LANGUAGE FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES AT BYU — BUSINESS RUSSIAN

Authors

David V. Shurtleff, Brigham Young University
Dr. David K. Hart, Brigham Young University

Keywords

business Russian, language skills, business correspondence, Russian

College

Humanities

Department

German and Russian

Abstract

Business language courses were taught at American universities as early as the 1920’s but did not gain widespread acceptance until the 1980’s. A major reason for the growth of Language for Special Purposes (LSP) was the report of the President’s Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, which focused on the decline of language skills in the U.S. and stressed the need for professionally linked foreign language courses. Linguistic skills, the report stated, are a plus when combined with professional knowledge in fields such as engineering and business.1

Recommended Citation

Shurtleff, David V. and Hart, Dr. David K. (2013) "LANGUAGE FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES AT BYU — BUSINESS RUSSIAN," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 799.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/799