Business English for new and small local businesses

Abstract

The main goal of the project was to design a course for novice business people of the regions in Armenia and to enhance their both business and language skills. The following project was piloted in the Tavush region, in Armenia. The project aimed to help the business people of the regions to overcome the barriers, and be able to get investments, and get the necessary language knowledge to communicate with foreign investors and also with foreign customers. The course included 20 hours of instruction. The units included different types of engaging activities related to different fields of business: public speech, negotiations, marketing, management, etc. According to the observations done during the piloting, the students successfully met the goals and objectives of the course. The last part of the project includes reflections of the teacher, and also further recommendations for the teachers to consider while doing the same or similar projects.