Savittre Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 I've been teaching English in the Far East for a long time. I am considering taking some Business English courses in order to teach it. Although I have lots of teaching background, I have no business background. That said, I'm wondering if my idea is practical. Simply put, if I take Business English courses, can I effectively teach it without a business background? I'm especially interested to hear from anyone who is or has taught this subject. Thank you all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummigut Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 "I've been teaching English in the Far East for a long time." Umm, didn't you move to a neighboring country (not Thailand) from the west 2-years ago or so? You'd probably get better replies on ajarn.com. Why don't you do yourself a favor and peruse a few Business English textbooks. Then you can see the materials for yourself and answer if you can do it. <<burp>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 Hi Savittre, it's like a blind teaching nonblinds colours! A short (½ year at least) course in business administration increases your chances IMO. Being able to explain due diligence, ebit, ebitda and exercise price - just a few examples! elef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe7e Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 I've been a businessman for the last 25 years from a one man band to managing director of a multi million pound T/O company. In all that time I have never come across the words "ebit and ebitda" WTF do they refere to ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsushi Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 pe7e said: In all that time I have never come across the words "ebit and ebitda" WTF do they refere to ? Just fancy accounting/financial terms that management uses when they need to take attention away from piss poor profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultras67 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 it depends what you mean by teaching business english. If its just teaching words used in the everyday workplace then you dont need to do any course. Almost all of it is pretty basic, how to answer a phone, make appointments, book a hotel.......... Unless you get a specialised course like accounting / legal / medical english and even there you dont really need to do a course ( but checking you know what the words mean before you start teaching would be a good idea :: ) If its teaching business at a college or uni then they will want you to have a degree in some business related subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hi guys, I agree with JJ that those are american BS words - that's the reason pe7e why you've to pay expensive chartered accountants to interpret. Still it's essential for a person teaching business english to know more than his students. ebit = earnings before interest and taxes ebitda = ebit + depreciation and amortization elef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe7e Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Thanks for the education, you learn something everyday :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummigut Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 EBIT and EBITDA are far from being BS American words, they are part of the beginning of valuation of companies and extremely common terms in Financial Management. Having said that, considering there's f'all about valuation on the ground in Thailand, it should be a cake walk! It really depends on the target audience though. I daresay exercise price isn't on the curriculum of 90% of the business english classes here. <<burp>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 knowing several individuals whose background was goofing around asia until they were broke and who teach sucessfully business english here now, it appears that the major requirement for that line of work seems to be able to get your tie knot right even with the worst case of hangover. :: just make sure to check your shirt for lipstick before going to class, and you'll be just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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