BUSINESS ENGLISH

This course is carefully tailored for vocational students and individuals who are preparing to work in the fields of Business, Administration and Management to provide them with powerful language tools for their future professions. The course will be dealing with all relevant topics related to specific terminology, communication and common workplace situations, with practical grammar and vocabulary exercises including quizzes and role-plays.

It will focus on how to incorporate terms from their fields of expertise into language skills and functions and help them to communicate more effectively as well as develop essential business skills. Course participants will be provided with the combination of online resources, a variety of media and authentic and interesting texts. Emphasis is placed on developing the strategies for effective listening, reading, speaking and writing in both informal and formal settings.

After the completion of the course, the participants will gain confidence in order to communicate fluently and accurately and use appropriate terminology from their related fields. They will also upgrade their current knowledge of grammar and learn many new practical expressions and phrases – both from general and specialized vocabulary.

 

PROGRAMME OF THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES:

 

– Introduction and course overview

– Individual expectations – setting up the course goals

– Learning techniques and methods; developing language skills

– Identifying grammar forms and using grammar to make speaking and writing more appropriate

– Expanding vocabulary:

 

  1. Introductions and networking
  2. Telephoning and making arrangements
  3. Taking part in and managing meetings
  4. Structuring and delivering a presentation
  5. Presenting new ideas and dealing with figures
  6. Work recruitment; job interviews and selection
  7. Successfully managing a company
  8. Corporate identity
  9. Negotiating and considering options
  10. Work ethics
  11. Business culture

 

– Setting up the task for individual or group presentations for the final day; developing one’s learning plan including methodology and materials;

 

TOPICS:

  • Present a successful brand
  • The importance of cultural awareness in business
  • Ethical dilemmas that certain industries are facing
  • The qualities of good leadership
  • Other

– Building self-confidence for public performance

– Body language (exercise)

– Delivery and Feedback

– Summary – goals review

– Reflections – Evaluation