Business English Communication

Case-Based

Expert-Driven

Strategic Thinking

course

Business Communication

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to essential business concepts and language, drawing on the renowned Harvard Business Review handbooks.

Why It Works

Authentic Business Content
The course draws directly on the authoritative Harvard Business Review handbooks, ensuring exposure to contemporary real-world business practices and language.

Integrated Skills Development
Participants systematically develop speaking, writing, reading, and listening skills through task-based activities rooted in business scenarios.

Professional Communication Focus
The course places a strong emphasis on practical communication skills, such as negotiation, leadership, and project management, preparing learners for effective participation in international business environments.

Although enterprises as diverse as family farms and space-exploration firms carry out very different activities, they still depend on the same core roles, leaders, project managers, analysts and negotiators, so rather than offering the myth of a “general business English”, this course teaches language through the communicative demands of those universal functions.

🌐 Recommended CEFR Levels

B1 (Intermediate)
At this level, learners possess sufficient English to understand and discuss familiar business concepts and can participate in routine professional interactions.

B2 (Upper-Intermediate)
Learners can engage with more complex texts and business situations, express opinions, negotiate, and write business correspondence with greater confidence and accuracy.

C1 (Advanced)
Participants are able to analyse sophisticated business materials, lead meetings, present complex ideas, and adapt language to varied professional contexts, which aligns with the depth of HBR content.

All course modules are carefully designed to be accessible and relevant for learners at B1, B2, and C1 levels, ensuring that professionals across a range of language competencies can fully benefit from the programme’s content and pedagogical approach.

MODULE 1 HBR Leader’s Handbook

MODULE 2 HBR Manager’s Handbook

MODULE 3 HBR Entrepreneur’s Handbook

MODULE 4 HBR Project Management Handbook

MODULE 5 HBR Family Business Handbook

Official links: Leader – Manager – Entrepreneur – Project Management – Family Business.