At the end of the course students will have developed their competence for discovering, interpreting and communicating hidden cultural meanings, will have become aware of their taken-for-granted cultural assumptions and misinterpretation of others and will understand the relationship between communication and leadership norms in multicultural teams.
- Teacher
Peter Shaw
Material and extra exercises for EN1a Business Communication 1
- Teacher
Peter Shaw
- Teacher
Peter Shaw
Writing skills for formal business and academic contexts: Written Style; Organisation; Coherence and flow; Structures; Anglo-American writing conventions; Writing practice on different types of text.
- Teacher
Peter Shaw
- Teacher
Peter Shaw
The course focuses on improving and extending a wide range of communication skills in business and teamwork contexts. The task-based learning methods are designed to improve language skills, as well as key metaskills such as preparation, teamwork and responsibility.
The key
concepts are flexibility and credibility. In the tasks we consider
strategies to minimize risk and increase the chance for success, in
contexts varying from job applications to press conferences. Key topic
areas are recruiting, corporate social responsibility and business
meetings.
- Teacher
Peter Shaw
- Teacher
Peter Shaw
By the end of the course, students have
- expanded their knowledge in managerial and intercultural communication
- improved their writing skills for academic and business contexts
- improved their skills in creating and delivering a convincing presentation for academic and business contexts
- Teacher
Peter Shaw
By the end of the course students have
• developed their skills related to searching for relevant information in the media
• practiced reporting on their findings
• practiced critically responding to material and integrating business communication as part of their subject studies, and
• expanded their business and economics-related vocabulary.
• improved their writing skills in terms of report writing
- Teacher
Peter Shaw