Business English

Business English (Inglés de Negocios)

Bosch & Barnsdale ofrece cursos regulares de Business English In-Company (en su empresa) y en nuestras instalaciones.

Estos cursos son bonificables para empresas a través de la Fundación Tripartita (antiguo FORCEM).

Methodology

Instructors for this course will use an interactive, communicative approach to language learning that ensures maximum participation. Participants can expect:

assessment pre and post-course, and at scheduled intervals
regular reading and discussion activities
an active viewing and listening programme
grammar and vocabulary review
professional skill training
business writing training
business role plays and simulations
case study analysis and feedback

Elementary Business English

This 100 hour course is devised for elementary level participants who need to improve their English communication skills for a changing business environment. Instruction will be done using authentic, hands-on materials that ensure participant interaction and accelerate learning. Current topics that have real life applications will be the basis for language training and business skill development.

Objectives

To develop professional communication and language skills necessary for everyday business situations such as participating in meetings, negotiating, socialising and conducting routine business tasks
To develop basic oral, reading and written comprehension skills critical for functioning proficiently in a business environment
To develop business content knowledge and vocabulary on a wide range of topics including marketing, sales, problem solving and entrepreneurship

Unit	Topic	Skills	Structure
1	Introductions	Networking Writing emails	to be; articles: a, an the; wh questions
2	Life Work Balance	Discussion and debate Creating lists	Dates; present simple; adverbs of frequency
3	Problems	Problem solving on the phone Taking messages	Descriptive adjectives; negatives; have got
4	Travel	Making arrangements Preparing mails	Time; can/can't; there is/are
5	Entertaining	Socialising and entertaining Organizing emails	Count/non-count nouns; some/any
6	Sales	Presenting a product Writing emails	Past simple; past time references
7	People	Negotiating Responding to emails	Describing people; past simple negatives
8	Markets	Participating in meetings Catalogue descriptions	Comparatives and superlatives
9	Companies	Structuring a presentation Writing etiquette	Present continuous
10	The Internet	Strategising Revising documents	Talking about the future; going to/will
11	Company Culture	Creating action plans Action minutes	should/shouldn't; could/couldn't
12	Jobs	Interview skills Basic letter writing	Present perfect

Materials

Course Book: Market Leader (Elementary)

Audio CDs

Financial Times DVDs

Practice and test files

Teacher materials

On-line resources

Program Elementary

Pre-Intermediate Business English

This 100 hour course is devised for pre-intermediate level participants who need to improve their English communication skills for a changing business environment. Instruction will be done using authentic, hands-on materials that ensure participant interaction and accelerate learning. Current topics that have real life applications will be the basis for language training and business skill development.

Objectives

To develop professional communication and language skills necessary for everyday business situations such as participating in meetings, telephoning, negotiating, and socialising
To develop oral, reading and written comprehension skills critical for performing effectively in a business environment
To develop content specific knowledge and vocabulary on a wide range of business topics including planning, marketing, managing people and creating new businesses

Unit	Topic	Skills	Structure
1	Careers	Making contacts by phone Taking messages	Modals of ability; requests
2	Selling online	Reaching agreements in negotiations Persuasive letter writing	Modals must, have to, should
3	Companies	Presenting your company to the public Proposal documents	Present simple & continuous
4	Innovation	Successful meetings Report preparation	Verb noun combinations
5	Stress	Participating in discussions Report writing	Past simple; present perfect
6	Entertaining	Socialising and small talk Writing emails	Multi-word verbs
7	Marketing	Exchanging information by phone Writing sales leaflets	Questions
8	Planning	Interrupting and clarifying at meetings Formal letters	Subjunctive forms
9	Managing People	Socialising and entertaining Report evaluations	Reported speech
10	Conflict	Negotiating Negative Messages	Conditionals
11	New Business	Working with statistics Good will messages	Time clauses
12	Products	Presenting a product Revising a report	Passives

Materials

Course Book: Market Leader (Pre-Intermediate)

Audio CDs

Financial Times DVDs

Practice and test files

Teacher materials

On-line resources

Program Pre-Intermediate

Intermediate Business English

This 100 hour course is devised for intermediate level participants who need to improve their English communication skills for a changing business environment. Instruction will be done using authentic, hands-on materials that ensure participant interaction and accelerate learning. Current topics that have real life applications will be the basis for language training and business skill development.

