Communicate professionally. Collaborate confidently. Succeed in the global workplace. The Business English program helps you develop practical professional communication skills for today’s workplace. Through real‑world tasks, case studies, role plays, and authentic business materials, you will build the confidence and strategies needed for meetings, presentations, professional writing, and job interviews—preparing you for success in both work and study environments.
What You Will Learn
- Communicate confidently in a variety of business situations, including meetings, interviews, presentations, and project planning.
- Strengthen conversation and presentation skills, using strategies appropriate for diverse professional contexts.
- Develop global awareness, exploring cultural differences in communication styles and workplace expectations.
- Increase speaking fluency and accuracy for professional interactions.
- Build listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills tailored to business communication.
- Improve productive grammar and functional language commonly used in business environments.
- Expand vocabulary for general business topics and workplace scenarios.
- Strengthen digital literacies, using tools and online platforms relevant to modern professional communication.
Develop the communication skills you need to participate effectively, collaborate confidently, and thrive in the global workplace.
This course is designed for students who are interested in learning and practicing business English as it relates to management and human resources. The course focuses on business management principles and human resources practices, and will help you improve your English macro-skills as well as business vocabulary. You will develop a strong base of business vocabulary, increase listening comprehension, practice reading and writing skills through classroom and homework assignments and increase speaking fluency through class conversation, debate and a class presentation.
Step into the café scene—master the craft, the culture, and the conversation. Café Work Skills is a hands‑on, high‑energy elective that drops you right into the rhythm of real café life. From taking orders to pulling perfect espresso shots, you’ll learn the language, skills, and confidence you need to thrive in modern hospitality environments.
What You Will Learn
- Talk with confidence in busy café situations—helping customers, coordinating with coworkers, and staying cool under pressure.
- Use real café vocabulary for drinks, equipment, service, and workflow.
- Get hands‑on time with commercial coffee machines, steam wands, tampers, and more.
- Develop barista basics and teamwork skills, from dialing in espresso to managing orders together.
- Build job‑ready English for résumés, simple interviews, and everyday workplace communication.
Learn the language, master the machines, and get a taste of café culture—one espresso, one conversation, one shift at a time.
In International Business English, you will improve your English language skills through the subject of international business. Build your English by reading, writing, listening and speaking about international business topics such as marketing, finance, business law and international trade.
Improve your interview skills, in person, online and over the phone. The course will help you focus on your employment goals, practice interview techniques and develop profession-specific English vocabulary. You will be videotaped and critiqued to improve your professional presentation, pronunciation and language skills.
Present with impact—lead with clarity and communicate with purpose. The Business Presentation Skills elective is designed for students who want to communicate effectively in professional and workplace settings. This course helps you plan, design, and deliver polished, persuasive presentations while developing the language, structure, and delivery skills needed for business communication.
What You Will Learn
- Develop and organise professional presentations suited to a variety of business and workplace contexts.
- Apply clear, effective presentation structures, including openings, transitions, signposting, and conclusions.
- Practise and refine delivery techniques, such as voice control, pacing, stance, gesture, and audience engagement.
- Use business‑appropriate language, discourse markers, and visual support to communicate with clarity and professionalism.
- Build confidence in public speaking, presenting with and without preparation.
- Give and receive constructive feedback, strengthening your critical awareness and professional communication skills.
Develop the presentation skills that help you stand out—speak with confidence, structure your message clearly, and make a strong impression in any professional setting.
Write with purpose. Communicate with authority. Deliver results. The Business Writing Skills elective is designed for learners looking to elevate their professional communication. Through practical, real‑world tasks, you’ll learn to craft concise messages, choose the right tone and structure, and communicate effectively across a range of business contexts—including emails, reports, proposals, and internal communications.
What You Will Learn
- Write clearly, concisely, and effectively for diverse workplace and business situations.
- Expand business‑specific vocabulary to communicate with precision and professionalism.
- Apply formal writing conventions, including tone, structure, and cross‑cultural communication expectations.
- Complete practical tasks such as business emails, reports, summaries, proposals, and workplace updates.
- Engage in feedback and revision cycles to sharpen logic, coherence, and accuracy.
- Use digital tools and platforms commonly required in modern business communication.
Strengthen your professional voice and learn to communicate with the impact, professionalism and polish that today’s workplace demands.
Step into the café scene—master the craft, the culture, and the conversation. Café Work Skills is a hands‑on, high‑energy elective that drops you right into the rhythm of real café life. From taking orders to pulling perfect espresso shots, you’ll learn the language, skills, and confidence you need to thrive in modern hospitality environments.
What You Will Learn
- Talk with confidence in busy café situations—helping customers, coordinating with coworkers, and staying cool under pressure.
- Use real café vocabulary for drinks, equipment, service, and workflow.
- Get hands‑on time with commercial coffee machines, steam wands, tampers, and more.
- Develop barista basics and teamwork skills, from dialing in espresso to managing orders together.
- Build job‑ready English for résumés, simple interviews, and everyday workplace communication.
Learn the language, master the machines, and get a taste of café culture—one espresso, one conversation, one shift at a time.
The English for Finance course is an intensive introduction to general financial and accounting English. This course is ideal if you plan to study finance-related subjects, and/or if you want to work in an English speaking environment. The English for Finance course focuses on the specialist vocabulary of finance and provides language practice for specific work situations. English for Finance gives you the English skills, vocabulary and language practice needed for working in, or studying finance in an English environment.
The tourism industry is one of the world's largest employers. This interactive course helps you master industry-related English language skills needed in hospitality jobs such as hotels, catering and concierge. You will have the opportunity to practice a wide range of tasks and functions typical of work in the hospitality industry, such as managing phone calls and correspondence, offering advice on attractions and solving customer service problems.
