Business Communications in English
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The Language of Your Business

Whether you are going to work for a company in Sales and Marketing or run your own business engaging tools of Digital Economics, you cannot but master the Language of Global Success, namely English, the lingua franca of modern times.


Studying English for Business Purposes at CifrEk in KubSAU you will:


  • learn the fundamentals of working across cultures
  • study social conventions and preferences in food and entertainment
  • improve your knowledge of local communication styles
  • acquire necessary skills to do business internationally
  • learn how to manage various business events successfully
Course Syllabus
Lecture - English. The Language of Global Success (?)
February 7th 2025, 11:30 am, 326 Zoo

Classwork


Hometask

Topic 1 - Socializing. Eating out
February 18th 2025, 11:30 am, 621 HQ

Classwork
  • give a short report on various types of expats in an international company, possible problems and solutions & comment


Hometask

Extra HT
Topic 2 - Communication styles. Business Cultures
February 21st 2025, 09:45 am, 537 HQ

Classwork
  • role-play a dialogue giving advice on dining habits for foreign business people coming to Russia


Hometask

Extra HT
Topic 3 - Doing business internationally. Managing meetings
March 4th 2025, 11:30 am, 621 HQ

Classwork
  • give a short talk on the opportunity of a one-yea posting to a subsidiary overseas


Hometask

Extra HT
Topic 4 - Working across cultures. Team working
March 7th 2025, 9:45 am, 537 HQ

Classwork
  • give a comment on the differences between the Russian and the French, or the Colombian business cultures


Hometask

Extra HT
Revision #1
March 18th 2025, 11:30 am, 621 HQ

Classwork
  • revise the materials covered in Lecture & Topics 1-4
  • complete the missing Quizzes #0-4
  • role-play the missing Speaking Tasks
  • discuss Q&A

Hometask
  • to be announced
Topic 5 - Socializing. Saying 'no' politely
March 21st 2025, 9:45 am, 537 HQ

Classwork

Hometask

Extra HT
Topic 6 - Communication styles. Conference calls
April 1st 2025, 11:30 am, 621 HQ

Classwork

Hometask

Extra HT
Topic 7 - Doing business internationally. Attitudes and habits
April 5th 2025, 9:45 am, 537 HQ

Classwork

Hometask

Extra HT
Topic 8 - Working across cultures. Cultural differences
April 15th 2025, 11:30 am, 621 HQ

Classwork

Hometask

Extra HT
Revision #2
April 18th 2025, 9:45 am, 537 HQ

Classwork
  • revise the materials covered in Topics 5-8
  • complete the missing Quizzes #5-8
  • role-play the missing Speaking Tasks
  • discuss Q&A

Hometask
  • to be announced
Topic 9 - Socializing. Accents and barriers
April 26th 2025, 11:30 am, 621 HQ

Classwork

Hometask

Extra HT
Topic 10 - Communication styles. Business etiquette
May 2nd 2025, 9:45 am, 537 HQ

Classwork

Hometask

Extra HT
Topic 11 - Doing business internationally. Local cultures
May 13th 2025, 11:30 am, 621 HQ

Classwork

Hometask

Extra HT
Topic 12 - Working across cultures. Meetings across the world
May 16th 2025, 9:45 am, 537 HQ

Classwork

Hometask

Extra HT
Revision #3
May 23rd 2025, 5:20pm, 326 Zoo

Classwork
  • revise the materials covered in Topics 9-12
  • complete the missing Quizzes #9-12
  • role-play the missing Speaking Tasks
  • discuss Q&A

  • Final Test
Final Exam - Pass / Fail
May 27th 2025, 1:00pm, 326 Zoo

Task #1
  • Read one of the following texts in English and summarise it; read out part of the text and translate it orally:
  1. Barriers can give a competitive edge
  2. Communicating across the cultural divide
  3. Modernising the Japanese way of working
  4. Doing business in China: learn from Dell
  5. How Cisco plan to attract the local talent
  6. Art of joining different cultures
  7. Intenational assignments - challenges and opportunities
  8. Virtual teams need to build trust
  9. A melting pot for forging success
  10. Making cultural diversity work
  11. Travel broadens executive minds
  12. China's new wave head west

Task #2
  • Act out one of the following situations in English in pairs using your active vocabulary, structuring your speech, minding the intonation, and considering positive attitude, turn-taking, simultaneous feedback, and engagement features:
  1. Give advice on dining habits for foreign business people coming to Russia
  2. Give a short talk on the opportunity of a one-year posting to a subsidiary either in China, the US or Germany
  3. Comment on the differences between the Russian, the French, and the Colombian business cultures
  4. Speculate on the candidates for the position at an advertising agency: education and work experience, language and skills
  5. Role-play various situations of rejecting a request or an offer (see the role cards)
  6. Participate in a conference call choosing a role from the set of role-cards
  7. Give a short report on a business culture of your choice illustrating its key features
  8. Give a short talk giving some advice for foreign businesspeople coming to Russia
  9. Role-play the situation of attending a conference on customer care at a large hotel
  10. Role-play the situation of holding a meeting and discuss advantages and disadvantages of the agenda items
  11. Comment on the possible joint venture with a foreign business person and give your reasons
  12. Give a short presentation (talk) to a group of business people who wish to do business in Russia
Ilya E. Fedorov
Senior Lecturer, MA in Linguistics, Cambridge Advanced English C1

since 2010 - Teacher of English as a Foreign Language, incl. over 5 years in State Universities

from 2013 to 2015 - Executive Producer of the international GG Jazz Festival in Krasnodar, Russia & Vienna, Austria

from 2015 to 2021 - Founder & Director of the Centre for Science & Education Jazzalingvo Solutions

since 2017 - Holder of the Cambridge Advanced English C1 Language Certificate

since 2021 - Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Digital Economics & Innovations in KubSAU
from 2022 to 2024 - Specialist in Innovative Educational Programs Development at the Priority 2030 Project Office in KubSAU
since 2025 - Head of the Centre for Language Training in KubSAU

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