Teaching Business English

This course description is an overview of the type of content you can expect to cover in this
programme. Courses are tailored according to the teaching context of the participants. All courses
support key outcomes required under the Europe 2020 Strategy in various formats with Europass
available.

Who is this course for?

Teachers who wish to focus on the skills of teaching Business English to older teenagers or adults. Teachers
may already be experienced Business English teachers or may just be starting out. You need to have at
least an intermediate level of English (Common European Framework level B2).

Course outcomes:
A broader understanding of key Business English topics
Improved English language competencies and linguistic skills related to the language of Business
English
Increased ability to plan and teach successful Business English courses in different settings
Increased capacity to select, design, exploit and evaluate materials for teaching Business English
A greater intercultural awareness, and of its pivotal role in Business contexts
Opportunities to develop and disseminate innovative teacher practice, improving student retention
Opportunity for post-course dissemination of good practice to other teachers in school/locally
Increased understanding of how to foster quality improvements to teaching and learning in different
Business contexts
Enhancement of international cooperation and development in education

Course aims
This course focuses on various Business English topics in order to explore innovative and interesting
teaching strategies materials; it presents exciting ways to plan and teach successful Business English
courses, and provides opportunities for participants to increase their confidence about their understanding of
key topics and their own use of Business language.

Course programme
This course will cover some or all of the following topics, depending on participants professional needs and
priorities, and those of their teaching context:
Designing, using and interpreting needs analyses
Making presentations
Using graphs, charts and diagrams
Business collocations, chunks and lexical sets
Key business speaking skills e.g. networking, negotiating, asking questions at a meeting
Making business listening less stressful
The one-to-one student
Exploiting published materials
Working with varied learning styles
Role-play, real-play and simulation
Improving your intonation and stress

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Bell Teacher Campus

This course will take place at Bell Teacher Campus in
Cambridge, based at Homerton College which is part of the
University of Cambridge. Homerton College is an
outstandingly beautiful college in secluded wooded grounds
with easy access to Cambridge town centre. It has first-class
learning and social facilities. Half-board accommodation is
available in single en-suite rooms on site. The training staff at
Bell Teacher Campus are all highly qualified, many of whom
are materials writers and conference speakers. Afternoons
entail a conference style approach with participants able to
join an interesting variety of workshops, cultural talks and a
special lecture each week from a prominent speaker.
Further information
Bell
Red Cross Lane
Cambridge CB2 0QU
UK

Tel: +44 (0)1223 275598

Fax: +44 (0)1223 850126
Email: enquiries@bellenglish.com
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