| Hours per week: | 25 hours One to One + 5 hours (lunch with tutor) | | Levels: | Beginner to Advanced | | Course length: | Minimum one week, maximum two weeks | | Excursions: | 4 |
This course caters for business people who need to quickly improve their English language skills in a range of professional business situations. The language is presented through contexts and topics which are directly relevant to the adult professional learner, and grammar structures are covered as they arise in the context of the functional language being taught. The following everyday business functions are covered: meetings, making presentations, negotiating, telephoning, describing trends, making arrangements, English for social situations, writing business correspondence. Other skills areas are also covered on request, such as Medicine, Science, Technology, Diplomacy and International Relations, Air Traffic Control, Engineering, Aviation, Architecture, Law, Psychology, Policing, Agriculture and Computers. 
Sample Timetable and topics for one or two weeks: | Week 1 | 09:15 – 11:00 | | 11:30 – 13:15 | | 14:30-17:00 | | Monday | Full initial English assessment and level assessment including 15 minute interview and report. | Break | Social Interaction: - Meeting and greeting
- Engaging conversation and prompting
- Conversational techniques
| Lunch | Excursion | | Tuesday | Telephoning skills Write accurate and informative reports, letters, CV, e-mails and faxes. | Break | Effective Interaction in Meetings. | Lunch | Case studies | | Wednesday | The Language of Negotiating | Break | Developing business English skills in a professional environment both inside and outside the company. | Lunch | Excursion | | Thursday | Making short presentations | Break | Case study | Lunch | Video recording of students presentation and discussing results | | Friday | Role play to simulate all the business scenarios discussed during the week including presentations, telephone conversation and meetings in front of audience. | Break | Progress reports and assignments | Lunch | Excursion |
| | Week 2 | 09:15 – 11:00 | | 11:30 – 13:15 | | 14:30-17:00 | | Monday | Comprehension practice to help the participants acquire a comfortable understanding of a document or spoken presentation. | Break | Review of the grammar points still needing attention to develop accuracy in the used language | Lunch | | | Tuesday | Talking about the company a. Discussing plans b. Strengths and weaknesses | Break | c. Staff d. Organisation and structure | Lunch | e. Development f. Market position and competition | | Wednesday | Management Styles: using the right language | Break | Cultural and Difference: How culture effects the way we speak | Lunch | | | Thursday | BBC News | Break | Talking about national, international and global factors, economies. | Lunch | Newspapers and magazines. | | Friday | Interactive and dynamic oral practice sessions to encourage the expression of ideas and opinions, incorporating new vocabulary and idioms as well as manipulating sophistic and more complex language structures. | Break | Final assessment and report. | Lunch | |
Please note that throughout the programme students are actively encouraged to express their opinions. The teacher provides texts and photocopies from a variety of English Business resources.
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