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.
Material and extra exercises for KPEN1A Business Communication 1 (modified for remote teaching where needed)
- Teacher: Peter Shaw
- Teacher: Peter Shaw
Independent study
- 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
- 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