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# Business English Proficiency

**Soft competency** - master-software-engineering (Master) - Foundational

## Competency description

Communicate effectively in professional English across technical documentation, presentations, meetings, and international collaboration with global development teams.

## Personal Confidence

**Foundational** - 1/5

Scale: 1. Foundational · 2. Developing · 3. Proficient · 4. Advanced · 5. Expert

This reflects my personal confidence in applying this competency in real-world professional situations, based on hands-on experience, continuous learning, and practical outcomes.

## Details

- Domain: Soft skill (interpersonal)
- Source: master-software-engineering (Master)
- Confidence level: 1/5 (Foundational)
- Category: communication

## Progression across journey

This skill was developed across 2 different journey items.

- **2023** - [master-software-engineering](https://portfolio.josedacosta.info/en/journey/master-software-engineering.md) (education) - Confidence: 1/5
- **2024** - [toeic-950](https://portfolio.josedacosta.info/en/journey/toeic-950.md) (certification) - Confidence: 4/5

## Related curriculum topics

- **Effectively Initiating an IS Project** (Block 1 - Client Relationship Management in Software Engineering): Role of the Client/Business Owner (MOA), Business view of the information system, Leveraging a business case, Creating a business case
- **Design Thinking** (Block 1 - Client Relationship Management in Software Engineering): Design Thinking in the business world
- **Mastering the Kotlin Language** (Block 3 - Software Development): Presentation
- **Developing Android Mobile Applications in Kotlin** (Block 3 - Software Development): Presentation
- **Distributed Architecture and Big Data** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): Business implications of Big Data and distributed architecture
- **Business English** (Block 5 - English Language Proficiency Preparation): Overcoming common false beliefs in English learning, How to use vocabulary common to English and French in professional interactions, Identify and avoid the most common pitfalls in professional English communication, Understanding a business proposal, How to handle business travel in English, Keys to participating in a trade show in English
- **Advanced Business English** (Block 5 - English Language Proficiency Preparation): Speaking Skills for Business Meetings and Presentations, Writing Skills for Business Emails and Reports, Business Negotiations, Negotiation Techniques in English, Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity in Business, Global Business Etiquette and Protocol, Marketing Strategy and Planning for Business Growth
- **Intermediate Business English** (Block 5 - English Language Proficiency Preparation): Professional English Communication in Sales, Professional English Communication in Sales, Managing Misunderstandings and Expressing Disagreement in English Conversations, Tips for Improving English Pronunciation, Common Expressions for Managing Stress and Nervousness During Presentations in English, Breathing and Relaxation Techniques to Enhance Confidence in English, Practical Exercises to Improve Diction and Voice Projection in English, Effective Presentation Techniques in English, Key Phrases for a Successful Presentation in English, Structure of Sales Proposals in English, Action Verbs for Formulating Business Ideas and Proposals in English, Writing Professional Presentation Materials in English, Understanding Commercial Terminology in English, Managing Misunderstandings in English, Action Verbs for Formulating Sales Proposals in English, Handling Common Sales Objections in English
- **Human Resources English** (Block 6 - Preparatory and Reinforcement Modules): Writing a clear and attractive job posting in English, Communicating on the company's privacy policy in English (transparency, GDPR, employee consent..)

## Broader curriculum context

Other modules from the same training program that provide complementary context:

