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1、1IntroductionRecentyears,Chinahaswitnesseditsrapiddevelopmentofcivilization,modernization,andglobalization,anditscontactwiththeworldhasbecomemoreandmorefrequent.Asweknow,ourcountryisinvolvedinacollageofinternationalaffairs,amongwhichbusinessaffairsarethemostinamount.AndEnglish
2、,asaninternationallanguagewell-knownbypeoplefromallovertheworld,hasagreatimpactonbusinessaffairs,sobusinessEnglishisanecessityandweattachgreatimportancetoitslearningincorrespondencewiththesocialdevelopment.Forthesakeofsatisfyingtheneedforbusinesstalentsandintellectuals,greatnu
3、mbersofcoursesconcerningBusinessEnglishhavebeensetinmanyuniversities,evenseniormiddleschools.However,thepresentexistingBusinessEnglishlearningisfarfromsatisfactory.Therefore,theurgentneedforthetimebeingistoimprovelearners’culturalawarenessanddeveloptheirinterculturalcommunicat
4、ioncompetenceinBusinessEnglishlearning,soastoachievethefinalgoalandrealpurposeofBusinessEnglishlearning.Asweknow,greatlyinfluencedbythetraditionalwaysoflearning,ourBusinessEnglishlearningputmuchmoreemphasisonthelinguisticknowledgeratherthancommunicativecompetence.Lotsoflearner
5、sstillfocusmostoftheirattentiononbusinessvocabularyorgrammaticalrules,leadingtothefactthattheyfailtoexpresstheirideasandthoughtsbymeansofEnglishinpractice,andhencecausingthemiscommunicationorfailureinthecommunication.Hence,thewriterchoosestheinfluenceoflackingknowledgeofInterc
6、ulturalCommunicationonBusinessEnglishLearningasthetopicofherthesisinordertopointouttheimportanceoftheknowledgeofInterculturalCommunicationonBusinessEnglishLearning,andtriestofigureoutthe25bestwaysoflearningBusinessEnglish,whichcancombineboththetheoreticalandpracticalknowledgew
7、ell.252TheoreticalFoundationInthischapter,theconceptandfeaturesoftheknowledgeofinterculturalcommunicationwillberespectivelyintroducedindetail,andthestudyofBusinessEnglishwillbeoverviewed.2.1TheFeaturesofBusinessEnglishLearningMarkEllisandChristineJohnson(1994:3)definedthat“Bus
8、inessEnglishmustbeseenintheoverallcontextofEnglishforSpecific