The Future of Business Discourse Teaching

Abstract

This chapter will: Explore ways in which new media and digital technologies are shaping business communication and highlight the importance of digital communicative competence for learners and teachers; Discuss ways in which the digital workplace can be brought into the business discourse classroom; Discuss the role of Business English and other business languages in international business and what this means for business discourse teaching; Consider how the multicultural workplace can inform business discourse teaching; Provide a case study that illustrates some of the above developments, together with a set of tasks appropriate for the business discourse classroom, and a set of further readings.