Speaker
Rachel Patterson
(Kindai University)
Description
In addition to vocabulary and grammar, Business English students need pragmatic competence to navigate everyday professional situations. This workshop introduces adaptable strategies and role play activities designed to help learners recognize levels or appropriateness and understand key stages of negotiations.
After a brief overview of relevant pragmatic frameworks, participants will explore classroom-tested materials that build awareness of register, relationship dynamics, and negotiation flow. Attendees will leave with practical tools and valuable experience from the student's perspective they can adapt for their own courses, particularly for intermediate to advanced university learners preparing for global business contexts.
Author
Rachel Patterson
(Kindai University)