Abstract

The study focuses on vocabulary knowledge in the business domain and the comprehension ability of a business text. For this purpose and also as the final exam of Business English 3 course, a test covering sections of business English vocabulary (20 questions), and reading comprehension (20 questions) was employed to collect the data from 200 senior students enrolled in the Business English 3 course. Besides that, to answer the question “Is there any significant correlation between business English vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension of the English-majored students of the Business English 3 classes?”, the researcher used Pearson Product Moment correlation on the test's results. The analysis's conclusion demonstrates a positive relationship between students' reading comprehension and their command of business English terminology.

Keywords: Business English vocabulary, reading performance, correlation.