Teaching Materials for the Business Language Class

Abstract

At the level of the pedagogical design of the foreign language class, after having identified the objectives and the teaching strategies, after having analyzed the students’ interests and needs, teachers have to solve the difficult task of selecting the teaching materials and deciding on the technical means which can enhance the efficiency of the teaching/ learning activity. The specialized language of business involves a lot of challenges for foreign language teachers, who are trained as philologists. One of these great challenges is represented by the selection of the teaching materials, which should meet the needs of future specialists, with very diverse interests and numerous and different information needs. The way in which teachers set objectives, choose strategies and find the best means to attain the objectives by selecting and devising teaching materials is proof of their professional attachment to the subject taught, of their respect towards their students and towards themselves.