Posted By Webmaster on September 3, 2010

Kasetsart University teams up with English Click for general English communications

The importance of general English communications skills in the workplace will be emphasized at a seminar/ workshop being conducted by English Click in conjunction with Kasetsart University on September 7.

The two and a half hour session is a realistic and positive initiative by the University’s teaching staff and recognizes that their students, once they enter the workforce after graduating, will advance further and faster in their chosen career if they possess high level English language skills.

The seminar will highlight a number of general situations and requirements that occur in all working organizations, whether they are in the government sector or in the private commercial field.

Clearly there is a host of particular vocabulary and expression sets applying to each individual work pursuit and the students at Kasetsart University will need to follow up with further specialized study to acquire the English language jargon of their own chosen profession.

The seminar is based on a special 24-page booklet divided into six modules and contains a number of activities that enable the students to practice their English skills.

Our general English communications skills workshop/ seminar modules comprise:

1. General introduction to English language
DVD illustrating English dialogue in the workplace.

2. Telephoning
Audio examples of x dialogues.
Activity – students practise a conversation in pairs.

3. Looking after visitors
Meeting, welcoming and looking after a visitor – offering refreshments.
Activity – students role play this scenario in pairs.

4. Writing
English language writing used in the workplace: e-mails and letters, reports and research documents, minutes of meetings.
Activity – students to complete a short writing exercise.

5. Presentations
Common English language used in presentations and basic rules for giving an effective presentation.

6. English language social communications in the workplace
Audio example of a work related English language social communications dialogue.
Activity – students hold a social conversation, e.g. at a conference, in groups.

The evening promises to be informative and rewarding, and we will post photographs of the seminar in a future Talking Point update next week.

English Click can provide fully tailored general English communications skills courses on each of the modules included in the seminar for companies or other education facilities wishing to duplicate the progressive approach taken by Kasetsart University on request.

English language vocabulary

initiative (noun): new and imaginative piece of action
graduating (gerund): obtaining a degree
career (noun): the course over time of a person’s job or profession
occur (verb): happen
host (noun): very large number
pursuit (noun): following, search
jargon (noun): specialised language used in a particular profession
modules (noun): sections

For a free, no obligation information pack on our English language training courses for specific industry sectors – click HERE.

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