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Communicative Skills 2

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Hui Feng

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Course Name: Communicative Skills 2

Course Code: S2293163

Semester: 4

Credit: 2

Program: All

Course Module: Language & Social Science

Responsible: Hui FENG

E-mail: fenghui@tju.edu.cn

Department: School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Tianjin University

TimeAllocation (1 credit hour = 45 minutes)

Exercise

Lecture

Lab-study

Project

Internship (days)

Personal Work

12

12

8

0

0

0

Course Description

To learn verbal and non-verbal communication, common ways for effective communication, different styles of communication and natural transition between styles, in public speaking, and technical writing.

Pre-requisite

Above average English language proficiency

Course Objectives

To discover strengths and weaknesses, structure, oral and written presentations, improve verbal and non-verbal communication.

Course Syllabus

  1. Business Writing: Emails, Meetings and Minutes

  2. Business Writing: Reports, Business Plans

  3. Business Writing: Reports, Business Plans

  4. Business Writing: External Communication, Marketing Materials

  5. Job Application and Resume Writing

  6. Interviews: Negotiation, and Performance Reviews

Textbooks & References

  • Archee, R., Gurney, M., & Mohan, T.Communicating as Professionals (3rd Ed). Cengage Melbourne, VIC, 2012.

  • Lucas, S. E.The Art of Public Speaking (11th Ed). McGraw Hill Education, 2011.

Grade Distribution

Attendance and Participation: 15%

Journal: 15%

Group Presentation of a Business Activity: 20%

Final Exam: 50%

Capability Tasks

CT9: To be competent for a job position in a company and have a good career path; To have sense of responsibility, teamwork spirit, cooperation and leadership capacity, project management capacity, and capacity of communicating and working with experts and non-experts, and carry out innovation management.

CT10: To have the capacity to work in an international environment, to master one or more foreign languages and be open to foreign cultures, to be able to acclimatize themselves to the international language environment.

Achievements

  • To increase the skills in business communication. –Level: M

  • To have skills in writing business documents. –Level: A

Students: All programs, Year 2