Business Management Learners’ Academic and Professional Needs for English and its Current Practices

Authors

  • Dr. Rashmi Rekha Borah Assistant Professor, VIT Chennai Campus, Kelambakkam-Vandalur Road, Chennai, India.
  • Dr. Moon Moon Hussain Assistant Professor (Economics), Department of Commerce, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, India.

Keywords:

Business English, English for Specific Purposes, Need Analysis, Academic Needs, Professional Needs

Abstract

This paper presents the research findings on needs analysis conducted through a questionnaire survey, among students and teachers of management colleges across Assam in India. Independent variables related to the research questions as curriculum design and syllabus related needs in language learning context were taken into consideration. These variables were selected to analyse the data. The responses of students’ questionnaire are calculated on SPSS 16.0 software. The quantitative data was collected from Items 1-11.The findings relating to the research questions are discussed in detail. The sample size is 309 collected from various rural, urban and peri-urban part of India with the help of a questionnaire and structured interview

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22-09-2021

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Dr. Rashmi Rekha Borah, & Dr. Moon Moon Hussain. (2021). Business Management Learners’ Academic and Professional Needs for English and its Current Practices. International Journal of Management Studies (IJMS), 6(2(1), 60–69. Retrieved from https://researchersworld.com/index.php/ijms/article/view/1087

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