Better Business Writing in English

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Better Business Writing in English

Instructor: Amalia B. Stephens

93,196 already enrolled

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

514 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

96%

Most learners liked this course

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

514 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

96%

Most learners liked this course

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Microsoft PowerPoint

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Assessments

13 assignments¹

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

Do you need to write more easily and effectively in English? This course will provide the tools to help you do just that. You will develop your personal voice in your writing. You will develop strategies to plan and produce clear, understandable text. You will learn and practice specific writing skills to use in different types of business communications including cover letters, mission and vision statements, proposals , instructions and reports. You will organize, design and write clear text for Power Point Productions. Writing skills include how to choose correct noun and noun modifiers; how to choose correct verb forms and tenses; how to write a variety of clauses and sentences.

As you work through the course, you will complete self- and peer-evaluations. Many of the peer assignments will have 2 or more options so that you can choose the best path depending on your current situation. Through a combination of lectures, quizzes, supplementary resources, practice and performance, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to write well in English for your business and professional purposes.

Learning outcomes: After this module, you will be able to develop your personal voice and increase your accuracy, and appropriateness in written English, and produce a written document which displays your personal voice.

What's included

4 videos3 readings4 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts

4 videosTotal 21 minutes

Intro to Course1 minute
Personal Voice6 minutes
Sentence Types Part 16 minutes
Sentence Types Part 28 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Written Communication10 minutes
Sentence Type Resources10 minutes
Get More from the Georgia Tech Language Institute10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

Comprehension Check30 minutes
Practice Compound Sentences30 minutes
Practice Adverb Clauses30 minutes
Simple, Compound and Complex sentences30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Write a Cover Letter OR Company Description/Mission/Vision Statements120 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Introduce Yourself to your Classmates10 minutes
Discuss Personal Voice10 minutes

Learning outcomes: After this module, you will be able to increase your accuracy, and appropriateness in written English and plan and compose a business proposal in English.

What's included

3 videos2 readings3 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 19 minutes

3 Key Parts of a Proposal6 minutes
Strong Sentences Part 1: Verb Tense & Parallel Structure7 minutes
Strong Sentences Part 2: Subject-Verb Agreement6 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Spelling Present Tense Verbs10 minutes
Verb Tense, Parallel Structure and Subject Verb Agreement Resources10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Comprehension Check30 minutes
Comprehension Check30 minutes
Lesson Review30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Write a Proposal 120 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Discuss grammar rules from this module10 minutes

Learning outcomes: After this module, you will be able to increase your accuracy and appropriateness in written English and plan and produce a paragraph style report in English

What's included

3 videos1 reading3 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 22 minutes

How to Connect Ideas & Sentences7 minutes
How to Write a Process6 minutes
3 Main Parts of a Paragraph8 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Online Writing Tool10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Comprehension Check30 minutes
Comprehension Check30 minutes
Module 3 Review30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Write a 1-Paragraph Report60 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Discuss process writing10 minutes

Learning outcomes: After this module, you will be able to increase your accuracy and appropriateness in written English and write, design and produce a set of clear and powerful presentation slides

What's included

2 videos2 readings3 assignments1 peer review

2 videosTotal 16 minutes

Organize, Write, and Design Effective Slides7 minutes
How to Use Articles and Count/Non-count Nouns9 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Count/Non-count Nouns & Articles Resources10 minutes
Where to go from here?10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Comprehension Check30 minutes
Nouns and Articles30 minutes
Module 4 Review30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Create a Powerful Slide Presentation120 minutes

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Amalia B. Stephens

Georgia Institute of Technology

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Reviewed on Oct 25, 2020

This course was very informative. I've learnt a lot and I have been able to apply what I have learnt at work.

Reviewed on Oct 28, 2020

I have learned the importance of good writing in business can make a different for me as an employee and company's image

Reviewed on Sep 9, 2022

I strongly recommend this course you won't regrets. This Business writing course is one of a kind and is relevant to everyday life.

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