Business English Courses - Detailed Information

EASY SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSES
 
All courses are based on the level of English of the client, the duration of the course and an analysis of the client’s needs. Courses start every Monday. Newcomers in group courses sit for a placement test. Clients who book Individual Tuition start the course with their trainer immediately.
 

Programme and Materials 

Depending on clients’ needs, typical training programmes will be designed by the trainer to cover one or more of the following areas: Making Effective Presentations; Negotiation Language and Strategies; Conducting and Participating Effectively in Meetings; Writing clear reports, faxes, memos and emails; Telephone Skills; Social English (in which speaking fluency is highlighted).
 
Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation are taught within a Business English context. For example, future tenses are highlighted in order to make sales forecasts, or to make arrangements, appointments, meet deadlines etc; past tenses will be used to talk about past company performance; pronunciation will be highlighted within the context, for example, of giving a presentation; interactive strategies will be focused on to negotiate, or to make small talk at business lunch or dinner.
 
Individual Tuition is much in demand at Easy School. Courses are completely customized to suit the individual client. Indeed, clients are  encouraged to bring with them their own English language materials that they use in their place of work. Of course, confidentiality is respected at all times.
 
At Easy SL we strongly believe that clients will achieve a far greater rate of progress if any anxiety they feel prior to the course is dispelled with as soon as possible. Therefore, although courses are intensive and learning objectives are clearly identified, lessons are carried out in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. In this context, the individual learner is placed at the centre of the learning process and their individual learning styles and strategies are identified and developed. One of our main aims is to build our clients’ skills in English so that they can face their future challenges with confidence.
 
To this end, pairwork, groupwork (in group courses) and roleplay are used extensively whenever appropriate. For example, clients may be asked to roleplay a presentation they are likely to make in real life, or to take part in a role-played meeting, negotiation, telephone exchange or social interaction. Their performance is then analysed in a non-threatening, encouraging manner, appropriate language work is carried out to help improve performance, and the presentation, meeting, telephone conversation or social interaction is repeated later in the course.
 
When clients arrive at Easy SL, a needs analysis is carried out and, after taking into consideration the agreed duration of the course, a programme is negotiated with them. Materials include published Business English materials and authentic materials (eg business reports, media articles, faxes and memos).