Informações sobre o curso: This course aims to improve your Business English speaking skills by developing your use of vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, spoken communication skills within a Business context, and your ability to deliver professional business speeches for specific purposes. Skills learned in this course will be used in the cross-cultural communications course and help prepare you to deliver the professional business presentation in the Capstone project. After completing this course, you will be able to: - delivery effective job interviews - give persuasive business pitches - delivery informative business presentations - speak persuasively in English - adapt content to purpose, context and audience - use appropriate style and tone of writing for business purposes
Desenvolvido por: Universidade de Ciência e Tecnologia de Hong Kong
Ministrado por: Sean McMinn, Senior Insructor
Center for Language Education
Ministrado por: Kin Tang, Instructor
Center for Language Education
Ministrado por: Delian Gaskell, Instructor
Center for Language Education
| Informações básicas | Curso 3 de 5 no Business English for Non-Native Speakers Specialization |
| Compromisso | 6 horas de estudo, 4-6 horas por semana |
| Idioma | English |
| Como ser aprovado | Seja aprovado em todas as tarefas para concluir o curso. |
| Classificação do usuário |
Programa
SEMANA 1
Welcome module
Welcome to Week 1! This week, we will cover Module 1 where we introduce you to the objectives and structure of this Specialization and course.
3 vídeos, 4 leituras
- Vídeo: Welcome to our course
- Leyendo: Objectives and outcomes
- Vídeo: Introduction to our Specialization
- Vídeo: Guest Speaker-Prof.Caroline Wang-Effective Business Speaking
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: How is this course relevant to you?
- Leyendo: Learning how to learn
- Leyendo: Learning vocabulary
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: How do you improve your English speaking skills?
- Leyendo: The HKUST English Grammar Guide (EGG)
SEMANA 2
Introduction to business speaking
Welcome to Week 2! This week we will cover Module 2 where we introduce you to speaking skill you may need in the workplace. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
5 vídeos, 5 leituras, 1 questionário de prática
- Leyendo: Objectives and outcomes
- Leyendo: Elements of introducing yourself
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Meetings, meetings, meetings.
- Vídeo: From interviews to presentations
- Vídeo: Verbal and Non Verbal Communication Part 1- Verbal
- Vídeo: Verbal and Non Verbal Communication Part 2- Non Verbal
- Leyendo: Objectives and outcomes
- Leyendo: Vocabulary list
- Cuestionario de práctica: Vocabulary practice
- Vídeo: Challenging English grammar: redundant adjectives
- Leyendo: Adjective and adverb word order
- Vídeo: Challenging English sound - /u/ "full" and /u:/ "fool" AND /I/ "sit" and /i:/ "seat"
Nota atribuída: Say it right.
Nota atribuída: Module 2
SEMANA 3
Interviews
Welcome to Week 3! This week we will cover Module 3 where we introduce you to interviewing skills you may need in the workplace. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
8 vídeos, 10 leituras, 3 questionários de prática
- Leyendo: Objectives and outcomes
- Vídeo: Job Interviews
- Vídeo: Speaking to Inform & Persuade
- Vídeo: Context & Directness
- Leyendo: Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
- Leyendo: Peer-review practice- Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
- Vídeo: Peer-review practice: Sample Self Introduction
- Cuestionario de práctica: Peer-review practice: Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
- Leyendo: Peer Practice Review - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Vídeo: Sample - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Cuestionario de práctica: Peer Practice Review - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Verbal or Non verbal communication
- Leyendo: Objectives and outcomes
- Leyendo: Vocabulary list
- Cuestionario de práctica: Vocabulary practice
- Vídeo: Challenging English grammar: 'the', 'a' and 'an'
- Leyendo: Referring to something mentioned before
- Leyendo: Before names of professions (articles & determiners)
- Leyendo: Before singular countable nouns
- Leyendo: Before uncountable nouns
- Vídeo: Challenging English Sounds -/ð/ "they" /d/ "day"
- Vídeo: Challenging English Sounds-/æ/ "man" /e/ "men"
Nota atribuída: Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
Nota atribuída: Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
Nota atribuída: Module 3
SEMANA 4
Business pitches
Welcome to Week 4! This week we will cover Module 4 where we introduce you to delivering business pitches and speaking persuasively. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
7 vídeos, 10 leituras, 3 questionários de prática
- Leyendo: Objectives and outcomes
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What persuades you?
