Business News: A Short Activity for Students of Business English
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Humanizing Language Teaching |
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| Web | https://www.hltmag.co.uk/feb23/business-news |
| Keywords | business English, class activity |
| Description | This article highlights the importance of business students staying informed about finance, business, and politics through exposure to authentic materials such as news articles, videos, and podcasts. Such engagement can enhance linguistic proficiency and cognitive abilities, connect the classroom with real-world scenarios, and promote learner autonomy. Activities such as creating vocabulary logs or business news blogs can further improve critical thinking, listening, speaking, and argumentation skills in just 10-15 minutes. |