Об этом курсе: 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
Автор: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Преподаватели: Sean McMinn, Senior Instructor
Center for Language EducationПреподаватели: Kin Tang, Instructor
Center for Language EducationПреподаватели: Delian Gaskell, Instructor
Center for Language Education
| Основные сведения | Курс 3 из 5 — Деловой английский для иностранцев Specialization |
| Выполнение | 6 weeks of study, 4-6 hours/week |
| Язык | Английский |
| Как пройти курс | Чтобы пройти курс, выполните все оцениваемые задания. |
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Программа курса
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 4 материала для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Видео: Introduction to our Specialization
- Видео: Guest Speaker-Prof.Caroline Wang-Effective Business Speaking
- Discussion Prompt: How is this course relevant to you?
- Reading: Learning how to learn
- Reading: Learning vocabulary
- Discussion Prompt: How do you improve your English speaking skills?
- Reading: The HKUST English Grammar Guide (EGG)
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 5 материала для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тренировочный тест
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Reading: Elements of introducing yourself
- Discussion Prompt: Meetings, meetings, meetings.
- Видео: Verbal and Non Verbal Communication Part 1- Verbal
- Видео: Verbal and Non Verbal Communication Part 2- Non Verbal
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Reading: Vocabulary list
- Practice Quiz: Vocabulary practice
- Видео: Challenging English grammar: redundant adjectives
- Reading: Adjective and adverb word order
- Видео: Challenging English sound - /u/ "full" and /u:/ "fool" AND /I/ "sit" and /i:/ "seat"
Оцениваемый: Say it right.
Оцениваемый: Module 2
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 10 материала для самостоятельного изучения, 3 тренировочных теста
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Видео: Speaking to Inform & Persuade
- Видео: Context & Directness
- Reading: Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
- Reading: Peer-review practice- Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
- Видео: Peer-review practice: Sample Self Introduction
- Practice Quiz: Peer-review practice: Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
- Reading: Peer Practice Review - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Видео: Sample - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Practice Quiz: Peer Practice Review - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Discussion Prompt: Verbal or Non verbal communication
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Reading: Vocabulary list
- Practice Quiz: Vocabulary practice
- Видео: Challenging English grammar: 'the', 'a' and 'an'
- Reading: Referring to something mentioned before
- Reading: Before names of professions (articles & determiners)
- Reading: Before singular countable nouns
- Reading: Before uncountable nouns
- Видео: Challenging English Sounds -/ð/ "they" /d/ "day"
- Видео: Challenging English Sounds-/æ/ "man" /e/ "men"
Оцениваемый: Introduce yourself in a Job Interview
Оцениваемый: Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses
Оцениваемый: Module 3
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 10 материала для самостоятельного изучения, 3 тренировочных теста
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Discussion Prompt: What persuades you?
- Видео: The elevator pitch
- Видео: Rhythm, stress and pausing
- Reading: More on stress and pausing
- Reading: Peer review practice: stress and pausing
- Practice Quiz: Peer review practice: stress and pausing
- Видео: Body language
- Reading: What do we mean when we say 'rhetoric'?
- Reading: Rhetorical devices in persuasive speeches
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Reading: Vocabulary list
- Practice Quiz: Vocabulary quiz
- Видео: Challenging English: giving opinions
- Reading: More on giving opinions
- Reading: Discourse markers
- Видео: Challenging English sounds -/ð/ "then" /z/ "zen"
- Видео: Challenging English sounds - /θ/ "thin" /s/ "sin"
- Reading: Peer review practice
- Practice Quiz: Peer review practice
Оцениваемый: Practise your stress and pausing
Оцениваемый: Pitch it
Оцениваемый: Module 4
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 10 материала для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тренировочный тест
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Discussion Prompt: You be the judge
- Discussion Prompt: Evaluate your own presentation skills
- Видео: Preparing and planning presentations
- Reading: Arranging and organizing presentations
- Discussion Prompt: Making and using visual aids
- Видео: Designing effective visuals
- Discussion Prompt: Ineffective visuals
- Видео: Engaging the audience
- Reading: Presenting data in charts and graphs
- Reading: Understanding the differences between seminars and conferences
- Discussion Prompt: Past experiences with online presentations and meetings
- Reading: Presenting online
- Reading: Business Case: zAnta Boutique Hotel
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Reading: Vocabulary list
- Practice Quiz: Vocabulary quiz
- Видео: Hedging your language
- Видео: Challenging English grammar: prepositions
- Reading: More on prepositions
- Reading: Common preposition errors
- Видео: Challenging English sounds /ɒ/ "not" and /ʌ/ "nut" AND /p/ "pit" and /b/ "bit"
Оцениваемый: Case Analysis Presentation
Оцениваемый: Module 5
НЕДЕЛЯ 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.
Оцениваемый: Final exam
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