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ENGL311 ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Course Objectives

English 311 is a learner-centered, integrated-skills-based course designed to equip students who are nearing their graduation with the essential skills they need during the process of application and while performing on the job. To this end, the course is designed with a theme-based, cyclical, and communicative syllabus format, where all four skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing are practiced. The emphasis put on building self-awareness in terms of their skills, interests, personality traits, values as well as social, ethical, and cultural issues will help students explore and master the steps taken in the process of entering the domains of work-life after graduation. 

English 311 is designed to enhance students’ competence to make successful career plans and explore their skills, values, personalities, interests, and future expectations and express them in written and oral forms successfully in academic contexts. Furthermore, the course aims to equip students with on-the-job skills such as socializing, telephoning, meeting, making presentations, and writing business emails. Thus, the course aims to have students practice the skills and build awareness and realize the importance of the concepts listed below: 

Speaking: 

• Performing well in an interview 

• Asking and answering questions 

• Reflecting on an idea 

Writing: 

Writing paragraphs, and official documents for application: 

• CV & Cover Letter  

• Statement of Purpose / Letter of Intent 

Listening: 

• Listening for specific information 

• Note-taking  

Reading: 

• Expanding vocabulary & activating passive vocabulary 

• Reading for specific information 

• Making connections between ideas 

Course Content

This is a course designed to develop communications skills in a business context. The course is divided into two parts, namely job-seeking skills (CV and application letter writing, interview skills, etc.) and on-the-job skills. Emphasis is given to accuracy, fluency and effectiveness in certain business tasks, such as socializing, telephoning, presenting information, holding meeting, etc.

Course Learning Outcomes

Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:

• write a CV, cover letter and statement of purpose / letter of intent.
• carry out project work, an investigation of a company\institution to their career goals.
• practice in conversational English in business environments
• perform tasks such as, business meeting, socializing in professional environments
• improve skills for future jobs\recruitment