Course Code: CPD0908/2024
Category
GPM: General and Professional Matters
H&S: Health and Safety including Occupational Safety and Health
OTM: Environment, Information Technology, Quality and Other Technical Matters not directly related to a Trainee's own discipline
Course Name
eLearning series: Mistakes to avoid in conversational English
Category
GPM
Date
1-30 Sept 2024
Time
any 3 hours
Organized by
Gala Education Company
Venue
On-line
Fee
HK$780
Introduction

Engineers who are non-native English speaker often speak English by processing ideas in Chinese and translating sentences into English.  This inefficient process is tiring and prone to mixing up grammatical rules of two languages.

 

Through step-by-step instructions and online exercises, this course highlights common mistakes/bad habits in conversational English and explains how to correct them.

 

The materials of this course are in English.

Objectives

Through this course, participants will understand:

  • the problem of “lost in translation”
  • the difference between Chinese/English sentence structures
  • the grammatical rules in Chinese that do not apply in English
  • how to improve fluency and speak with confidence
Contents
  • Effective sentence structures in English conversation
  • How the native will say it
  • Chinglish: examples and how to avoid
  • Conversation in technical fields
  • Precision and politeness in conversational English
Language

English materials

Registration

Please register by sending an email to kwokwai.kong@galaeducation.com stating the e-class of interest and your contact information. We will follow up with details of payment methods and logistics.

 

Enquiry:  kwokwai.kong@galaeducation.com or by phone 93107127 (Dr. Kong)

 

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