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
本课程是 面向非母语人士的商务英语 专项课程 专项课程的一部分
English for Effective Business Speaking
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1Welcome 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 个视频 （总计 13 分钟）, 4 个阅读材料
3 个视频
Introduction to our Specialization3分钟
Guest Speaker-Prof.Caroline Wang-Effective Business Speaking7分钟
4 个阅读材料
Objectives and outcomes10分钟
Learning how to learn10分钟
Learning vocabulary10分钟
The HKUST English Grammar Guide (EGG)10分钟
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2Introduction 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 个视频 （总计 28 分钟）, 5 个阅读材料, 3 个测验
5 个视频
Verbal and Non Verbal Communication Part 1- Verbal5分钟
Verbal and Non Verbal Communication Part 2- Non Verbal5分钟
Challenging English grammar: redundant adjectives2分钟
Challenging English sound - /u/ "full" and /u:/ "fool" AND /I/ "sit" and /i:/ "seat"7分钟
5 个阅读材料
Objectives and outcomes10分钟
Elements of introducing yourself10分钟
Objectives and outcomes10分钟
Vocabulary list10分钟
Adjective and adverb word order10分钟
2 个练习
Vocabulary practice10分钟
Module 224分钟
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3Interviews
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 个视频 （总计 28 分钟）, 10 个阅读材料, 6 个测验
8 个视频
Speaking to Inform & Persuade5分钟
Context & Directness5分钟
Peer-review practice: Sample Self Introduction1分钟
Sample - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses1分钟
Challenging English grammar: 'the', 'a' and 'an'2分钟
Challenging English Sounds -/ð/ "they" /d/ "day"4分钟
Challenging English Sounds-/æ/ "man" /e/ "men"2分钟
10 个阅读材料
Objectives and outcomes10分钟
Introduce yourself in a Job Interview10分钟
Peer-review practice- Introduce yourself in a Job Interview10分钟
Peer Practice Review - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses10分钟
Objectives and outcomes10分钟
Vocabulary list10分钟
Referring to something mentioned before10分钟
Before names of professions (articles & determiners)10分钟
Before singular countable nouns10分钟
Before uncountable nouns10分钟
4 个练习
Peer-review practice: Introduce yourself in a Job Interview12分钟
Peer Practice Review - Describe your Strengths and Weaknesses14分钟
Vocabulary practice10分钟
Module 326分钟
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4Business 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 个视频 （总计 44 分钟）, 10 个阅读材料, 6 个测验
7 个视频
The elevator pitch7分钟
Rhythm, stress and pausing5分钟
Body language4分钟
Challenging English: giving opinions2分钟
Challenging English sounds -/ð/ "then" /z/ "zen"3分钟
Challenging English sounds - /θ/ "thin" /s/ "sin"4分钟
10 个阅读材料
Objectives and outcomes10分钟
More on stress and pausing10分钟
Peer review practice: stress and pausing10分钟
What do we mean when we say 'rhetoric'?10分钟
Rhetorical devices in persuasive speeches10分钟
Objectives and outcomes10分钟
Vocabulary list10分钟
More on giving opinions10分钟
Discourse markers10分钟
Peer review practice10分钟
4 个练习
Peer review practice: stress and pausing6分钟
Vocabulary quiz10分钟
Peer review practice16分钟
Module 430分钟
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16 个审阅50%
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创建者 MA•Aug 17th 2017
this course take a long time from me to finished it\n\nBut it's a great course\n\nThank you
创建者 EK•Nov 9th 2018
Thanks you Coursera team for your support, guidance and nurturing me in these course.
讲师
Sean McMinn
Senior InstructorCenter for Language Education
Kin Tang
InstructorCenter for Language Education
Delian Gaskell
InstructorCenter for Language Education
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关于 面向非母语人士的商务英语 专项课程
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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