More Courses Get You Ready to Face the World - Phyllis Korkki, NY Times

More continuing education departments, like Brown’s, have recognized that if they are to meet students’ demands for global knowledge, they must provide instruction in culture, customs, laws, marketing and more, in addition to the standard foreign language classes. Gustavo Demoner, an adjunct professor who teaches a course called Global Business Skills through U.C.L.A. Extension, said interest had been strong as businesses recognized that more of their revenue would come from foreign countries. Mr. Demoner’s students have included people from Hollywood studios, NASA, construction companies and small family businesses — all of them thrust into the global economy in one way or another. In his global skills course, Mr. Demoner discusses negotiation strategies, business etiquette and even body language in countries around the world.