Course Name: English Professional

Effective date: 01 Sept 2022

Week – 1
Introduction and Overview of the Course
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
On successful completion of this course, students will be able
to:
LO 1: demonstrate the upper intermediate English listening
skills both academically and professionally
LO 3: demonstrate the upper intermediate English speaking
skills both academically and professionally.
 OUTLINE
Overview of the Course

Listening Skill: Sharing the rules and regulation

Speaking Skill: Introducing self

Academic vs Business English

Listening Skill: Making a generalization

Speaking Skill: Restating and giving opinion

Overview of the Course
6 Parts
English
Professional
English Professional is aimed at providing learners
with English skills related to academic and
professional English.

This course will improve the students’ abilities in

listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills both
academically and professionally.
Topics
• Introduction and Overview of the Course
• Academic vs Business English
• Understanding Reading Passages and
Pronunciation
• Presenting Specific Information and Writing
Academic Essay
• Business Meeting
• Dealing with Business Negotiation
• Composing Business Negotiation Email
• Review of Session 1-8
• Overview of Session 9-16
• Statement of Fact vs Opinion
• Discussion Essay
• Delivering Business Presentation
• Business Documents
• Capturing Ideas in Different Text
• Summarizing and Paraphrasing Texts
• Review and Speaking Examination
Activities
•Presentation
•Case studies
•Self-learning
•Forum discussion
•Personal assignments
•Group assignments
•Quizzes
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•etc
 •Mable Chan. (2020). English for Business Communication. 1 st Routledge, Taylor et Francis Group. London. ISBN:
9781138481688[Main Textbook]

Textbooks •Emma Ledden. (2017). The Presentation Book: How to Create it, Shape it and Deliver it!. Pearson Business.
Harlow, United Kingdom. ISBN: 9781292171982
•Deborah Phillips. (2014). Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL Test: IBT. 3rd Edition. Pearson Longman.
New Jersey. ISBN-10: 0133248127/ ISBN-13: 978-0133248128
•Lin Lougheed. (2007). Longman Preparation Series for the New TOEIC Test: Advanced Course, Fourtg Edition.
Pearson Longman. New York. ISBN 0-13-199311-9
 General Assessment
Assessment Activity Weight
Attendance 10%
Discussion Forum Activity 10%
Personal Assignment 20%
Team Assignment 15%
Quiz 15%
Final exam 30%
 Final Exam Scoring
30% Examination Scoring Weight

Listening (Scheduled) 25%

Reading (Scheduled) 25%

Writing (Scheduled) 25%

Speaking (Last VC) 25%

The Rules and Regulation
Two Parts
 General Rules and Regulations
Here are the general rules and regulations in the course:
1. All communication must be delivered in English.
2. No social media jargon/ terms (emoticons, wkwkwk, hehehe, etc)
3. Use formal English for spoken and written communication and
assignments.
4. Avoid plagiarism.
5. No “Google Translate” without revision.
 Specific Rules and Regulations
The specific rules and regulation will be shared in the first
Video Conferences by the lecturer.

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Introducing Self
Five Parts
Tips and Trick

• Clearly state your purpose

• Maintain your body
language
• Show your uniqueness and
cultural understanding
 Example 1
Meet the Classmates
Hello, my name is Anna Sunshine, please call me Anna, I took
International Marketing major because advertising is my passion and
Binus Online Learning is the appropriate place for me to study, improve
my skills, find an inspirational, and innovative community for elevating
my career. I have a rich background in analysing audiences for
messaging optimization and experiencing in public relations for 5 years.
It will be a great opportunity to have you all in this class. Hope we can
learn and collaborate during the course.
 Example 2
Meet the Interviewer
Good morning, I’m Paul Simon and I enjoy promoting small companies
to help them increase their profits. I’m excited for the opportunity to be
part of a team that increases awareness of the businesses in Cisco. I
have a strong background in public relations and would love to tell you
about the strengths I could bring to this position.
 Example 3
Meet A New Client
Hello, my name is Jimmy, and I am reaching out from Customize Bags to
inform you of the services we provide. Our company sends out
automatic shipments of a variety of takeout bags to restaurants each
month so you will always have enough for your customers. We offer
different packages based on your needs, so I would love to set up a
time to speak with you and give you more information.
 Example 4
Meet A Co-Worker
Hi, I’m Anita Sue, just call me Anita. I work in the marketing department
as the social media manager. Our teams hold weekly meetings, and I
look forward to working together in the future. Please let me know if I
can help with anything as you orient yourself with the office.
Academic vs Business English
Two Parts
Academic English

Academic English is the type

of English needed for Higher
Education or further
academic study.
 Business English

Business English is a form of

English which is used in
business meetings, sales
presentations, negotiations,
business correspondence,
business reports, executive
summaries, etc.
Making A Generalization
Two Parts
 Definition
Making Generalizations can be stated as a broad
statement about a group of people or things.

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 How to make a generalization?
• Be careful to make sure your generalization is valid/ true/
supported by facts.
• Uses logic and reasoning
• Proven with several examples
• Pay attention for signal words such as some, most, might,
sometimes, often, probably, typically, many, rarely, few, none,
all, always, never, everyone, nobody, etc.
Restating and Giving Opinion
Two Parts
 Restating

Restating an idea is saying it in

different words and different
sentence structure.

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 Giving Opinion

Giving opinion is
showing the argument
of statement to the
other people about a
specific thing.
 REFERENCES
• Deborah Phillips. (2014). Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL Test: IBT. 3rd Edition. Pearson
Longman. New Jersey. ISBN-10: 0133248127/ ISBN-13: 978-0133248128
• Emma Ledden. (2017). The Presentation Book: How to Create it, Shape it and Deliver it!. Pearson Business.
Harlow, United Kingdom. ISBN: 9781292171982
• Lin Lougheed. (2007). Longman Preparation Series for the New TOEIC Test: Advanced Course, Fourth Edition.
Pearson Longman. New York. ISBN 0-13-199311-9
• https://soenglish.me/introduce-yourself/
• https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/introduce-yourself-professionally
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yMkQa_bpGI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3gERqaaXZk
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXGpiQZ_MHA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTHaALnWE0U
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC1IkuYYIhI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYGXNT4p8H4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1xt7zgnuK0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp6HyVBQ1tU