testing System，简称简称IELTS商务英语专业四八级考试商务英语专业四八级考试 TEM-4; TEM-8 商务英语专业四八级考试？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. 剑桥商务英语证书（简称BEC）考试，由英国剑桥大学与国家教育部考试中心合作举办。BEC以其高度的实用性和

6、权威性，已成为一个全球化的考试。与TOEFL、GRE、GMAT以及我国目前举办的大学英语四、六级考试不同，BEC考试特别注重考生运用英语考生运用英语在商务环境中进行交际的能力，对考生在一般工作环在商务环境中进行交际的能力，对考生在一般工作环境下和商务活动中使用英语的能力从听、说、读、写境下和商务活动中使用英语的能力从听、说、读、写四个方面进行全面考察四个方面进行全面考察，对合格者提供由英国剑桥大学考试委员会颁发的标准统一的成绩证书。该证书极具权威性，在英联邦各国及欧洲大多数国家的商业企业部门作为考核英语能力证明的首选证书，也是在所有举办该项考试的国家和地区求职的通行证。目前已经推广到亚洲、欧洲

7、、南美洲、大洋洲的60多个国家，在全球商业界得到广泛的认可，在中国各涉外经济部门以及在华投资的跨国公司中更是备受青睐。目前我国已有数百家外资企业把BEC证书作为衡量应聘人员英语水平的唯一标准。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英汉双解商业英语词典Allen TuckMichael Ashby朗

18、文出版亚洲有限公司上海译文出版社剑桥商务英语考试词汇手册教育部考试中心组编华夏出版社Oxford Dictionary of Business Englishfor Learners of English牛津英汉双解商务英语词典J. H. Adam华夏出版社牛津大学出版社Pass Cambridge BEC Vantage 新编剑桥商务英语(中级)学生用书 (第三版）John HughesEconomic Science Press经济科学出版社BEC辅导教材First Insights into Business新视野商务英语（上）New Insights into Business新视野商

19、务英语（下）Graham Tullis, Tonya Trappe Longman Group外语教学与研究出版社2003年8月剑桥商务英语写作教程 Company to Company A Communicative Approach to Business Correspondence in English by Andrew Littlejohn Cambridge University Press 北京大学出版社剑桥商务英语证书（初级）模拟试题册 Cambridge BEC Preliminary Self-study Edition 剑桥大学考试委员会编 人民邮电出版社引进 年月版

20、含应试指导 带听力磁带一盘BEC Handbook (Revised Edition)2013年BEC纸笔考试日程2011年BEC考试收费标准（以人民币结算） BEC Preliminary （初级）360元 BEC Vantage （中级）450元 BEC Higher (高级) 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