Language & Communication for Business & Commerce

Language &
Communication for
Business & Commerce
CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY................................................................................................................1
Role and importance of English for international business......................................1
Language and communication for business in Australia in 2022.............................2
English as a common language benefits and disadvantages for non-native
speakers.................................................................................................................. 2
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................ 3
REFERENCES............................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
In the present booming international trade along with the augmenting trade
activities of the businesses, English has occupied an unshakable position in the
international business. As an international language, English is being regarded as
one of the major bases for good interaction in any type of business. There are
numerous business organizations who are making use of English as a corporate
language such as Nokia, Microsoft and many others (Takino, 2020). All these
companies have used this practice for making sure good level of collaboration along
with communication with the business partners, suppliers, stakeholders and
customers. considering this, the main aim of the current essay is to explore the
nature and the role of English for international business. The essay first summarizes
the article of Rogerson-Revell which is written in the context of Europe and then it
will analyse its relevance in the context of Australia.
MAIN BODY
Role and importance of English for international business
The article being written by the author Rogerson-Revell focusses on the role
of English in this 21st century as a common language for performing international
work as well as agreements. Due to rising level of globalization along with
internationalization, professionals from variety of firms are rapidly coming together to
carry out the business in the global workplace, especially in meetings. Due to these
types of global events, people are being brought together from varied linguistic and
social background with a result that a common language of interaction is often
adopted. English for international business is a necessary function as a lingua franca
in multilingual settings, it might present different issues both linguistically plus
culturally, mainly as more and more communication amid the speakers who first
language is not English (Rogerson-Revell, 2007). A preliminary study has been
conducted by the author in a particular European business organization and the
findings of the article suggests that there are some challenges and language issues
that might be present in the international context. The non-native English speakers
come across with different difficulties in business meetings such as language
barriers, organization and cultural issues.
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