Advanced Business English

The course is specifically designed for:

• Leaders and managers
• Business or legal professionals

• Effective and efficient communication (most importantly).
• Preventing negative perceptions due to grammatical errors and/or inappropriate tone or usage.
• Enhancing the overall quality of oral presentations and written reports/documents.
• Depending on your particular professional context, professional credibility could also Select Course be promoted through your command of language in your oral and written communications (by applying the appropriate tone and register/‘pitch’).
• Finally, in the academic context, English writing skills are indispensable in producing quality assignments, dissertations and theses.

All short courses are completed individually through technology-enhanced distance learning. You do not need to attend any classes. You have access to your lecture videos and other material on a weekly basis, and all your assignments are submitted online.

The fee is R 8, 800.00, which includes your online study material. Persons based outside South Africa can pay in US Dollars, Euros or GB Pounds. Payment of fees must be effected before access to the course.

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Short courses are available internationally. A new cycle of short courses starts every first Monday of each month from February to November.

You will complete a selection of exercises in preparation for your final examination (submitted online). A certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the course. Should you achieve a distinction (75% or higher), this will be so indicated on your certificate.

The distance learning approach requires a student only to have basic Internet and email access.