The Substance of Business English Vocabulary

Abstract

Asgari and Mustapha (2011) stated that vocabulary appears to be a major point of target language acquisition. Vocabulary is a fundamental element in an English as a second or foreign language education setting, in addition to a vital language element that supports the learning of the four major language skills. Jahan and Jahan (2011) indicated that with adequate knowledge of vocabulary in the target language, the learners were able to overcome many problems in comprehending the target language, and in difficulties associated with the production of the target language. Boonkongsaen and Intaraprasert (2014) found that authentic English language-learning experiences had a greater effect on the learners’ production of the target language. They further found that limiting a learner to a formal classroom instruction setting hampered the development of necessary skills associated with the learning of new vocabulary. Finally, Boonkongsaen and Intaraprasert (2014) established that exposing a learner to a variety of authentic Business English vocabulary learning experiences better prepared the learner to comprehend the use of the new Business English vocabulary.