Talk:Business English

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[edit] removal of paragraph

Is given example of the Foreign Trade University really the best way to convey the fact that Business English is taught at a wide variety of Universities, Business Schools and Colleges all around our world; it's inclusion seems like a poorly formulated - and for its purposes, irrelevant - attempt at capitalising on the article... I have removed the paragraph in its entirety..

[edit] Stub, maybe

It's kind of Stubbish, if that's a word...--IAMTHEEGGMAN (talk) 15:52, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] citation needed...

The article claims that one can get a Bachelor's in Business English. This cannot be taken seriously without a reference. Searching Google for Bachelor "business english" in the first 10 results there is an actual example of a college/university that actually offers a BA in Business English. Not the perfect citation, of course, but it looks like it can prove the article's point that there are such degrees. I recommend adding this as a reference, until we find a better one to replace it. Otherwide, no one is going to believe this article (I didn't before I searched Google). NerdyNSK 16:51, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for finding and adding this reference. I will reword the paragraph to remove unproven mentions of "many". I removed the previous link because, in my battle-weary experience, articles touching on the subject of English language learning and teaching attract a lot of link spam. What you have found is perfectly valid, as proof of the assertion that such degrees exist. If and when a list is compiled, or should I say accumulates, tougher pruning measures may be invoked. Thanks again. BrainyBabe 08:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for fighting linkspam, it's a very useful contribution. Your edit made that sentence much better, as well. Now the next step is to find a better referenc, for example if we could find a list of Business English degree programmes from a neutral source such as British Council or UCAS or similar organisation, that would be nice. I may search for it later if I have some time for it. NerdyNSK 20:26, 19 September 2007 (UTC)