{"id":6243,"date":"2018-03-14T05:13:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T05:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/?p=6243"},"modified":"2018-03-14T05:13:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T05:13:28","slug":"teaching-more-than-english-giving-students-the-professional-skills-to-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=6243","title":{"rendered":"Teaching more than English \u2013 giving students the professional skills to succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disrupting our definition of Business English in the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0Century<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a recent Washington Post article entitled \u2018The surprising thing Google learned about its employees \u2013 and what it means for today\u2019s students<\/a>\u2019, it was reported that Google had carried out a survey into the key characteristics for achieving success as a Google employee. Surprisingly, knowledge of STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths) did not appear first. Instead, the survey placed skills such as coaching, insight, empathy, critical thinking, problem solving, dealing with complex ideas at the top of the list.<\/p>\n

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As a Business English teacher and course book author, I have a natural interest in these emerging \u2018soft skills\u2019 which reflect the needs of the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0century workplace skills. I feel it\u2019s my job to make sure my course materials and the contents of my lessons reflect the English needed to support these emerging skills.<\/p>\n

Teaching more than English \u2013 giving students the professional skills to succeed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Disrupting our definition of Business English in the 21st\u00a0Century In a recent Washington Post article entitled \u2018The surprising thing Google learned about its employees \u2013 and what it means for today\u2019s students\u2019, it was reported that Google had carried out a survey into the key characteristics for achieving success as a Google employee. 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