Objectives

To develop professional communication and language skills necessary for everyday business situations such as taking part in meetings, making presentations, telephoning, negotiating, and socialising
To develop oral, reading and written comprehension skills critical for achieving optimal performance in a business environment
To develop content specific knowledge and vocabulary on a wide range of business topics including leadership, organisation, strategy and innovation

Unit	Topic	Skills	Structure
1	Globalisation	Managing telephone calls Taking messages	Comparing
2	Brands	Participating in meetings Writing memos	Simple past Present perfect
3	Travel	Making arrangements by phone Writing emails	Count/non-count nouns
4	Advertising	Presentation beginnings Writing a summary	Articles: a, an, the
5	Employment	Managing meetings Promotional leaflet	Questions
6	Trade	Negotiating Responding to emails	Conditionals
7	Innovation	Presenting Announcements	Passives
8	Organisation	Socailising Preparing a report	Noun forms
9	Money	Dealing with figures Writing a report	Describing trends
10	Ethics	Problem solving Action minutes	Narrating
11	Strategy	Decision making Writing a press release	Prepositions
12	Leadership	Leading a team Basic business letter	Relative clauses
13	Competition	Negotiating strategies Revising documents	Talking about the future
14	Quality	Complaining on the phone Preparing a survey	Prepositions of time

Materials

Course Book: Market Leader (Intermediate)

Audio CDs

Financial Times DVDs

Practice and test files

Teacher materials

On-line resources

Program Intermediate

Upper Intermediate Business English

Objectives

To develop professional communication and language skills necessary for everyday business situations such as networking, negotiating, and making presentations
To develop oral, reading and written comprehension skills critical for achieving optimal performance in any business situation
To develop content specific knowledge and vocabulary on a wide range of business topics including communication, team building, finance and best business practices

Unit	Topic	Skills	Structure
1	Communication	Problem solving on the phone Memo writing	Idioms
2	International Marketing	Brainstorming Writing emails	Noun compounds; noun phrases
3	Building Relationships	Networking Sales letters	Multi-word verbs
4	Success	Negotiating Writing press releases	Present and past tenses
5	Job Satisfaction	Handling difficult situations Writing guidelines	Passives
6	Risk	Reaching agreements Report planning	Intensifying adverbs
7	E-commerce	Presentations Writing memos	Conditionals
8	Team Building	Conflict resolution Letter writing	Prefixes; modal perfect
9	Finance	Negotiating details Writing emails	Dependent prepositions
10	Customer Service	Active Listening Report writing	Gerunds
11	Crisis Management	Questioning and Answering Business plans	Noun phrases Similarities and differences
12	Management Styles	Summarising Action minutes	Text reference
13	Future of Business	Getting the right information Error analysis and revision	Future; prediction

Materials

Course Book: Market Leader (Upper Intermediate)

Audio CDs

Financial Times DVDs

Practice and test files

Teacher materials

On-line resources

Program Upper-Intermediate

Advanced Business English

This 100 hour course is devised for advanced level participants who need to improve their English communication skills for a changing business environment. Instruction will be done using authentic, hands-on materials that ensure participant interaction and accelerate learning. Current topics that have real life applications will be the basis for language training and business skill development.

Objectives

To develop professional communication and language skills necessary for everyday business situations such as problem-solving, managing meetings, networking, brainstorming and telephone strategies
To develop advanced oral, reading and written comprehension skills critical for creating a highly effective and optimal business environment
To develop content specific knowledge and vocabulary on a wide range of business topics including internationalisation, employment trends, project management and doing business in the 21st century

Unit	Topic	Skills	Structure
1	Internationalisation	Functions and connected speech Formal business letters	Business Idioms
2	Training	Discourse features Writing Procedures	Connected speech
3	Partnerships	Noting specific information Organising business reports	Stress patterns Compounds and collocations
4	Energy	Noting non-specific information Writing business report	Adverbs; linkers, prepositions
5	Employment Trends	Structuring and detailing Error analysis	Synonyms; stress patterns
6	Business Ethics	Identifying function Sourcing information	Word transformations Multi-word verbs
7	Finance and Banking	Intensive listening skills Creating a business plan	Compound nouns Verb tense review
8	Consultancy	Discourse markers Writing proposals	Conditionals; contractions
9	Strategy	Highlighting Information Mission statements	Key word transformations
10	Doing Business On-line	Internet profiles and marketing Preparing an executive summary	Collocations; listening for gist
11	21st Century Business	Stress patterns for emphasis Letters: payment requests Letters: apologising	Noun phrases
12	Project Management	Making a pitch Press releases	Collocations; indicators; prepositions

Materials

Course Book: Market Leader (Advanced)

Audio CDs

Financial Times DVDs

Practice and test files

Teacher materials

On-line resources

Program Advanced

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