Features of teaching business English to students of humanitarian directions

This article observes the problem of teaching business English to the students of humanitarian fields. The selected topic is very relevant, because many students after finishing their study, having learnt a base course of business English, do not possess skills of a business speech sufficiently. Therefore, the article describes the features of teaching business English, considers the introduction of electives to the compulsory course of a foreign language to deepen knowledge of this discipline. The author describes basic skills that students should possess.