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Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping

Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping. Ana Balula 1,2 , Ciro Martins 1 , Fábio Marques 1 1 Águeda School of Technology and Management 2 Research Center “Didactics and Technology in Education of Trainers” University of Aveiro (PORTUGAL) . Introduction.

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Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping

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  1. Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping Ana Balula1,2, Ciro Martins1, Fábio Marques1 1Águeda School of Technology and Management 2Research Center “Didactics and Technology in Education of Trainers” University of Aveiro (PORTUGAL)

  2. Introduction Business Context Language (Business English – lingua franca) ICT • Technical competences • Intercultural communication • Intercultural collaboration • Negotiation • Critical thinking Soft competences Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping - Ana Balula, Ciro Martins, Fábio Marques (EduLearn 2014)

  3. Languagelearningthrough CM • language for specific purposes • second language acquisition business English dual-coding (Godwin-Jones, 2010) target/source language • multimedia • visual representation • translation • definition … Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping - Ana Balula, Ciro Martins, Fábio Marques (EduLearn 2014)

  4. Languagelearningthrough CM • language for specific purposes • second language acquisition business English dual-coding (Godwin-Jones, 2010) teaching/learning strategy concept mapping target/source language infographic technique online node-link paradigm authentic context new cognitive structures linked to prior cognitive structures • multimedia • visual representation • translation • definition … Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping - Ana Balula, Ciro Martins, Fábio Marques (EduLearn 2014)

  5. Methodology • Main objective • To find evidence as to the (dis)advantages of implementing Cmapping as teaching and learning strategy, in particular as to the improvement of reading (comprehension) skills and speaking skills (oral presentation) using business English terminology. • Participants • 30 students • Enrolled in the suject“English Applied to Management II” (University of Aveiro) Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping - Ana Balula, Ciro Martins, Fábio Marques (EduLearn 2014)

  6. Methodology • Selected tool • Cmaptools • Data collection • Questionnaire • Data analysis techniques • Content analysis and descriptive statistical analysis Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping - Ana Balula, Ciro Martins, Fábio Marques (EduLearn 2014)

  7. Methodology Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping - Ana Balula, Ciro Martins, Fábio Marques (EduLearn 2014)

  8. Results e-Cmapping: difficulties identified by the students Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping - Ana Balula, Ciro Martins, Fábio Marques (EduLearn 2014)

  9. Results e-Cmapping: advantages identified by the students Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping - Ana Balula, Ciro Martins, Fábio Marques (EduLearn 2014)

  10. Final remarks • To teach/learn business English through e-Cmapping, it is crucial to: • Be familiarized with the tool • Technical features • Online collaboration • Understand the principles underlying Cmapping • Work with authentic texts (motivation) Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping - Ana Balula, Ciro Martins, Fábio Marques (EduLearn 2014)

  11. Thank You! Enhancing business English terminology through concept mapping - Ana Balula, Ciro Martins, Fábio Marques (EduLearn 2014)

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