Bus3 - General/Business combination course

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This highly intensive business course is for professional people who have already reached a good level of English (Intermediate through to Advanced.) In addition to general business skills, this program includes focus on higher business skills - giving presentations, negotiating etc - and can include industry-specific and job-specific language as well.

COURSE CONTENT
Part A – 10 lessons progressive language development & practice based mainly on coursebooks to give structure and direction to the process of language learning (max. 6, average 4-5 students.)
Part B – 10 lessons ‘active communication skills’ - lessons which focus on the individual skills of communication – listening, speaking, reading and writing – to ensure rapid progress in the ability to understand and use English in real situations (max. 6, average 4-5 students.)
Part C – 10 lessons per week ‘Module 1’ business English skills – lessons which deal with a wide range of business communication skills which are relevant to most professionals who need to use English – meeting, telephoning, making arrangements, socialising etc. (Max. 6, average 3 students)
Part D - 5 lessons per week ‘Module 2’ business English skills – lessons which offer more advanced language skills for professionals – negotiation, presentation etc – plus some business-specific skills (finance, law etc.) (Max. 6, average 2-3 students.)
Part E - 2 lessons per week teacher-guided self-access study, computer-assisted learning, listening and pronunciation practice under the guidance of a senior teacher.

CLASS SIZE
During the academic year, the maximum class size is 6 students for all taught parts of the course; though as stated, average class sizes are smaller for Business English aspects of the programme.

ASSESSMENT
This course leads to a certificate issued by Severnvale Academy which gives a clear statement of your English level both functionally (communication level) and structurally (grammar level). These levels are assessed through continuous analysis and informal or formal testing.
Students taking this course also have the possibility to take an internationally recognised public certificate of English such as IELTS.