Help! I'm A Native Speaker But No One Understands My English (Udemy.com)
Learn How to Use Your English More Effectively for Better Intercultural Communication With ESL Coworkers
Created by: Scott Paton
Last updated June 2017
What you will learn
- Communicate more effectively with people from other cultures.
- Understand why there are problems in intercultural communication.
- Use techniques and strategies they will learn in the course to resolve communication problems.
- Discover how to communicate better with non-English speakers
How it compares
Against the other 535 rated Udemy courses in Language Learning on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 13% of them
- Reviews248#355 of 536 by number of reviews
- Length3 hoursshorter than 69% of them
- Last updatedJune 2017earlier than 94% of them
Course Description
Are you a native speaker of English but foreigners find your English difficult to understand?
Do the people you work with say they understand you when they clearly don't?
Do you feel you and your non-native colleagues are on a completely different wavelength?
Then this course is for you.
In this course, we
Highlight the reasons why native speakers of English have problems communicating effectively with coworkers and customers who are from a different culture.
Help you to understand intercultural dynamics and how to deal with them constructively while, at the same time, respecting other cultures.
Look at why two people can have a completely different interpretation of the same sentence.
Discover that even native speakers from different countries don't understand each other!
Discuss the need for both sides of the conversation to speak "better" English.
Once we have identified the issues that interfere with intercultural communication, we focus on the simple but effective solutions you can implement.
Solutions such as:
Accent reduction (for native speakers!!)
Grading your language
Concept checking
So, if you are a native speaker of English and need help because your colleagues or customers don't understand your English, check out this course now.
Intercultural communication is communication between people of different cultures . Intercultural communication refers to a process where people from different cultures share meanings. It can be symbolic, interpretive and transactional.
Intercultural communication is becoming a vital skill set as business, education and relationships become increasingly global.
It is important to learn how to deal with cultural differences when you interact with international students, whether they are studying abroad, traveling, or working in multinational offices.
This course will teach you how to recognize your cultural identity and those of others, as well as the cultural assumptions that we all hold, the nuances and potential for cross-cultural interaction and (mis)understanding. Learn about different communication styles and how they can differ from one country to the next. Also, learn how to adapt and assess diverse situations.
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
248 Reviews
Scott Paton
Scott Paton has been podcasting since the spring of 2005. He has executive produced and/or co-hosted over 45 podcasts. An internationally renowned speaker, Scott has presented to audiences from London, England to Sydney, Australia, from Vancouver, BC to New York, NY, from LA to Rwanda. Thousands of entrepreneurs and NGO's have changed their public engagement strategies based on Scott's sharing. We hope you will, too!
Scott has over 640,500 students from 199 countries taking at least one of his 100+ courses.
Scott joined Udemy in 2013. In late 2014, one of his clients inspired him to make a video course on Podcasting. He revisited Udemy and got very excited at the potential. After his course went live, Scott told his clients and many decided to make courses but needed help, so he has become a co-instructor with them, while continuing to support and build his own courses. His co-topics all include areas of life-long learning by Scott, including Futures Trading, Alternative Health, EFT, and Relationships.
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Reviews
By José Ángel Rodríguez Sánchez on 1/6/2021
Congratulations its amazing this course. Im a student from Mexico and I think that this course improve my social skills
By Sagar on 4/18/2020
I believe that this course give remarkable insight for communication regardless of any particular language.
By Abel Chavez on 11/30/2019
I am no native speaker but I thought it was a good idea to learn what are the main problems native speakers have when they speak to other people. I liked this course very much.
By Pablo ML on 5/3/2019
I'm not a native speaker but I started this course just to try to figure out what could be my problems speaking with them and as far as I saw until now into this course seems really interesting
By Ana Lucia Guarido on 10/24/2018
Usan demasiado tiempo para explicar cada concepto y solo es una introducción. Estoy perdiendo el tiempo.
By Hussein Rashad on 1/9/2018
It's the best course i have ever got. simply it guides me to the right way of improving my English skills especially when talking about intercultural communications. Thanks Scott & Martin for your great course
By Mitrabinda Sarangi on 12/10/2017
It's really commendable .. I like it .. It's very clear to listen and also understandable ..
By Showman Ahmed Mohamed Hassan on 10/20/2017
after this course i would talk correct language. this instructor is good can improve course by more excersise
By Sonata Vosyliute on 10/20/2017
very nice range of idea being shared, but a little too long introductory part, mainly key points could be highlighted. In general, Thank you, a very nice exchange, sharing of the personal experiences.
By Nancy Thomas Ward on 6/3/2017
Very relevant discussions which are so important to TEFL teachers. Highly recommended. Looking forward to the rest of the course. Nancy Thomas-Ward
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Overall Score : 88 / 100












