Об этом курсе: 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. After completing this course, you will be able to: - identify possible cross-cultural issues and misunderstandings in communication - apply strategies to overcome possible cross-cultural issues and misunderstandings in communication - produce documents with an appropriate style for business communication purposes within a cross-cultural situation - deliver a speech with an appropriate style for business communication purposes within a cross-cultural situation
Автор: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Преподаватели: Sean McMinn, Senior Insructor
Center for Language Education
Преподаватели: Kin Tang, Instructor
Center for Language Education
Преподаватели: Delian Gaskell, Instructor
Center for Language Education
| Основные сведения | Course 4 of 5 in the Деловой английский для иностранцев Specialization |
| Выполнение | 6 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week |
| Язык | English |
| 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.
1 видео, 4 материала для самостоятельного изучения
- 阅读: Objectives and outcomes
- 讨论提示: How is this course relevant to you?
- 阅读: Learning how to learn
- 阅读: Learning vocabulary
- 讨论提示: How do you learn English?
- 阅读: The HKUST Grammar Guide
НЕДЕЛЯ 2
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.
4 видео, 7 материала для самостоятельного изучения, 2 тренировочных теста
- 阅读: Objectives and outcomes
- 阅读: Vocabulary prep
- 练习测验: Vocabulary practice
- 讨论提示: How would you define culture?
- 阅读: Can we define culture?
- 讨论提示: What about your culture? Does it change?
- Видео: English as a Lingua Franca
- 讨论提示: Same word, different meaning?
- 阅读: Objectives and outcomes
- 阅读: Vocabulary list
- 练习测验: Vocabulary practice
- Видео: Challenging grammar: comparative and superlative forms
- 阅读: More on comparative and superlative forms
- 阅读: Relatively, rather, compared to
- Видео: Challenging English sounds /ʃ/ "sherry" and /ʧ/ "cherry"s
Оцениваемый: Say it right.
Оцениваемый: Module 2
НЕДЕЛЯ 3
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.
9 видео, 8 материала для самостоятельного изучения, 3 тренировочных теста
- 阅读: Vocabulary prep
- 练习测验: Vocabulary prep
- 讨论提示: Is it culturally appropriate?
- 讨论提示: Cross-cultural communication blunders
- 阅读: Cross-cultural communication barriers
- Видео: The cultural situation - Part 1
- Видео: The cultural situation - Part 2
- Видео: Cultural strategy - Writing
- Видео: Cultural strategy: Speaking (Part 1)
- Видео: Cultural strategy: Speaking (Part 2)
- 阅读: Avoiding cultural faux pas in international business
- 阅读: Objectives and outcomes
- 阅读: Vocabulary list
- 练习测验: Vocabulary practice
- Видео: Challenging English Grammar: Connective choice
- 阅读: Adverb and Connective Choice
- 阅读: List of conjuncts
- Видео: Challenging English Sounds - /ŋ/ “thing” and /ŋk/ “think”
- Видео: Rhythm, stress and pausing
- 阅读: Peer review practice: Sample of a culturally insensitive email
- 练习测验: Culturally insensitive email: peer review practice
- 同学互评: Culturally insensitive email: Correct and rewrite
Оцениваемый: Avoiding cultural and communicative faux pas
Оцениваемый: Module 3
НЕДЕЛЯ 4
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.
5 видео, 5 материала для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тренировочный тест
- 阅读: More on Hofstede's cultural dimensions
- 阅读: Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions: applications, further studies, and criticisms
- 讨论提示: Do you agree with Hofstede?
- Видео: Cross-cultural communication skills for management
- Видео: Directness of language
- 阅读: Objectives and outcomes
- 阅读: Vocabulary list
- 练习测验: Vocabulary practice
- Видео: Challenging English Grammar:The continuous tense
- 阅读: More on the continuous (past, present, future)
- Видео: Challenging English sounds: /w/ "west"-v- /v/ "vest"
- 同学互评: Say it right
Оцениваемый: Hofstede's cultural dimensions mini-case
Оцениваемый: Module 4
НЕДЕЛЯ 5
Culture, application and ethics
Welcome to Week 5! This week we will cover Module 5 where we introduce you ways you might apply cultural frameworks to authentic workplace situations, business ethics in today's international worlds and the language skills you will use in these situations. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
6 видео, 4 материала для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тренировочный тест
- 阅读: Directness of communication - in Cross Cultural Contexts
- Видео: Business Negotiations
- 讨论提示: Can cultural frameworks be applied in the real world?
- Видео: Applying Cultural Frameworks in Business Ethics
- 讨论提示: Cross Cultural Frameworks and Business Ethics
- 阅读: Objectives and outcomes
- 阅读: Vocabulary list
- 练习测验: Vocabulary practice
- Видео: Challenging English Sounds-/l/ "light" and /r/ "right"
- Видео: Challenging English Grammar: Misplaced modifiers & dangling participles
- 阅读: More on misplaced modifiers & dangling participles
- Видео: Analyzing case studies
Оцениваемый: Applying cross cultural frameworks in cross cultural communication - mini-case analysis
Оцениваемый: Applying cross cultural frameworks in cross cultural business negotiations and ethics - mini-case analysis
Оцениваемый: Module 5
НЕДЕЛЯ 6
Concluding module
Welcome to Week 6! This week we will cover Module 6 where we will conclude the course and you will need to complete the final exam and post-course survey.
Оцениваемый: Final exam
Часто задаваемые вопросы
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课程作业
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证书
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Авторы
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.
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Рейтинги и отзывы
it was perfect course for me i learned a lot of think in this course and i hope to learn more
Excellent Course!!
I have learned a lot how to act with different cultures, but also about English language.
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JZ
great course for non native speakers