How to Develop English in the Aspects of Higher Education, Business, and Communication

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study the use of English language in higher education, to study the application of English language in business, and to study the use of English language for communication.

This study is the documentary research with content analysis; the researcher applied the qualitative research method in conducting this study. This research contributes to the knowledge firstly on English in higher education. Due to the reason that English is broadly considered as the lingua franca of higher education and as the most essential necessity to internationalize the higher education. In the context of higher education, skills of reading and writing are keys elements of studying. Another issue is English for business. In business section, English language takes part in the success in operation, administration, and communication.

Business English functions as a lingua franca in multilingual settings, which is a challenging interaction in terms of linguistics, and culture of speakers whose first language is not English. The last finding of this research is associated with English for communication. First, English language is studied as mediating tool in the world of globalization; second, there are various reasons supporting the significance of learning English language. Third, English language is accepted to be the working language of ASEAN; consequently, populations in 10 member countries have to prepare themselves about English language skills.