This course is part of the Essential English for Business Professionals Specialization

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Essential English for Business Professionals SpecializationUniversity of California, Irvine

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This course will help you learn English vocabulary related to topics of business leadership and organization. The lessons on business communication and working globally present you with some phrases and skills for interacting in business environments. This is important for your business success in English. We will also talk about important language skills such as small talk, gerunds, word forms, and comparatives. Becoming familiar with these topics and skills in English will help you as you progress on your pathway in business.

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Approx. 16 hours to complete

English

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Karen Vallejo

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University of California, Irvine

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Leadership in Business

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 27 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes

3 videos

Meet Your Teachers2mWord Forms & Suffixes13mMeasurements10m

6 readings

Qualities of Modern Business Leaders20mQualities of Modern Business Leaders Vocabulary20m"How to Lead in a Crisis"20m"How to Lead in a Crisis" Vocabulary (Practice Activity)20mWord Forms (Practice Activity)20mSuffixes (Practice Activity)20m

5 practice exercises

Qualities of Modern Business Leaders (Practice Quiz)20m"How to Lead in a Crisis" (Practice Quiz)20mMeasurements (Practice Quiz)20mLeadership in Business Vocabulary (Graded Quiz)20mLeadership in Business (Graded Quiz)20m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Communication at Work

This week’s topic is one of the most important skills in business: communication. We’ll look at what it means to have strong communication skills. You’ll learn some useful phrases and advice for making and receiving phone calls. We’ll also look at why nonverbal communication is so important and how we can make a good impression through body language, gestures, and our voices. You’ll also learn some tips for choosing appropriate, comfortable topics for small talk.

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 18 min), 5 readings, 7 quizzes

3 videos

Business Phone Calls9mNonverbal Communication5mSmall Talk3m

5 readings

Communication at Work20mBusiness Phone Calls Vocabulary10mBusiness Phone Calls (Practice Activity)20mNonverbal Communication Vocabulary10m"Lost in Translation: The Joy of a Jargon-Free World"20m

7 practice exercises

Communication at Work Vocabulary (Practice Quiz)20mCommunication at Work (Practice Quiz)20mNonverbal Communication (Practice Quiz)20m"Lost in Translation: The Joy of a Jargon-Free World" (Practice Quiz)20mSmall Talk (Practice Quiz)40mCommunication at Work Vocabulary (Graded Quiz)30mCommunication at Work (Graded Quiz)20m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Corporate Organization

This week’s topic is all about corporate organization. We will look at some of the basic structures of organization in corporations. We also look at a memo which encourages involvement of all of the departments in an organization in a community project. We will listen to a speaker who shares ideas about what makes employees happy at work. Through these passages, you will be able to increase or reinforce your vocabulary in these areas. Finally, we will discuss how gerunds function in English and see how gerunds are often used in business situations.

4 hours to complete

1 video (Total 13 min), 5 readings, 6 quizzes

1 video

Gerunds12m

5 readings

Corporate Organization20m"Moksen Knits"10m"Moksen Knits" Vocabulary (Practice Activity)20m"This Is What Makes Employees Happy"20mGerunds (Practice Activity)20m

6 practice exercises

Corporate Organization Vocabulary (Practice Quiz)20mCorporate Organization (Practice Quiz)20m"Moksen Knits" (Practice Quiz)20m"This Is What Makes Employees Happy" (Practice Quiz)20mCorporate Organization Vocabulary (Graded Quiz)20mCorporate Organization (Graded Quiz)20m

Week4

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Working Globally

This week, we’ll look at some of the challenges and benefits for companies that do business internationally, and we’ll think about some differences in business customs and habits between countries. You’ll hear some advice for making powerful business presentations—creating effective slides in PowerPoint or other programs and using them effectively in a presentation. You’ll also practice using comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in comparing different countries or other business topics.

5 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 19 min), 6 readings, 8 quizzes

3 videos

Conversation at a Trade Show2mMaking a Presentation with a Slideshow4mComparative & Superlative Adjectives10m

6 readings

Working Globally20mConversation at a Trade Show Vocabulary10mInternational Business Culture"The Global Business Next Door"30mMaking a Presentation with a Slideshow Vocabulary 10mComparative & Superlative Adjectives (Practice Activity)15m

8 practice exercises

Working Globally Vocabulary (Practice Quiz)20mWorking Globally (Practice Quiz)20mConversation at a Trade Show (Practice Quiz)20m"The Global Business Next Door" (Practice Quiz)20mMaking a Presentation with a Slideshow (Practice Quiz)20mComparative & Superlative Adjectives (Practice Quiz)15mWorking Globally Vocabulary (Graded Quiz)20mWorking Globally (Graded Quiz)20m

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About the Essential English for Business Professionals Specialization

This specialization is intended for business professionals or students seeking to improve their English language skills by using business related content. Through three courses, you will cover, for example, topics related to leadership, corporate organization, sustainability, working globally, human resources, project management, and work-life balance. You will also learn English language skills that are sometimes a challenge to business professionals. These courses will prepare you to be able to better understand and use written and spoken English in business situations.

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