- Welcome to “English for Common Interactions in the Workplace"
- Our warmest welcome to you, and thank you for choosing our MOOC “English for Common Interactions in the Workplace,” developed by English UC at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. The purpose of this MOOC is to develop basic English strategies for effective everyday interactions in the workplace. This course is designed for administrators and staff of various industries in which interaction with English-speakers may occur. We wish you great success as you progress in this course.
- Module 1: Everyday Language on the Job
- In the first module, you’ll learn to describe professions and daily tasks on the job using the present simple grammatical structure and acquiring vocabulary related to professions and occupations. Through the designed activities you’ll be able to develop and improve your reading comprehension in English. Content designer: James Gibbons, English Teacher, English UC Language Center.
- Module 2: Making Phone Calls
- In this second module, you’ll learn to make and receive basic phone calls that commonly occur in the professional environment using grammatical structures related to them. Also, you’ll acquire vocabulary related to useful language for making phone calls. Through the designed activity you’ll develop and improve your listening skills in English.Content designer: Alexandra Durr, English Teacher, English UC Language Center.
- Module 3: Preparing for meeting
- In Module 3 you’ll be able to learn to make plans to hold a professional meeting using grammatical structures to refer to the future. Also, you’ll be able to acquire vocabulary related to scheduling and planning. The prepared activities will allow you to improve your listening comprehension in English. Content designer: James Gibbons, English Teacher, English UC Language Center.
- Module 4: Post-meeting etiquette
- In this last module, you’ll learn to make references to job activities in the past using the appropriate grammatical structures and you’ll acquire vocabulary related to describing events in the past. The activities designed for this module will also permit you to develop your reading skills in English. Content designer: Alexandra Durr, English Teacher, English UC Language Center.
