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Business English 2017

Recognised by ACELS, a service of Quality and Qualifications in Ireland for English language teaching

Title: Business English Teachers - Enhance your expertise and use of Business English & develop your understanding of current business praxis in Ireland & Europe.

Duration: 56 hours

 

Preparation: Course participants should be teaching or planning to teach Business English in vocational or secondary schools. This course is also suitable for school administration staff. Course participants are requested to bring their own laptops to use during the course. English Entry level: Minimum B1 (CEFR)

 

Objectives: To enhance the course participants’ Business English knowledge & fluency and to raise awareness of current business practices in Ireland & Europe.

Resources: I.T enabled classrooms, WIFI

 

Requirement: The communicative approach to language teaching and learning, workshops, guest speakers & visits are used in the course.

Monday

• Icebreakers
• Course Outline & Guidelines

•ELT
•Cork Discovery

Tuesday

• Cork Discovery
• Business Culture
• Cross Cultural relations in Business

Wednesday

• Writing CVs

• Application emails

• Preparing for an interview

• Irish Education System

 

Friday

• Exponents of requesting, offering & bargaining

• Irish Famine & Emigration + trip to Cobh

Thursday

• Language of Sales and Marketing
• Language of Meetings

 

WEEK 1

Monday

• Business emails & other written correspondence

 

• Language of

Advertising

Tuesday

• Language of Negotiation
• Phrasal verbs in Business English 1

Wednesday

• Company Visit

Friday

• Grammar & Language Surgery
•Course Evaluation

 

FULL DAY TRIP

AT THE WEEKEND

Thursday

• Telephone English
• Phrasal verbs in Business English 2

 

WEEK 2

Course Dates & Fees 2017

Tuition fees: €675

 

Dates:

 

October 23rd to November 3rd 2017

 

Accommodation options:

• Irish Host Family €525 –13 nights
• Self catering apartment €340 –14 nights

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