Business Education

Course Registered: Educator’s Licence

Subject Area: Business Education

Submission Date: 24th October 2014

Introduction

Globalisation has brought many changes in each and every country in terms of economic, political and cultural process. This reshaping is known to be present in each nation in order to adapt to the global markets, agreements and traditions (Sahlberg, 2004). Hence, this shift in each nation has also brought changes in the education system due to competition in the labour markets, introduction of new subject concepts, advancement of information and technology. Therefore, it can be said that the role of teachers has altered over years whereby they need to adopt new teaching strategies and it is not easier compared to many years ago. According to Popa, Belu Mihaela and Paraschive Dorel (2013) education is now a factor of competition since it determines the productive forces of the nation internationally. People are no more educated to solve only the local community problems and progress but they should be able to stand the international problems (Cardon, 2007). He further added that globalisation has impacted the careers of business students as this has created opportunities for wider career options. Business educators as a result are expected to help students to gain an overview of global business understanding. The requirements of business students to succeed are as follows "flexibility and adaptability, intercultural communication and collaboration skills, and a sense of urgency (Cardon, 2007, p1).” Globalisation has indeed challenges the process of teaching and learning. To incorporate these challenges in teaching and learning process, lesson planning is known to be an effective tool for teachers.

Importance of lesson planning

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