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Graduate Certificate in English for the Global Workplace (GC-ENGGWRK) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
Coordinator
Associate Professor Carsten Roever
Email: carsten@unimelb.edu.au
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/graduate-studies/programs
- Contact: 'make an enquiry' on http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/21-graduate-certificate-in-arts
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students should have:
- an awareness of pronunciation and its role in communication;
- improved clarity and comprehensibility of their own speech;
- an ability to edit their own writing for accuracy and style;
- an awareness of grammatical structures in workplace writing;
- an awareness of cross-cultural differences in communication;
- improved cross-cultural communication skills;
- the ability to analyse written workplace discourses; and
- the ability to adapt their own writing to different professional contexts.
Generic skills
On completion of this course, students should have:
- acquired enhanced transferable reading, writing, speaking and intercultural skills; and
- improved the scope of their employment options and professional advancement.
Graduate attributes
Academic distinction
- Graduates will demonstrate an advanced level of skills in workplace communication
Active citizenship
- Graduates will be active collaborators in the workplace
Integrity and self-awareness
- Graduates will be aware of their own strengths and strategies for handling challenges in workplace communication responsibly
Last updated: 18 December 2020