- Vídeo: Elements of a persuasive presentation
- Vídeo: The elevator pitch
- Vídeo: Rhythm, stress and pausing
- Leyendo: More on stress and pausing
- Leyendo: Peer review practice: stress and pausing
- Cuestionario de práctica: Peer review practice: stress and pausing
- Vídeo: Body language
- Leyendo: What do we mean when we say 'rhetoric'?
- Leyendo: Rhetorical devices in persuasive speeches
- Leyendo: Objectives and outcomes
- Leyendo: Vocabulary list
- Cuestionario de práctica: Vocabulary quiz
- Vídeo: Challenging English: giving opinions
- Leyendo: More on giving opinions
- Leyendo: Discourse markers
- Vídeo: Challenging English sounds -/ð/ "then" /z/ "zen"
- Vídeo: Challenging English sounds - /θ/ "thin" /s/ "sin"
- Leyendo: Peer review practice
- Cuestionario de práctica: Peer review practice
Nota atribuída: Practise your stress and pausing
Nota atribuída: Pitch it
Nota atribuída: Module 4
SEMANA 5
Business presentations
Welcome to Week 5! This week we will cover Module 5 where we introduce you to presentations skills you may need in the workplace and effective visualizations. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
7 vídeos, 10 leituras, 1 questionário de prática
- Leyendo: Objectives and outcomes
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: You be the judge
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Evaluate your own presentation skills
- Vídeo: The differences between written and spoken English
- Vídeo: Preparing and planning presentations
- Leyendo: Arranging and organizing presentations
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Making and using visual aids
- Vídeo: Designing effective visuals
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Ineffective visuals
- Vídeo: Engaging the audience
- Leyendo: Presenting data in charts and graphs
- Leyendo: Understanding the differences between seminars and conferences
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Past experiences with online presentations and meetings
- Leyendo: Presenting online
- Leyendo: Business Case: zAnta Boutique Hotel
- Leyendo: Objectives and outcomes
- Leyendo: Vocabulary list
- Cuestionario de práctica: Vocabulary quiz
- Vídeo: Hedging your language
- Vídeo: Challenging English grammar: prepositions
- Leyendo: More on prepositions
- Leyendo: Common preposition errors
- Vídeo: Challenging English sounds /ɒ/ "not" and /ʌ/ "nut" AND /p/ "pit" and /b/ "bit"
Nota atribuída: Case Analysis Presentation
Nota atribuída: Module 5
SEMANA 6
Concluding module
Welcome to Week 2! This week we will cover Module 2 where we wrap up the course. You will be asked to complete the final exam and post-course survey.
Nota atribuída: Final exam
Perguntas frequentes
Como funciona
Trabajo del curso
Cada curso es como un libro de texto interactivo, con videos pregrabados, cuestionarios y proyectos.
Ayuda de tus compañeros
Conéctate con miles de estudiantes y debate ideas y materiales del curso, y obtén ayuda para dominar los conceptos.
Certificados
Obtén reconocimiento oficial por tu trabajo y comparte tu éxito con amigos, compañeros y empleadores.
Desenvolvedores
Universidade de Ciência e Tecnologia de Hong Kong
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Custo
| Comprar curso | |
|---|---|
| Acesso aos materiais do curso | Disponível |
| Acesso a materiais valendo nota | Disponível |
| Receba uma nota final | Disponível |
| Obtenha um Certificado de Curso compartilhável | Disponível |
Classificações e avaliações
Very fruitful
this course take a long time from me to finished it
But it's a great course
Thank you
Its nerve racking....it keeps one on the toes
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