BEGLA 136 Previous Years Question paper December 2022

A Short Introduction to BEGLA 136 English at the Workplace

This course titled English at the Workplace has been designed for students across different disciplines to develop the English skills required at the workplace. We have primarily concentrated on first-time job seekers since most of you will be searching for your first job. The skills that the first-time job seeker would require have been spelled out here.

The course is divided into four blocks which are as follows:

Block 1: Exploring the Job Market This block equips you with the basic skills required to explore the job market such as profiling oneself for the job, searching for the job, responding to different kinds of job advertisements, and preparing for the job.

Block 2: Preparing for Job Interviews The second block focuses on specific skills required at the workplace such as using non-verbal communication (body language) effectively, portfolio making, writing an impressive CV, and facing interviews confidently.

Block 3: Skills for the Workplace I Block 3 focuses on two important aspects of the workplace – understanding cross-cultural interaction in business contexts and learning about customers and customer service. It also discusses the importance of work ethics.

Block 4: Skills for the Workplace II The last block of this course concentrates on essential linguistic life skills at the workplace such as participating in discussions, making presentations, and writing business letters and emails.