Acerca de este 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
Creada por: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Enseñado por: Sean McMinn, Senior Insructor
Center for Language Education
Enseñado por: Kin Tang, Instructor
Center for Language Education
Enseñado por: Delian Gaskell, Instructor
Center for Language Education
| Información básica | Curso 3 de 5 en Inglés empresarial para personas no nativas Specialization |
| Compromiso | 6 weeks of study, 4-6 hours/week |
| Idioma | English |
| Cómo aprobar | Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso. |
| Calificaciones del usuario |
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 videos, 4 readings
- Leitura: Objectives and outcomes
- Vídeo: Introduction to our Specialization
- Vídeo: Guest Speaker-Prof.Caroline Wang-Effective Business Speaking
- Prompt de discussão: How is this course relevant to you?
- Leitura: Learning how to learn
- Leitura: Learning vocabulary
- Prompt de discussão: How do you improve your English speaking skills?
- Leitura: 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 videos, 5 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Leitura: Objectives and outcomes
- Leitura: Elements of introducing yourself
- Prompt de discussão: Meetings, meetings, meetings.
- Vídeo: Verbal and Non Verbal Communication Part 1- Verbal
- Vídeo: Verbal and Non Verbal Communication Part 2- Non Verbal
- Leitura: Objectives and outcomes
- Leitura: Vocabulary list
- Teste para praticar: Vocabulary practice
- Vídeo: Challenging English grammar: redundant adjectives
- Leitura: Adjective and adverb word order
- Vídeo: Challenging English sound - /u/ "full" and /u:/ "fool" AND /I/ "sit" and /i:/ "seat"
Calificado: Say it right.
Calificado: 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 videos, 10 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Leitura: Objectives and outcomes
- Vídeo: Speaking to Inform & Persuade
- Vídeo: Context & Directness
- Leitura: Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
- Leitura: Peer-review practice- Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
- Vídeo: Peer-review practice: Sample Self Introduction
- Teste para praticar: Peer-review practice: Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
- Leitura: Peer Practice Review - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Vídeo: Sample - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Teste para praticar: Peer Practice Review - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Prompt de discussão: Verbal or Non verbal communication
- Leitura: Objectives and outcomes
- Leitura: Vocabulary list
- Teste para praticar: Vocabulary practice
- Vídeo: Challenging English grammar: 'the', 'a' and 'an'
- Leitura: Referring to something mentioned before
- Leitura: Before names of professions (articles & determiners)
- Leitura: Before singular countable nouns
- Leitura: Before uncountable nouns
- Vídeo: Challenging English Sounds -/ð/ "they" /d/ "day"
- Vídeo: Challenging English Sounds-/æ/ "man" /e/ "men"
Calificado: Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
Calificado: Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
Calificado: 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 videos, 10 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Leitura: Objectives and outcomes
- Prompt de discussão: What persuades you?
- Vídeo: The elevator pitch
- Vídeo: Rhythm, stress and pausing
- Leitura: More on stress and pausing
- Leitura: Peer review practice: stress and pausing
- Teste para praticar: Peer review practice: stress and pausing
- Vídeo: Body language
- Leitura: What do we mean when we say 'rhetoric'?
- Leitura: Rhetorical devices in persuasive speeches
- Leitura: Objectives and outcomes
- Leitura: Vocabulary list
- Teste para praticar: Vocabulary quiz
- Vídeo: Challenging English: giving opinions
- Leitura: More on giving opinions
- Leitura: Discourse markers
- Vídeo: Challenging English sounds -/ð/ "then" /z/ "zen"
- Vídeo: Challenging English sounds - /θ/ "thin" /s/ "sin"
- Leitura: Peer review practice
- Teste para praticar: Peer review practice
Calificado: Practise your stress and pausing
Calificado: Pitch it
Calificado: 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 videos, 10 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Leitura: Objectives and outcomes
- Prompt de discussão: You be the judge
- Prompt de discussão: Evaluate your own presentation skills
- Vídeo: Preparing and planning presentations
- Leitura: Arranging and organizing presentations
- Prompt de discussão: Making and using visual aids
- Vídeo: Designing effective visuals
- Prompt de discussão: Ineffective visuals
- Vídeo: Engaging the audience
- Leitura: Presenting data in charts and graphs
- Leitura: Understanding the differences between seminars and conferences
- Prompt de discussão: Past experiences with online presentations and meetings
- Leitura: Presenting online
- Leitura: Business Case: zAnta Boutique Hotel
- Leitura: Objectives and outcomes
- Leitura: Vocabulary list
- Teste para praticar: Vocabulary quiz
- Vídeo: Hedging your language
- Vídeo: Challenging English grammar: prepositions
- Leitura: More on prepositions
- Leitura: Common preposition errors
- Vídeo: Challenging English sounds /ɒ/ "not" and /ʌ/ "nut" AND /p/ "pit" and /b/ "bit"
Calificado: Case Analysis Presentation
Calificado: 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.
Calificado: Final exam
Preguntas Frecuentes
Cómo funciona
Trabalho
Cada curso é como um livro didático interativo, com vídeos pré-gravados, testes e projetos.
Ajuda dos seus colegas
Conecte-se com milhares de outros aprendizes, debata ideias, discuta sobre os materiais do curso e obtenha ajuda para dominar conceitos.
Certificados
Obtenha reconhecimento oficial pelo seu trabalho e compartilhe seu sucesso com amigos, colegas e empregadores.
Creadores
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
HKUST - A dynamic, international research university, in relentless pursuit of excellence, leading the advance of science and technology, and educating the new generation of front-runners for Asia and the world.
Tarifa
| Comprar curso | |
|---|---|
| Accede a los materiales del curso | Disponible |
| Accede a los materiales con calificación | Disponible |
| Recibe una calificación final | Disponible |
| Obtén un Certificado de curso para compartir | Disponible |
Calificaciones y revisiones
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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