Data-Driven Problem-Solving in International Business Communication
Examining the Use of Bilingual Web-Based Tools for Text Production with Advanced English as a Foreign Language Professionals
Business & Finance, Business Reference, Education, Management & Leadership, Planning & Forecasting, Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
| Author: | Alexander Zielonka | ISBN: | 9783631712528 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang | Publication: | July 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alexander Zielonka |
| ISBN: | 9783631712528 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang |
| Publication: | July 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften |
| Language: | English |
This study challenges the traditional approach of focusing on English as a foreign language learning in international business settings. The primary objective in such settings is to successfully create a linguistically correct document. Rather than relying on accumulated incomplete individual language knowledge, an alternative approach is to «solve a written language problem» by employing online tools to search for certain unknown technical terms. The author of this study advocates that the use of bilingual text search engines as a more viable problem-solving tool than traditional online dictionaries. Therefore, he examines how well participants are able to select correct verb-object expression using either an online dictionary or a bilingual text search engine.
This study challenges the traditional approach of focusing on English as a foreign language learning in international business settings. The primary objective in such settings is to successfully create a linguistically correct document. Rather than relying on accumulated incomplete individual language knowledge, an alternative approach is to «solve a written language problem» by employing online tools to search for certain unknown technical terms. The author of this study advocates that the use of bilingual text search engines as a more viable problem-solving tool than traditional online dictionaries. Therefore, he examines how well participants are able to select correct verb-object expression using either an online dictionary or a bilingual text search engine.
