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English course for engineers in Brighton

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Our English for engineers course in Brighton is designed for experienced engineers and other technical staff who need to use English to communicate with colleagues or clients.

The course will help you develop your communication skills in English so you can more effectively contribute to your workplace.

English course for engineers in Brighton

Our English for engineers course in Brighton consists of 30 lessons (22.5 hours) per week, and runs for two weeks with a maximum class size of 8 students.

Each course is designed by the trainer to meet the needs of its participants and is therefore a unique package, targeted to improve your technical and specialist English, and we’ll ask you about your precise objectives, your working context and your organisation before you arrive.

  • Maximum students: 8
  • Minimum age: 21
  • Course duration: 2 weeks
  • CEFR entry level:
    1. B1
    2. B2
    3. C1
    4. C1+

There is a focus on using English in your daily work and on communication skills for engineers, for example describing processes and performance, discussing technical drawings, and expressing complex ideas eloquently.

Trainers use presentations, case studies, workshops and role-play simulations, and some sessions may be recorded for detailed analysis and feedback. Participants have free access to our self-study centre outside their lesson times.

By the end of the course you should be able to use English more confidently in your daily work and communicate more effectively in the technical and business areas that we focus on. The course is based on a detailed needs analysis that begins prior to arrival and is reviewed continuously throughout the two weeks.

The content is therefore flexible, but a typical course will include:

  • discussion skills and participating in meetings
  • explaining complex ideas and giving technical instructions
  • making presentations
  • telephoning and emailing
  • technical writing.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • give more effective presentations in English
  • contribute more effectively to meetings held in English
  • use English on the phone with more confidence
  • use English in emails, faxes and letters with style and accuracy
  • have a greater sensitivity to different business cultures
  • deal with clients, customers and colleagues in English more competently and confidently.

Minimum class size

The minimum number required for this English for Engineers 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 Plus One-to-One. This consists of 30 lessons per week, made up of 20 General English lessons, in a class of up to 12 students, and 10 one-to-one lessons of specialised tuition.

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Course options

  • Tuition and registration: £1,275.00 for 2 weeks
    • 60 lessons over the course of 45 hours
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    • Includes £95 registration fee
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Course features

  • Before arriving, you do an online test so your class is at the right level for you.
  • We conduct regular progress checks and set homework every day.
  • You’ll be in a multi-national group for your English classes.
  • All course books and materials are included.
  • Use of our dedicated business suite to catch up with work.
  • Presentation training rooms with ActivPanels, iPads and high-speed Wi-Fi.
  • Business lounge with complementary hot drinks.
  • Dedicated PC suite for work or study, with complementary colour printing.
  • We conduct a pre-course needs assessment to get your course just right.
  • Each course is tailor-made to the needs of the participants.

Who is this English course for?

Our English for Engineers course is designed to help engineers to develop effective communication skills in English.

Course entry levels range from B1 to C1+ on the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) scale.

Find your English level

Find your English level

Our language learning levels relate closely to how the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) define them, but with a difference which we have found to help our students at Elementary level.

ELC level Equivalent CEFR levels
A0
A1
Upper A1 Lower A2
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2

We offer an English level test which anyone can take. It involves 50 questions and, depending on your level, will probably take you from 10 to 20 minutes. At the end of it, we will tell you your probable level.

But when you book, we will ask you to take a more detailed and accurate test, to make sure that you start in the class which is best for you.

Test your English level now