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=Welcome to Your Business English Wiki!=

=// "Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity. // " // Karl Marx //=

Two shoe salesmen were sent on a mission to Africa in the 1900s to find out if there was any opportunity for selling shoes. They wrote telegrams back to Manchester: = One wrote “Situation hopeless! Stop! They don’t wear shoes!” = = The other one wrote “Glorious opportunity! They don’t have any shoes yet!” =

The course combining English with entrepreneurship will offer you more authentic opportunities to practice English for specific business situations. The skills of seeking out information, analyzing that information, making decisions, and communicating findings coherently using an international language will come in handy in the society of the future in which people will be required to //**think for themselves**// and not follow the mob. You will be encouraged to develop critical thinking and solving skills, to collaborate in order to reach decisions, to have initiative, adaptability and curiosity.

Whether we like it or not, we must accept the fact that we are surrounded by everyday life aspects that are somehow related to the field of economics: small or multinational companies, banks, insurance, tourism, purchase, almost everything around us has a little something to do with this large field.

**//So what exactly is Business English?//** Quite simply, it is the English required to do business. It refers to the English needed for:
 * negotiating
 * socialising
 * making presentations
 * telephoning
 * contributing in meetings

It is a blend of general English with the specialist business elements and it teaches not only communication at work, but business practices and situations; it focuses mostly on language and conversation in (and for) the workplace, which is why it is sometimes referred to as "workplace English". 

Since the English language is the global language for business, a good command of English will definitely give a clear edge to someone who is seeking a career in the globally competitive area of business. Communication problems, whether personal or business, translate directly into losses, zero result in negotiations, incompetence for global business, or the inability to conduct business in the international arena.

In terms of career success, Business English communication skills will surely be an advantage in interviews, thus giving young people more opportunities to widen their career prospects.