Sep 13 – 14, 2025
Hitotsubashi University
Asia/Tokyo timezone

Interdisciplinary research in Business English: Insights from experts and implications for ESP teacher professional development

Sep 13, 2025, 9:45 AM
55m
Main Building 2nd floor (Hitotsubashi University)

Main Building 2nd floor

Hitotsubashi University

2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8601, Japan
Plenary College and University - Related Plenary 1 Room 26

Speaker

Zuocheng Zhang

Description

Business English is often described as an interdisciplinary field of research. In this talk, I will draw on interviews with leading researchers in the field and an analysis of their publications to discuss characteristics of interdisciplinarity in Business English research. I will elaborate on the implications of these characteristics for Business English teachers in researching language use in business, designing classroom teaching and collaborating with subject specialists and industry partners.

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