- **Functional Analysis of an IS Project** (Block 1 - Client Relationship Management in Software Engineering): Introduction - Definition, Types of functional analyses, The functional specifications document, Steps of functional analysis, Needs analysis
- **IT Contract Law** (Block 1 - Client Relationship Management in Software Engineering): Notions of obligations, Introduction to IT contracts, The content of the IT contract, Obligations of IT service providers, The client's obligations
- **UX and Wireframing** (Block 1 - Client Relationship Management in Software Engineering): Design thinking at the service of marketing strategy, User Experience, User Experience and UX Design, User research, Card sorting and tree testing
- **Cross-Functional Management** (Block 1 - Client Relationship Management in Software Engineering): The fundamentals of management, From vertical to transversal management, Why cross-functional management?, The different forms of cross-functional management, Resistance to cross-functional management
- **Leading and Managing a Team** (Block 1 - Client Relationship Management in Software Engineering): Management fundamentals, Manager onboarding, Recruitment, Employee onboarding, The four management styles
- **Executing and Managing a Software Engineering Project** (Block 2 - Software Engineering Project Management): What is project management for?, Differences between projects and operations, Discovering the project context, Defining the project scope, Establishing the project charter
- **Advanced Agile Methods / Scrum** (Block 2 - Software Engineering Project Management): The history of project management, Different project management models, Start with the why, OKRs, Knowing our end users
- **Leadership and Management** (Block 2 - Software Engineering Project Management): What is management?, Key missions of a manager, What is leadership?, Different leadership styles, Start by knowing yourself (better)
- **Project Communication** (Block 2 - Software Engineering Project Management): What is a project?, Defining communication, Different types of communication, At which project stages to communicate, Why communicate in a project
- **JavaScript: Introduction and Object-Oriented Programming** (Block 3 - Software Development): The language of the web, Work environment, Variables, Operators, Conditional structures
- **JavaScript: Event-Driven and Asynchronous Programming** (Block 3 - Software Development): JavaScript and the DOM, The global window object, Selecting elements, Creating and deleting elements, Managing CSS rules
- **Developing Web Applications with TypeScript** (Block 3 - Software Development): Introduction to TypeScript, Installing and configuring TypeScript, Fundamental types, Tuple types, Object and Array types
- **Front-End Development Fundamentals with Angular** (Block 3 - Software Development): Once upon a time.. Angular!, Installation, Editing our application, Introduction to components, Creating a component
- **Advanced Front-End Development with Angular** (Block 3 - Software Development): Introduction, Setting up the base project, Routes, Navigation, Passing parameters to routes
- **Mastering Java SE** (Block 3 - Software Development): Presentation and history of the Java ecosystem, Presentation and installation of JDK 17, Presentation and installation of Eclipse 2022-12, First class: the HelloWorld class, Primitive types, objects, and arrays
- **Developing in Java with Spring and Hibernate** (Block 3 - Software Development): Introduction to Jakarta EE and Spring, Introduction to Jakarta Persistence and Hibernate, Spring projects, Presentation of the Reviews project, Spring layered models and the concept of stereotypes
- **Advanced Git - GitHub and GitLab** (Block 3 - Software Development): Some Git reminders, Cherry-picking a commit, Recovering lost commits (reflog), Adding notes, Importing an SVN repository
- **Mastering Docker and DevOps** (Block 3 - Software Development): What is DevOps?, Introduction to Docker, Installing Docker, Managing Docker images, Launching and managing containers
- **Application Deployment** (Block 3 - Software Development): Deployment in the application lifecycle, UML deployment diagram, UML component diagram, Typology of traditional hosting, Typology of cloud hosting
- **Kubernetes for Container Orchestration** (Block 3 - Software Development): Introduction, Docker basics, Volumes, Dockerfile, and Registry, Docker basics: demonstration, Docker Compose
- **Building a REST API with Spring Boot** (Block 3 - Software Development): What is a REST API?, Introduction to Spring Boot, Model your API with draw.io, Set up your work environment, Explore the file structure and start the application
- **SOLID Principles in Java** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): The code quality challenge, SOLID principles, a response to maintainable code challenges, S: Single Responsibility Principle Introduction, Violating the Single Responsibility Principle, Respecting the Single Responsibility Principle
- **Software Architecture** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): The necessity of software architecture, Overview of software architectures, Introduction to monolithic architecture, Monolithic architecture use cases, Implementing monolithic architecture in Java
- **Complex Application Design with UML** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): Introduction to structural modeling with UML, Class diagram (classes and inheritance), Class diagram with Visual Paradigm, Translating the class diagram to code (classes and inheritance), Class diagram (relationships and multiplicity)
- **Design Patterns in Java** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): Introduction: GoF Design Patterns, the legend, Description of Creational Design Patterns, Description of the Singleton Design Pattern, Implementation of Singleton, Description of the Factory Method Design Pattern
- **Web Application Security** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): Introduction to web application security, Authentication and authorization in web applications, Discover OWASP recommendations, Recommendation A01-2021: Broken Access Control, Recommendation A02-2021: Cryptographic Failures
- **Advanced Algorithms** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): Optimizing, where to start?, Searching, a complex task?, Improving search with sorting, Sorting complexity, Improving sorting in the best case
- **Functional Programming in Scala** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): Introduction to functional programming, Rules and laws on functions, Introduction to Scala, Installing IntelliJ IDEA / Using SBT, An overview of Scala
- **NoSQL** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): Introduction to storage, The relational model, Relational fundamentals, OLAP vs. OLTP, Aggregations, transactions, and optimizer
- **Data Structures** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): The right data structure, What does a graph contain?, Directed and undirected graphs, Weighted graphs, Graph data structure
- **Application Test Plans** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): Objectives of a test plan, Contents of a test plan, Creating a test case, Typology and hierarchy of automated tests, Fundamentals of unit testing
- **Introduction to Machine Learning** (Block 4 - Advanced Software Architecture Design): Machine Learning in full expansion, Discover Machine Learning concepts, Understand supervised learning, Visualize the lifecycle of a Machine Learning project, Set up your work environment
- **English: TOEIC Preparation** (Block 5 - English Language Proficiency Preparation): Introduction to TOEIC®, Types of TOEIC®, Focus on the TOEIC®: Listening and Reading, The new TOEIC®, How to prepare

## Other soft competencies from the same diploma

- [Team Leadership & Coaching](https://portfolio.josedacosta.info/en/skills/leadership-team-management.md) - Lead and coach development teams through mentoring, delegation, motivation, performance feedback, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and p
- [Cross-Functional Management](https://portfolio.josedacosta.info/en/skills/cross-functional-management.md) - Coordinate cross-functional teams, align diverse stakeholders, and manage transversal projects spanning multiple departments with different priorities
- [Design Thinking & Innovation](https://portfolio.josedacosta.info/en/skills/design-thinking-innovation.md) - Apply Design Thinking methodology to drive innovation, including empathy mapping, ideation, rapid prototyping, and iterative validation with end users
- [Client Relationship & IT Consulting](https://portfolio.josedacosta.info/en/skills/stakeholder-management.md) - Build and maintain trusted client relationships through IT consulting, needs analysis, solution proposals, and advisory services that align technology
- [Technical Documentation & Communication](https://portfolio.josedacosta.info/en/skills/technical-documentation.md) - Produce clear technical documentation, write effective project communications, create architectural decision records, and present complex technical co
- [International Collaboration](https://portfolio.josedacosta.info/en/skills/international-collaboration.md) - Intercultural management, international HR communication and ability to work with teams distributed across countries and cultures.

## Acquired during: Master Expert in Software Engineering

Master Expert in Software Engineering at ESIEA (2023-2026), RNCP Level 7. Covers the full software lifecycle: architecture, development, DevOps, project management, and team leadership.

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