Business English
Our various Business English courses are designed to suit the various requirements of studying English for business purposes. Courses allow students to prepare for a variety of business situations and can be tailored to suit specific learner needs.
What will you gain from this course?
- Improve language skills in the four key areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening
- Expand business vocabulary
- Practise and prepare for many business functions
- Appreciate international business customs
- Build confidence to deal with a variety of business situations
What does the course cover?
- Formal and non-formal written communication (emailing, letter writing, note taking)
- Telephoning
- Greeting clients and dealing with visitors
- Giving presentations
- Reading business texts
- Numerical information and basic statistics
- Meetings and conferencing
- Making deals and negotiations
- Common business expressions and idioms
- Diplomacy and etiquette
- Business customs and protocol
- Human resources
- Describing the company
- Marketing and advertising
- Reading and writing reports
All our business courses include a pre-course needs analysis to identify specific learner needs.
Course Content
Writing: improving written communication skills.
Reading: developing reading skills and expanding vocabulary.
Listening: understanding spoken English in a variety of contexts.
Speaking: class discussions, role-plays, business meetings.
Pronunciation: students will be encouraged to work on their pronunciation throughout the course.
Business: preparing for many types of business tasks.
Idioms: learn to use common business expressions and idioms in the correct context
| Course Details | |
|---|---|
| Lessons per week | Variable – depends on option chosen |
| Available | All year round |
| Duration | Minimum 1 week |
| Levels | Intermediate + |
| Times of classes | 9:30-12:30 or 2:00-5:00 |
| Non-Teaching Dates | The North-West Academy is open for the majority of public holidays. We will always endeavour to accommodate groups, whatever the time of year, and any loss of teaching hours will be compensated. |
| Minimum Enrolment Age | 16+ |
| Maximum Class Size | 15 |
| Minimum Class Size | 5 people |