This course is designed for experienced business people who would like to improve their all-round level of English but also include a significant element of business English.
In the mornings, following a level test, you follow a course of General English in mixed nationality classes with other students at your level. in the afternoon, you follow a Business English course in small groups with other business people. Each business course is tailored to the particular working contexts of the course participants.
Typical business skills you may focus on:
- conducting and contributing to meetings and interviews
- giving presentations
- negotiating
- developing specialised business vocabulary
- discussing key business concepts
- developing cross-cultural awareness
- communicating effectively on the telephone
- corresponding effectively in business (emails, letters and faxes)
- writing reports
We can provide specialised training in areas such as:
- engineering/technical subjects
- management
- marketing and sales
- secretarial English
- military English
- banking and finance
- computing
- travel and tourism
- aviation
- medicine
- law
- pharmacy
For more detailed information see the Course Overview + Sample Timetable.
Note: The minimum number required for the Combined General and Executive course is two students. In the event that we receive fewer than two students, please be assured that we will not cancel your booking. Instead, we will give you the alternative course of General English + One-to-One. This consists of 30 lessons per week, made up of 20 General English lessons in a class of maximum 12 students and 10 One-to-One lessons of specialised tuition.