Business English Courses

Protecting Business Innovations via Patent

166 reviews

This course assumes no prior knowledge in law, business or engineering. However, students with backgrounds in all three areas will find useful concepts or ideas in the course on how to protect business innovations using patents.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Literature of the English Country House

214 reviews

Take a journey through the literature of English country houses from the time of Thomas More to Oscar Wilde.

• FutureLearn
• 8 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Exploring English: Shakespeare

505 reviews

Improve your English language skills by looking at the life and works of William Shakespeare and his enduring popularity.

• FutureLearn
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Exploring English: Language and Culture

846 reviews

This course for learners of English looks at British culture and examines English in use to help you improve your language skills.

• FutureLearn
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Business English: Planning & Negotiating

5 reviews

In this course, the context is hosting an event and finding an appropriate venue for it. You will learn language and strategies for successful negotiations culminating in a written announcement for an event.

• Coursera
• 1 day 5 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business English: Networking

3260 ratings at Coursera

During the course, you will begin learning vocabulary and customs related to socializing and networking in English.

• Coursera
• 1 day 4 hours 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business English: Meetings

968 ratings at Coursera

Improve your business communication skills with this 4-week course by the University of Washington. Learn to arrange, participate in, and conclude meetings effectively, both on-site and via teleconference.

• Coursera
• 23 hours 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business English: Making Presentations

715 ratings at Coursera

This course teaches you language and techniques that will help you make effective presentations in English.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business English: Capstone Project

153 ratings at Coursera

For the project, you’ll use formal, written methods and more casual visual and audio methods of communication to demonstrate your ability to use language appropriate for different business contexts.

• Coursera
• 1 day 6 hours 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Upper-Intermediate English: Business and Industry

59 reviews

Take your English language skills to the next level. Learn how to write letters, use appropriate verbal tenses and enhance your vocabulary and grammar, all within the context of business.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business English: Final Project

26 ratings at Coursera

This project will give you the opportunity to apply your English skills learned in the courses to develop a useful document for your current job or a document that you could use as an example to demonstrate your new abilities and skills.

• Coursera
• 1 day 8 hours 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business English: Basics

1128 ratings at Coursera

This course aims to improve your Business English language skills by developing your vocabulary and reading skills and your understanding of tone, style and knowledge of communication methods.

• Coursera
• 20 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business English for Cross-cultural Communication

378 ratings at Coursera

Enhance your cross-cultural business communication skills with this 6-week course from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Learn to identify and overcome cultural misunderstandings.

• Coursera
• 22 hours 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Starting a Business 1: Vision and Opportunity

89 reviews

Interested in starting a business? This course will help you define your vision and discover opportunities to make it happen.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

English for Career Development

22 reviews

Improve your English language skills and navigate the U.S. job market with this 5-week course from the University of Pennsylvania. Learn job search strategies, resume writing, and interview techniques.

• Coursera
• 1 day 16 hours 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time