• Assist students in developing their English proficiency through the study of and exposure to a wide range of professional communicative contexts, locally and internationally.
• Acquaint students with a basic theoretical understanding of the use of English in Professional Communication, and the impact of globalization on the use of English.
• Cultivate students’ ability to analyze the English language, and its use in specific professional and business contexts.
• Develop in students an appreciation for the relationship between communication and culture, bringing an awareness of the roles and rules of language both within and across a range of intercultural and intra-cultural contexts.
• Offer students basic training in the use of English in professional and corporate communication.
• Develop in students the ability to critically evaluative and reflect on language use and build their interpersonal skills for different professional contexts.

Upon successful completion of this Minor, students should be able to:

1. Apply basic theories of Linguistics, Language for Specific Purposes, Professional and Corporate Discourse, Corporate and Organizational Communication to the analysis of English texts and practices in professional and corporate communication. 
2. Communicate more fluently in English, with increased accuracy and appropriateness, in a range of professional and social contexts, across and within different cultures.
3. Synthesize knowledge and practical skills in English in ways that cultivate critical and reflective thinking.
4. Produce written and spoken communication products in English for different professional and organizational contexts. 
5. Read more critically in English across a variety of genres, analyzing and evaluating the intentions and messages within the texts studied.