All our business courses are designed for experienced business people who need to communicate effectively in English in their work. Our courses are tailored to your specific needs and develop the skills you need for use in your business contexts. All of the courses are taught by trainers specialised in teaching business English and working with professional people.
Typical 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
ELC's Business Centre is a self-contained dedicated suite providing:
- fully equipped classrooms
- business lounge with daily newspapers and free tea/coffee
- laptop and data projector for in-class presentations
- wireless internet WLAN in all classrooms
- ActivBoards in main classrooms
- computer works station for your own self-study/business with free internet access and printer
Business English Exams at ELC
We are an authorised test centre for Cambridge ESOL BULATS and LCCI English for Business exams.
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Course SummaryCurrencyCourse YearCourse CodeCourse NameCombined General + Executive EnglishSchool LocationCourse DatesStart Any MondayMaximum Class Size12Minimum Age21Lessons Per Week40Hours Per Week30.00LevelFrom CEFR A2 to CEFR C1+Price£690 per weekCourse SummaryCurrencyCourse YearCourse CodeCourse NameExecutive Mini-GroupSchool LocationCourse DatesStart Any MondayMaximum Class Size4Minimum Age21Lessons Per Week30Hours Per Week22.50LevelFrom CEFR B1 to CEFR C1+Price£920 per weekCourse SummaryCurrencyCourse YearCourse CodeCourse NameExecutive Mini-Group + One-to-OneSchool LocationCourse DatesStart Any MondayMaximum Class Size4Minimum Age21Lessons Per Week30Hours Per Week22.50LevelFrom CEFR B1 to CEFR C1+Price£1,550 per weekCourse SummaryCurrencyCourse YearCourse CodeCourse NameCombined One-to-One + Executive English - 30 Lessons/weekSchool LocationCourse DatesStart Any MondayMaximum Class Size12Minimum Age16Lessons Per Week30Hours Per Week22.50LevelFrom CEFR A2 to CEFR C1+Price£1,500 per weekCourse SummaryCurrencyCourse YearCourse CodeCourse NameCombined One-to-One + Executive English - 40 Lessons/weekSchool LocationCourse DatesStart Any MondayMaximum Class Size12Minimum Age16Lessons Per Week40Hours Per Week30.00LevelFrom CEFR A2 to CEFR C1+Price£1,640 per weekCourse SummaryCurrencyCourse YearCourse CodeCourse NameCombined General + Executive EnglishSchool LocationCourse DatesStart Any MondayMaximum Class Size12Minimum Age21Lessons Per Week40Hours Per Week30.00LevelFrom CEFR A2 to CEFR C1+Price£655 per weekCourse SummaryCurrencyCourse YearCourse CodeCourse NameExecutive Mini-GroupSchool LocationCourse DatesStart Any MondayMaximum Class Size4Minimum Age21Lessons Per Week30Hours Per Week22.50LevelFrom CEFR B1 to CEFR C1+Price£870 per weekCourse SummaryCurrencyCourse YearCourse CodeCourse NameExecutive Mini-Group + One-to-OneSchool LocationCourse DatesStart Any MondayMaximum Class Size4Minimum Age21Lessons Per Week30Hours Per Week22.50LevelFrom CEFR B1 to CEFR C1+Price£1,470 per weekCourse SummaryCurrencyCourse YearCourse CodeCourse NameCombined One-to-One + Executive English - 30 Lessons/weekSchool LocationCourse DatesStart Any MondayMaximum Class Size12Minimum Age16Lessons Per Week30Hours Per Week22.50LevelFrom CEFR A2 to CEFR C1+Price£1,430 per weekCourse SummaryCurrencyCourse YearCourse CodeCourse NameCombined One-to-One + Executive English - 40 Lessons/weekSchool LocationCourse DatesStart Any MondayMaximum Class Size12Minimum Age16Lessons Per Week40Hours Per Week30.00LevelFrom CEFR A2 to CEFR C1+Price£1,560 per week
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ELC Level Guide
LEVEL GUIDE
The following table shows the levels we use at ELC.
ELC Level Level Aims C2 Upper-advanced - use English very well in demanding situations
- performance level may be above average native speakerC1 Advanced - use English well in all but the most demanding situations
- use and understand complex languageB2 Upper-intermediate - use English effectively in all familiar situations
- use more complex English and cope with more demanding situationsB1 Intermediate - use English to express simple ideas and achieve results
- use range of basic language well in most situationsA2 Pre-intermediate - use English in most familiar situations
- use English in a limited way in more difficult situationsA1/A2 Elementary - develop English skills to 'survival' level
- use English only in very familiar situationsA1 Beginner - learn basic vocabulary and structures for simple communication