Perceptions of Teachers on Bilingual Education in Business Education

Abstract

In the process of global integration, international cross-cultural business interactions are becoming closer, and the importance of English as an international lingua franca continues to grow. Business programmes aimed at developing both business and foreign language skills are faced with the challenge of adopting bilingualism teaching. The study adopts qualitative and quantitative research methods, mainly using literature method (referring to relevant domestic and foreign literature materials and related information retrieval), and questionnaire survey method to conduct questionnaire surveys with students and teachers in Jiangsu University of Technology. The paper intends to probe specific aspects of bilingual teaching and to give suggestions for effective ways to carry out bilingual teaching for Business Majors. This study finds that at present, in the process of bilingual teaching of business courses, there are problems or challenges such as students’ difficulties in studying in bilingual environment, insufficient studying teaching in bilingual resources and materials, cross-cultural adaptation problems, etc. In order to address these problems, programmes such as enhancing teacher preparedness, developing curriculums, developing teaching resources, providing student support services, and reviewing evaluation and assessment are proposed.