Business English: Basics
Master fundamental business communication skills including vocabulary, tone, style, and audience analysis for professional success.
Master fundamental business communication skills including vocabulary, tone, style, and audience analysis for professional success.
This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full Business English for Non-Native Speakers Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.
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What you'll learn
Develop business-specific vocabulary and communication skills
Master appropriate tone and style for business contexts
Conduct effective audience analysis for business communication
Analyze and summarize business cases effectively
Make professional requests and support arguments in English
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
2.5 Hours PreRecorded video
13 assignments
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There are 6 modules in this course
This foundational course focuses on developing essential Business English skills for non-native speakers. The curriculum covers key areas including vocabulary development, reading comprehension, tone and style analysis, and business communication strategies. Through practical exercises and case studies, students learn to analyze audiences, construct effective arguments, and adapt their communication style to various business contexts.
Welcome module
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
Communication basics
Module 2 · 4 Hours to complete
Genres and styles
Module 3 · 5 Hours to complete
Audience and purpose
Module 4 · 4 Hours to complete
Analyzing business cases
Module 5 · 4 Hours to complete
Concluding module
Module 6 · 40 Minutes to complete
Fee Structure
Instructors
Senior Lecturer Specializing in Business Communications and Language Education
Delian Gaskell is a Senior Lecturer in the Center for Language Education at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She teaches and coordinates undergraduate courses in Business Communications and writing. Her professional interests include blended learning, computer-aided language learning, the use of flipped classrooms, corpus linguistics, and discourse analysis.
English Language Lecturer Specializing in Academic Communication at HKUST
Kin Tang is an English Language Lecturer who originally joined the Center for Language Education at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2006 and rejoined in 2011. He moved to Hong Kong from the United Kingdom in 1999 and has been teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and Communication at the tertiary level since 2006. Prior to his tenure at HKUST, he worked at the University of Hong Kong and gained experience in non-teaching areas such as social work, business development, and marketing.
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