À propos de ce cours : This course begins with a welcome message and an overview of the Specialization. After this introduction, you will be asked to take a proficiency test to see if this course is right for you. During the course, you will begin learning vocabulary and customs related to socializing and networking in English. The goal is to enable you to interact with business contacts in person, on the phone and over email in a professional way. Course Learning Objectives • Determine whether the objectives of this Specialization align with your learning goals • Evaluate your current level of proficiency in business English communication • Present relevant information about yourself in a discussion forum • Develop your networking skills • Write short emails with appropriate formatting • Recognize and produce formal and informal language in emails • Develop vocabulary related to jobs and companies
Créé par : Université de Washington
Enseigné par : Daphne Mackey, Extension Lecturer, International & English Language Programs
UW Educational Outreach
Enseigné par : Richard Moore, Extension Lecturer, International & English Language Programs
UW Educational Outreach
| Informations de base | Cours 1 de 5 dans Business English Communication Skills Specialization |
| Niveau | Intermediate |
| Langue | English, Sous-titres : Mongolian, Chinese (Traditional) |
| Comment réussir | Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours. |
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Programme de cours
SEMAINE 1
Introduction to Business English Communication
In the first week, you’ll practice introducing yourself and learn some new vocabulary to talk about what you do in your job.
10 vidéos, 6 lectures, 4 quiz pour s'exercer
- Vidéo: Video: Welcome to Business English
- Reading: READ FIRST
- Vidéo: Video: Course Overview
- Vidéo: Quiz Proficiency Video: Phone Conversation
- Practice Quiz: Proficiency Test
- Discussion Prompt: Discussion: Why Are You Studying Business Communication?
- Reading: Summary
- Vidéo: Video: Introducing Yourself
- Vidéo: Video: Keeping a Conversation Going
- Vidéo: Video: Leaving a Conversation
- Vidéo: Video: Real Language
- Practice Quiz: What is Appropriate in Business Settings?
- Discussion Prompt: Discussion: What’s the Custom in Your Country?
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Reading: Summary
- Vidéo: Video: Business Cards
- Practice Quiz: Business Card Quiz
- Discussion Prompt: Discussion: Business Cards in Your Country
- Vidéo: Video: How to Create a Good Network
- Vidéo: Video: Social Networking
- Practice Quiz: Social Networking Quiz
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Reading: Summary
Noté: A Conversation
SEMAINE 2
Introductions
In Week 2, you’ll study vocabulary to describe your company (or any company - you don’t have to be working right now to take this course!).
7 vidéos, 7 lectures, 5 quiz pour s'exercer
- Vidéo: Video: Case Study Seattle
- Vidéo: Video: Interview with David Blandford of Visit Seattle
- Vidéo: Video: Seattle, A Business City
- Practice Quiz: 6 Things to Know About Seattle
- Practice Quiz: Vocabulary Check
- Discussion Prompt: Discussion: Where Do You Live and Why is it Good for Business?
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Reading: Summary
- Vidéo: Video: Describing Your Job
- Vidéo: Video: Giving Some More Details
- Practice Quiz: What Does This Job Do?
- Reading: Summary
- Vidéo: Video: Describing a Company
- Vidéo: Video: Company History
- Reading: The History of Starbucks
- Practice Quiz: The History of Starbucks
- Reading: Reading: The History of Amazon
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Practice Quiz: The History of Amazon
- Reading: Summary
Noté: Persuade Me to Move
Noté: Describe Your Job
Noté: Promoting Your Company
SEMAINE 3
Emails
In week 3, we will introduce you to writing professional emails.
10 vidéos, 5 lectures, 5 quiz pour s'exercer
- Vidéo: Video: Email Guidelines
- Vidéo: Video: Subject Lines
- Practice Quiz: Subject Lines Quiz
- Vidéo: Video: Email Greetings
- Vidéo: Video: Email Closings
- Reading: Summary
- Vidéo: Video: Appropriate Tone in Email
- Vidéo: Video: Formality Part 1
- Vidéo: Video: Formality Part 2
- Practice Quiz: Formal or Informal?
- Vidéo: Video: Directness
- Practice Quiz: Direct or Indirect?
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Reading: Summary
- Vidéo: Video: Writing Effective Opening and Closing Sentences in Email, Part 1
- Practice Quiz: Writing Effective Email Openings
- Vidéo: Video: Writing Friendly Opening and Closing Sentences in Email, Part 2
- Practice Quiz: Writing Effective Email Closings Quiz
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Reading: Summary
Noté: Email Greetings
Noté: Building the Right Email
Noté: Write an Email Based on a Scenario
SEMAINE 4
Meeting Arrangements on the Telephone
Week 4 is all about telephoning and making arrangements to meet.
3 vidéos, 6 lectures
- Vidéo: Video: Beginning and Ending a Telephone Call
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Reading: Summary
- Vidéo: Video: Telephoning Arrangements to Meet
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Reading: Summary
- Vidéo: Video: Leaving Messages
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Reading: Summary
Noté: Making a Telephone Call
Noté: Arrangements to Meet
Noté: Leaving Messages
SEMAINE 5
Meeting Arrangements (Email)
In Week 5, we return to email to talk about arrangements, make changes, and update. This last week includes some practice with texting too.
3 vidéos, 6 lectures, 2 quiz pour s'exercer
- Vidéo: Video: Text Messages in Arranging to Meet Someone
- Practice Quiz: Text Messages
- Discussion Prompt: Discussion: Text Messaging
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Reading: Summary
- Vidéo: Video: Initiating and Responding to Meeting Announcements and Invitations
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Reading: Summary
- Vidéo: Video: Writing Follow-up and Thank You Emails
- Reading: Vocabulary List
- Reading: Summary
- Practice Quiz: Follow Up Email Quiz
Noté: Writing Invitation Emails, Part 1
Noté: Writing Invitation Emails Part 2 Updates
Noté: Writing a Follow-up Email
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Great course, so useful for my career and personal behavior.
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An excellent course for everyone who is interested to improve / brush his basic essential grammer along with the required professional vocabulary!
Very helpful to build and improve professional business language skills.
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