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Business English Communication

Prof. Aysha Viswamohan · IIT Madras

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About

Business English Communication is a unique course that seeks to empower learners to express themselves clearly, confidently, and professionally in workplace settings. The course, in addition to bolstering basic English comprehension in business contexts, provides essential skills that will ensure persuasive writing, impactful presentations, and well-rounded interpersonal communication with both customers and co-workers. Weeks 1 through 4 cover the fundamentals of Business Communication, focusing on the basics of Reading Comprehension, Business Vocabulary, Grammar, and Workplace Writing.

Weeks 5 through 12 have been updated for global business discourse. The lectures address the communication needs in digital contexts in a rapidly changing world, with students learning new workplace vocabularies, writing skills and professional etiquette relevant to the post-COVID, post-AI Global Business Economy. Case studies and examples ensure that every skill gained is provided with an immediate practical context. The course material will be significantly relevant to CAT, MAT, GMAT and CMAT aspirants, as well as career professionals aiming to update their communication skillsets. By the end of the course, learners will acquire the language skills crucial to cultivating modern career growth and professional relationships, alongside the ability to communicate with precision, credibility, and confidence.

Intended audience: 1. Students pursuing Management Studies.2. People who wish to improve their communication skills in a global workplace.

Lectures

Week 1

  1. Reading Comprehension - 1 YouTube
  2. Reading Comprehension - 2 YouTube
  3. Reading Comprehension - 3 YouTube
  4. Reading Comprehension - 4 YouTube
  5. Reading Comprehension - 5 YouTube

Week 2

  1. Vocabulary - 1 YouTube
  2. Vocabulary - 2 YouTube
  3. Vocabulary - 3 YouTube
  4. Vocabulary - 4 YouTube
  5. Vocabulary - 5 YouTube

Week 3

  1. Grammar (subject verb agreement) YouTube
  2. Grammar (Tenses) YouTube
  3. Grammar (Clauses, Gerund and Infinitives, Coordinating conjunctions) YouTube
  4. Grammar (Prepositions , Reported Speech, Active Voice and Passive Voice) YouTube
  5. Grammar (Punctuations & Types of sentences: simple, compound and complex) YouTube

Week 4

  1. Writing (Emails and Memos) YouTube
  2. Writing (Official letters & Presentation scripts) YouTube
  3. Writing (Different business writing genres) YouTube
  4. Writing (Business writing and vocabulary for specific situations) YouTube

Week 5

  1. GRAMMAR 1 ( COMMON ERRORS ) YouTube
  2. GRAMMAR 2 ( COMMON ERRORS ) YouTube
  3. GRAMMAR 3 ( COMMON ERRORS ) YouTube

Week 6

  1. GRAMMAR 4 ( COMMON ERRORS ) YouTube
  2. GRAMMAR 5 ( COMMON ERRORS ) YouTube
  3. VOCABULARY 1 YouTube

Week 7

  1. VOCABULARY 2 YouTube
  2. VOCABULARY 3 YouTube
  3. VOCABULARY 4 YouTube

Week 8

  1. VOCABULARY 5 YouTube
  2. READING COMPREHENSION 1 (TONE) YouTube
  3. READING COMPREHENSION 2 (Purpose and Audience) YouTube

Week 9

  1. READING COMPREHENSION 3 (Inference Skills) YouTube
  2. READING COMPREHENSION 4 YouTube

Week 10

  1. READING COMPREHENSION 5 YouTube
  2. WRITING 1 YouTube
  3. WRITING 2 YouTube

Week 11

  1. WRITING 3 Writing Persuasively in Times of the Internet YouTube
  2. WRITING 4 YouTube
  3. Effective Business Presentations YouTube

Week 12

  1. Active listening YouTube
  2. Public speaking YouTube

Syllabus and materials

At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.

Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Madras
Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
Teacher
Prof. Aysha Viswamohan
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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