ENG 4189 English for business communication skills

Introduction to the module

SKILL BASED COURSE TO REALISE LEARNER’S FULL POTENTIAL OF ENGLISH AT WORK,
TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, AND CONFIDENTLY IN AN INTERNATIONAL PROFFESSIONAL CONTEXT
TO BE BETTER EQUIPPED FOR THE BUSINESS WORLD WITH PRACTICAL SKLLS, SUCH AS GIVING PRESENTATIONS,
CHAIRING A MEETING, NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT, WRITING EMAILS, SOCIALIZING.
A course aiming at deeper understanding of intercultural and language skills in a professional context. It will challenge learners to analyse and respond appropriately, and in detail, to contemporary issues within an increasingly globalized world.

Learners will aim to master the fundamental mechanics of purposeful communication in English. They will look to identify, understand, and appropriately employ, the rhetorical choices (in terms of claims, evidence, reasoning, organisation, style) in a text, and the likely effect on intended and unintended readers.
Learners will improve their ability to interact confidently in English in a variety of common, academic, and professional situations, (transactions, discussions, presentations) in addition to producing accompanying documents fit for purpose