General English Plus Business English
This practical course is designed to widen your knowledge of specific vocabulary in a work context and business situations.
Course Contents
This course comprises of 15, 20, or 25 lessons of General English and 10 (London) or 5 (Oxford & Brighton) lessons per week of specialised Business English in the afternoon.
09:15-12:05, Mon-Fri: We work with a coursebook during this lesson, concentrating on the four main skills - speaking, listening, reading and writing. As well as these four main skills we will also work on other key areas to help develop your fluency and accuracy - pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, idioms.
12:25-13:15, Mon-Fri: Students who wish to join a more intensive programme can attend the Speaking & Listening lessons for an extra opportunity for fluency practice.
14:15-16:35, 4 (London) or 2 (Oxford & Brighton) afternoons a week: specialised Business English where we cover all the skills but focus more on speaking and listening. Emphasis is placed on communication tasks which give you the opportunity to practise fluency and build confidence in business situations. The list of main topics is by no means exhaustive and can be adapted to cover other topics which you would like to focus on:
- Meetings
- Negotiations
- Advertising
- Marketing
- Global tourism
- Presentations
- Visiting
- Business travel
- Business communication
- Email, internet
- Organisations
- Cultural comparisons
- Globalisation
- Motivation & team building
- Company profiles
- Describing and comparing towns & cities
- Economics & ecology
- Recruitment, job profiles & descriptions, job satisfaction
- Ethics
- Giving opinions
- Decision making
- Dealing with complaints & crises
- Management do's and don'ts, roles and relationships
| Course Summary | |
|---|---|
| Course code | B20 (not in London), B25, B30 |
| Available in | London, Oxford, Brighton |
| Start dates | Any Monday |
| Course duration | 2-48 weeks |
| Minimum level | Intermediate |
| Class size | Average 11, maximum 14 |
| Lessons per week | 20 (not in London), 25, 30 |
| Lesson duration | 50 minutes |
Please note that at our schools in Oxford & Brighton we offer 5 Business English lessons per week.
BULATS Exam Preparation
Our four schools are official agents and test centres for students who wish to take the BULATS (Business Language Testing Service) exam. The BULATS exam is an online test involving reading, use of English, and listening, and is a very useful certificate for students who wish to extend their visa and need to show proof of having taken an exam. Advice and assistance is available for students wishing to take the BULATS examination. Please see the Academic Director for more details.
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