This compact course strengthens spoken and written English skills essential for the professional context. The focus is on telephoning, essential grammar structures, and professional email and letter writing. Through practical exercises and task-oriented learning, participants will gain greater confidence in everyday communication at work.
Target group
Employees of Freie Universität Berlin and external participants
Requirement
- knowledge of English to at least B1 level
Key contents
- Telephoning terms and common phrases
- Essential grammar for effective spoken and written communication (focus on tenses)
- Writing professional emails and letters – formal and informal styles
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to...
- make and respond to telephone calls with confidence through role plays,
- apply relevant grammar structures correctly in professional communication,
- write work- and research-related emails in both formal and informal styles.
Methods
Task-oriented exercises (speaking, listening, writing), role plays, pair work
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