Business English and Socio-Economic Transformation of Urban Societies

Abstract

This paper examines the socio-economic impact of Business English in transforming urban societies. The paper is built on the Speech Act Theory. Through methodical exploration of literature, the researcher established that efficient use of Business English has the potency of creating a suitable atmosphere for business transaction. Therefore, the  researcher recommend among other things that Business English should be incorporated as part of academic curriculum in tertiary institutions to be studied as a general course and that more researches should be carried out on the subject matter so as to come up with new approaches on teaching.

Keywords: Business, English, Socio-economic, Transformation, Urban