ABSTRACT A growing number of U.S. business schools now offer an undergraduate degree in international business (IB), for which training in a foreign language is a requirement. However, there appears to be considerable variance in the minimum requirements for foreign language training across U.S. business schools, including the provision of “business” language courses, and in what is viewed as “competence” or “fluency” in a foreign language. Similarly, business schools differ in their procedures for how the foreign language requirement is applied to foreign native speakers and/or to speakers of heritage languages. This study reports the results of an online survey that was sent to 226 schools offering a major or concentration in IB. The findings from 79 reporting schools indicate that the level of proficiency expected of foreign language learners in the IB program continues to vary widely, that few schools require a course in the business aspects of the foreign language, and that there is inconsistency in what is meant by foreign language “competence” and “fluency,” as well as in the treatment of foreign native speakers and heritage speakers of foreign languages. The results question whether students who satisfy the minimum foreign language requirements in undergraduate IB programs are adequately prepared for the professional IB world.

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美国本科IB课程的外语培训：我们是否为学生提供成功所需的知识？

摘要现在，越来越多的美国商学院提供国际商务（IB）的本科学位，而这需要外语培训。但是，美国商学院对外语培训的最低要求，包括提供“商务”语言课程，以及被视为外语的“能力”或“流利程度”，似乎存在很大差异。同样，商学院在将外语要求适用于以母语为母语的人和/或以母语为母语的人方面的程序也有所不同。这项研究报告了一项在线调查的结果，该调查已发送给226个提供IB专业或重点课程的学校。来自79所报告学校的调查结果表明，在IB计划中，外语学习者的期望水平继续差异很大，很少有学校要求开设外语商务方面的课程，并且含义不一致通过外语的“能力”和“流利度”，以及对外国母语人士和外语传承人的待遇。结果质疑，在大学IB课程中满足最低外语要求的学生是否为专业IB世界做好了充分的准备。”以及对待外国母语人士和外语传承人的待遇。结果质疑是否满足本科IB课程中最低外语要求的学生是否为专业IB世界做好了充分的准备。”以及对待外国母语人士和外语传承人的待遇。结果质疑是否满足本科IB课程中最低外语要求的学生是否为专业IB世界做好了充分的准备。