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Improve Your English Communication Skills Specialization

4.8(23,000) on Coursera·890K enrolled
Beginner 110 hours English SpecializationFREE
SkillsBusiness EnglishEmail writingPresentationsProfessional speakingJob-search communicationInterpersonal communication

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A practical way to sharpen professional English, aimed mainly at non-native speakers. It is free to audit, though at around 110 hours it is a real commitment.

Good for: non-native English speakers who want to communicate better at work.

Skip if: you are a confident English communicator, or you want a short, focused course.

It covers the gap between passing an English test and communicating with confidence at work — pronunciation and clarity, presentations, professional writing, and the everyday connecting skills for meetings and email. Georgia Tech's involvement gives it more credibility than typical 'business English' content.

It is broad and long, so it is not a quick, focused course, and a confident communicator will not need most of it. The certificate needs a paid Coursera subscription; the free audit covers the learning. The material is skills-based and stays relevant (as of 2026).

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About this course

This specialization is a widely enrolled communication program, built specifically around the gap between technical English proficiency and confident professional communication. It covers pronunciation and speaking clarity, giving effective presentations, advanced grammar for professional writing, and the connecting skills needed for everyday workplace communication — meetings, emails, and small talk.

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Georgia Institute of Technology Faculty
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890K+ learners5 courses4.8 instructor rating

Taught by faculty from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a top-ranked US technical university, specializing in applied communication and language instruction for global professionals.

Frequently asked questions

Roughly intermediate. It's about improving professional communication, not learning English from scratch, so you need enough of the language to follow the lessons and take part. Complete beginners should build basic English elsewhere first; confident speakers, on the other hand, may find it below their level.

No, and that's an important distinction. It teaches practical professional communication — emails, meetings, presentations, phone calls and networking — not how to pass a standardised English test. If your goal is a TOEFL or IELTS score, look for a course built specifically for that exam instead.

It's a four-course specialization spanning the real situations of working in English: writing professional emails, speaking in meetings and interviews, giving presentations, and networking, including on the phone and online. The focus is on communicating clearly and appropriately at work rather than grammar drills.

It covers speaking in professional settings — meetings, presentations, phone calls — and builds confidence, so your spoken communication should improve. But it isn't an accent-reduction or pronunciation-drilling course; the aim is being clear and appropriate, not sounding like a native speaker.

It's a real commitment, so it suits people who genuinely want to work on their professional English over time rather than a quick fix. The good news is it's a specialization of separate courses, so if you only need one skill — better emails, say — you can take that single course instead of the whole thing.
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