This free course explores English language use across a range of professions, drawing on audio and video interviews, video footage of different workplaces and short texts for analysis. Over the six weeks, you’ll look at how language is used in secondary and tertiary education, branding, English for academic purposes, publishing, organisational culture and grammar checkers. Each week of work includes activities which guide you in the analysis of oral and written language and help you to reflect on effective communication in professional life.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- understand why it is useful to study language
- recognise how an understanding of grammar can be helpful in a professional context
- understand how effective language is a vital component of a variety of professions
- articulate how language is important in the professions of education, advertising, EAP teaching, publishing, organisational culture change and grammar checkers.
First Published: 24/06/2025
Updated: 24/06/2025