This course aims to prepare you for working in an cross-cultural Business setting. We'll learn about common cross-cultural theories and how they are relevant to everyday business practices in a globalised world. By combining all of your vocabulary, reading, speaking, and writing skills that you acquired in the previous three courses, you will learn how language plays an important role in cross-cultural communication. You will also enhance your cross-cultural understanding and will be able to use vocabulary, tone and style, and spoken and written communication skills within a cross-cultural Business context. Skills learned in this course help prepare you to deliver the professional business presentation in the Capstone project.
Este curso faz parte do Programa de cursos integrados Inglês empresarial para estrangeiros
Business English for Cross-cultural Communication
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Programa de cursos integrados Inglês empresarial para estrangeirosUniversidade de Ciência e Tecnologia de Hong Kong
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Aprox. 18 horas para completar
Sugerido: 6 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week
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Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
1 hora para concluir
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.
1 hora para concluir
1 vídeo (Total 4 mín.), 4 leituras
1 vídeos
Welcome3min
4 leituras
Objectives and outcomes10min
Learning how to learn10min
Learning vocabulary10min
The HKUST Grammar Guide10min
5 horas para concluir
What is culture?
Welcome to Week 2! This week we will cover Module 2 where we introduce you to basic cultural theories and language skills you will use in general cross-cultural business situations. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
5 horas para concluir
4 vídeos (Total 21 mín.), 7 leituras, 4 testes
4 videos
What is culture?5min
English as a Lingua Franca8min
Challenging grammar: comparative and superlative forms2min
Challenging English sounds /ʃ/ "sherry" and /ʧ/ "cherry"s3min
7 leituras
Objectives and outcomes10min
Vocabulary prep10min
Can we define culture?10min
Objectives and outcomes10min
Vocabulary list10min
More on comparative and superlative forms10min
Relatively, rather, compared to10min
3 exercícios práticos
Vocabulary practice12min
Vocabulary practice10min
Module 230min
8 horas para concluir
Culture and communication strategies
Welcome to Week 3! This week we will cover Module 3 where we introduce you to ways of cultural understanding can guide business communication strategies basic and the language skills you will use in general cross-cultural business situations. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
8 horas para concluir
9 vídeos (Total 73 mín.), 8 leituras, 6 testes
9 videos
The cultural situation - Part 110min
The cultural situation - Part 210min
Cultural strategy - Writing7min
Cultural strategy: Speaking (Part 1)12min
Cultural strategy: Speaking (Part 2)9min
Challenging English Grammar: Connective choice3min
Challenging English Sounds - /ŋ/ “thing” and /ŋk/ “think”5min
Rhythm, stress and pausing5min
8 leituras
Vocabulary prep10min
Cross-cultural communication barriers10min
Avoiding cultural faux pas in international business10min
Objectives and outcomes10min
Vocabulary list10min
Adverb and Connective Choice10min
List of conjuncts10min
Peer review practice: Sample of a culturally insensitive email10min
4 exercícios práticos
Vocabulary prep10min
Vocabulary practice10min
Culturally insensitive email: peer review practice8min
Module 330min
6 horas para concluir
Culture and management communication
Welcome to Week 4! This week we will cover Module 4 where we introduce you to common cultural frameworks used in the business world, how theories inform management in cross-cultural situations and language skills you will use in management situations. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
6 horas para concluir
5 vídeos (Total 31 mín.), 5 leituras, 4 testes
5 videos
Cross-cultural communication skills for management8min
Directness of language7min
Challenging English Grammar:The continuous tense2min
Challenging English sounds: /w/ "west"-v- /v/ "vest"4min
5 leituras
More on Hofstede's cultural dimensions10min
Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions: applications, further studies, and criticisms10min
Objectives and outcomes10min
Vocabulary list10min
More on the continuous (past, present, future)10min
2 exercícios práticos
Vocabulary practice10min
Module 428min
Avaliações
Principais avaliações do BUSINESS ENGLISH FOR CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION
por AEFeb 15, 2017
It was an amazing experience to me for the very first time I studied online.\n\nI learned a lot. I enjoyed learning with COURSERA.\n\nEverything was great!
por VBOct 21, 2019
This course is Awesome to learn about culture from other countries .\n\nHofstede cross cross culture is very excellent to learned .
por LCNov 16, 2018
Very useful, with suitable amount of exercises and assignments. Great course for improving English skill.
por SSJan 1, 2020
Excellent course to learn about importance of cross cultural communication and why its hard to learn.
Sobre Programa de cursos integrados Inglês empresarial para estrangeiros
This Specialization will introduce non-native speakers of English to methods for developing English language and communication skills for the workplace, doing business, cross-cultural understanding, and business case study analysis. You'll apply these skills in the final Capstone Project by analysing a current business case study and providing recommendations to a target audience in both presentation and written formats.
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O que recebo ao me inscrever nesta Especialização?
Quando você se inscreve no curso, tem acesso a todos os cursos na Especialização e pode obter um certificado quando concluir o trabalho. Seu Certificado eletrônico será adicionado à sua página de Participações e você poderá imprimi-lo ou adicioná-lo ao seu perfil no LinkedIn. Se quiser apenas ler e assistir o conteúdo do curso, você poderá frequentá-lo como ouvinte sem custo.
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