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Komponent leksykalny w nauczaniu rosyjskiej komunikacji biznesowej
The Lexical Component in Teaching Russian Business Communication

Author(s): Małgorzata Wideł-Ignaszczak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: teaching specialist languages; Business Russian; business communication; teaching vocabulary

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the importance of the lexical component in teaching Russian business communication. It was underlined that the topic is an integral element of business communication, which defines the content of the message and influences mainly the choice of lexis. The importance of lexis as a component of teaching a foreign language changes depending on the aims of teaching. The paper discusses the situation when the primary aim of teaching is the ability of effective communication, the development of business communication competence, in which the knowledge of vocabulary plays a pivotal role. It was proved that the ability of conveying specialist information depends the most on the level of vocabulary knowledge. Limited vocabulary range hinders or even blocks communication the most. Communication block most often results from a lack of knowledge of appropriate situational vocabulary. Consequently, there is a need for continuous research into the choice of lexical content corresponding to different levels of language proficiency as well as into the effective methods of introducing and consolidating new vocabulary. The paper provides a description of the lexis of Business Russian sub-language and discusses the most frequent techniques of introducing, revising and consolidating economic lexis at the level of philological studies.

  • Issue Year: 67/2019
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 155-172
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish