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ENL-40017 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 27 April 2024

ENL-40017 - Advanced Business English Communication for Postgraduates
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733960

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

Any other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year.


Description for 2024/25

In this highly competitive climate you need something to set you apart from others. This module will provide you with the specialist knowledge and professional communication skills you will require if you wish to pursue a career in business.
This highly practical module will build upon and complement your existing language skills by working on themes such as negotiating strategies and presenting visual information (Pecha Kucha). Revision of essential grammatical structures and functional areas of language as well as building a subject-specific bank of key words will provide you with the confidence to engage fluently and competently in a variety of business contexts.

Aims
To enable students to have the linguistic confidence to engage competently within an English-speaking business context.

Intended Learning Outcomes

consistently utilise appropriate language to express business concepts within specified contexts: 1,2
produce clear and linguistically accurate written pieces of communication within a business context: 1
research, prepare and produce a presentation of professional content designed to inform or persuade an audience: 2
respond to unprepared questions on a topic that has been researched and prepared: 2
develop techniques and strategies to communicate personal ideas effectively: 1,2

Study hours

22 hours classwork time-hour lectures
70 hours pre-class preparation and formative coursework
58 hours assignment preparation


School Rules

Open only to NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH on recommendation of the Language Centre

Description of Module Assessment

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 27 April 2024