關於此課程：This course aims to prepare you for working in an cross-cultural Business setting. We'll learn about common cross-cultural theories and how they are relevant to everyday business practices in a globalised world. By combining all of your vocabulary, reading, speaking, and writing skills that you acquired in the previous three courses, you will learn how language plays an important role in cross-cultural communication. You will also enhance your cross-cultural understanding and will be able to use vocabulary, tone and style, and spoken and written communication skills within a cross-cultural Business context. Skills learned in this course help prepare you to deliver the professional business presentation in the Capstone project. After completing this course, you will be able to: - identify possible cross-cultural issues and misunderstandings in communication - apply strategies to overcome possible cross-cultural issues and misunderstandings in communication - produce documents with an appropriate style for business communication purposes within a cross-cultural situation - deliver a speech with an appropriate style for business communication purposes within a cross-cultural situation
製作方： The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
教學方： Sean McMinn, Senior Instructor
Center for Language Education教學方： Kin Tang, Instructor
Center for Language Education教學方： Delian Gaskell, Instructor
Center for Language Education
| 基本信息 | 課程 4（共 5 門，面向非母语人士的商务英语 Specialization ） |
| 承諾學習時間 | 6 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week |
| 語言 | 英語（English） |
| 如何通過 | 通過所有計分作業以完成課程。 |
| 用戶評分 |
授課大綱
第 1 週
Welcome module
Welcome to Week 1! This week, we will cover Module 1 where we introduce you to the objectives and structure of this Specialization and course.
1 個視頻, 4 個閱讀材料
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Discussion Prompt: How is this course relevant to you?
- Reading: Learning how to learn
- Reading: Learning vocabulary
- Discussion Prompt: How do you learn English?
- Reading: The HKUST Grammar Guide
第 2 週
What is culture?
Welcome to Week 2! This week we will cover Module 2 where we introduce you to basic cultural theories and language skills you will use in general cross-cultural business situations. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
4 個視頻, 7 個閱讀材料, 2 個練習測驗
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Reading: Vocabulary prep
- Practice Quiz: Vocabulary practice
- Discussion Prompt: How would you define culture?
- Reading: Can we define culture?
- Discussion Prompt: What about your culture? Does it change?
- 視頻: English as a Lingua Franca
- Discussion Prompt: Same word, different meaning?
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Reading: Vocabulary list
- Practice Quiz: Vocabulary practice
- 視頻: Challenging grammar: comparative and superlative forms
- Reading: More on comparative and superlative forms
- Reading: Relatively, rather, compared to
- 視頻: Challenging English sounds /ʃ/ "sherry" and /ʧ/ "cherry"s
已評分: Say it right.
已評分: Module 2
第 3 週
Culture and communication strategies
Welcome to Week 3! This week we will cover Module 3 where we introduce you to ways of cultural understanding can guide business communication strategies basic and the language skills you will use in general cross-cultural business situations. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
9 個視頻, 8 個閱讀材料, 3 個練習測驗
- Reading: Vocabulary prep
- Practice Quiz: Vocabulary prep
- Discussion Prompt: Is it culturally appropriate?
- Discussion Prompt: Cross-cultural communication blunders
- Reading: Cross-cultural communication barriers
- 視頻: The cultural situation - Part 1
- 視頻: The cultural situation - Part 2
- 視頻: Cultural strategy - Writing
- 視頻: Cultural strategy: Speaking (Part 1)
- 視頻: Cultural strategy: Speaking (Part 2)
- Reading: Avoiding cultural faux pas in international business
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Reading: Vocabulary list
- Practice Quiz: Vocabulary practice
- 視頻: Challenging English Grammar: Connective choice
- Reading: Adverb and Connective Choice
- Reading: List of conjuncts
- 視頻: Challenging English Sounds - /ŋ/ “thing” and /ŋk/ “think”
- 視頻: Rhythm, stress and pausing
- Reading: Peer review practice: Sample of a culturally insensitive email
- Practice Quiz: Culturally insensitive email: peer review practice
- Peer Review: Culturally insensitive email: Correct and rewrite
已評分: Avoiding cultural and communicative faux pas
已評分: Module 3
第 4 週
Culture and management communication
Welcome to Week 4! This week we will cover Module 4 where we introduce you to common cultural frameworks used in the business world, how theories inform management in cross-cultural situations and language skills you will use in management situations. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
5 個視頻, 5 個閱讀材料, 1 個練習測驗
- Reading: More on Hofstede's cultural dimensions
- Reading: Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions: applications, further studies, and criticisms
- Discussion Prompt: Do you agree with Hofstede?
- 視頻: Cross-cultural communication skills for management
- 視頻: Directness of language
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Reading: Vocabulary list
- Practice Quiz: Vocabulary practice
- 視頻: Challenging English Grammar:The continuous tense
- Reading: More on the continuous (past, present, future)
- 視頻: Challenging English sounds: /w/ "west"-v- /v/ "vest"
- Peer Review: Say it right
已評分: Hofstede's cultural dimensions mini-case
已評分: Module 4
第 5 週
Culture, application and ethics
Welcome to Week 5! This week we will cover Module 5 where we introduce you ways you might apply cultural frameworks to authentic workplace situations, business ethics in today's international worlds and the language skills you will use in these situations. You will also be introduced to vocabulary and language skills common to business communications.
6 個視頻, 4 個閱讀材料, 1 個練習測驗
- Reading: Directness of communication - in Cross Cultural Contexts
- 視頻: Business Negotiations
- Discussion Prompt: Can cultural frameworks be applied in the real world?
- 視頻: Applying Cultural Frameworks in Business Ethics
- Discussion Prompt: Cross Cultural Frameworks and Business Ethics
- Reading: Objectives and outcomes
- Reading: Vocabulary list
- Practice Quiz: Vocabulary practice
- 視頻: Challenging English Sounds-/l/ "light" and /r/ "right"
- 視頻: Challenging English Grammar: Misplaced modifiers & dangling participles
- Reading: More on misplaced modifiers & dangling participles
- 視頻: Analyzing case studies
已評分: Applying cross cultural frameworks in cross cultural communication - mini-case analysis
已評分: Applying cross cultural frameworks in cross cultural business negotiations and ethics - mini-case analysis
已評分: Module 5
第 6 週
Concluding module
Welcome to Week 6! This week we will cover Module 6 where we will conclude the course and you will need to complete the final exam and post-course survey.
已評分: Final exam
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製作方
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評分和審閱
great course for non native speakers
it was perfect course for me i learned a lot of think in this course and i hope to learn more
Excellent Course!!
Very useful, with suitable amount of exercises and assignments. Great course for improving English skill.