The case study approach to teaching business english

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Uber Grosse
Keyword(s):  
Business English ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Teaching Business ◽  
Approach To Teaching

A Corpus-Based Functional Analysis of Complex Nominal Groups in Written Business Discourse

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-90
Author(s):  
Zhoulin Ruan
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Head Noun ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Main Function ◽  
Business English ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Business Discourse ◽  
Nominal Groups

This paper uses a case study approach to explore the internal structure of complex nominal groups in written business discourse. A one-million word corpus of banks' corporate annual reports was compiled, and complex nominal groups with business as head noun were analyzed in terms of functions and logical relationships. The analysis shows that in the business English texts, complex nominal groups have distinctive functional and logical structures as well as particular patterns of co-occurrences among multiple premodification. Classification was found to be the main function of the experiential structure, with sub-modification used for further specifying the head referent. The co-occurrences of premodifiers also show the tendencies of functional associations underlying the configuration of the experiential structure. These findings suggest the distinctive register features of the informational writing in the written business discourse. The paper concludes with pedagogical implications of the findings for the teaching of business English to language learners.

A CASE STUDY APPROACH TO TEACHING FRACTURE

1978 ◽  
pp. 429-442
Author(s):  
C.N. Reid ◽  
C.W.A. Newey ◽  
K.A. Reynolds ◽  
G. Weaver ◽  
K. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Approach To Teaching

scholarly journals A Single Case Study Approach to Teaching: Effects on Learning and Understanding

10.28945/2776 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Jewels ◽  
Marilyn Ford
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Project Environment ◽  
Approach To Teaching

In the choice of a pedagogy for a new unit on IT project management, an innovative single case study approach was chosen, in the hope of providing a ‘virtual environment’ in which students could embed themselves. By providing a single, rich, descriptive project environment for students, it was hoped that they would become deeply involved in the case and thus adopt a deeper approach to learning and subsequently a greater understanding of the theoretical constructs covered in the unit. The pedagogy chosen is being evaluated and where necessary revised in what can be described as an action learning approach. Following an initial evaluation of the learning approaches adopted by students, revisions were made to the pedagogy. This paper discusses the findings from two subsequent offerings of the unit.

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