Teacher development course

Certificate in Teaching Business English

Who is this course for?

The Teaching Business English course is designed for teachers who would like to widen their skill set in the area of teaching Business English and teaching English in-company. We recommend having an initial TEFL certification, such as a CELTA qualification, or some teaching experience before considering this course.

What will you learn?

The Teaching Business English course covers a range of topics within the Business English environment, including:

Business English essentials
Needs analysis & planning
Making the most of your environment
Materials & resources
Effective communication
Communication skills

Intercultural awareness
Using TBL with BE students
Equipping the BE teacher
Technology & the flipped classroom
ESP and 1-2-1
Teacher development

How will this course help you develop?

The course content is practical and will include ideas and material you can take and use in your classes straight away. Teaching Business English can require different approaches and skills to teaching General English, groups are often much smaller and usually have specific requirements relating to the contexts they will need to use English in. As a graduate of the Teaching Business English course, you will be able to work in this sector as a specifically trained business English teacher.

How will the course work?

For information about how this course works, the schedule and how you will be assessed, we recommend reading our FAQs section at the bottom of this page.

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Course tutors

As a participant of the Teaching Business English course, you will receive personalised guidance from Charlotte Giller, or Moira Shiganga or Billie Haase.

How can you take this course?

Online one-to-one course

Flexible – study over 3 or 6 weeks
30 hours
Personalised attention from an expert tutor
Feedback on tasks and live tutorials

Testimonials

The course has done wonders for my self confidence and has given me some valuable tools that I will be able to implement immediately at work. Just what I was hoping for!

I got solid support from my tutor and the Skype tutorials provided me with useful advice. I would definitely recommend this course to my colleagues.

The course greatly enriched my approach in teaching my Business English classes. I am sure my lessons will be more effective and learning will be more successful for my students.

The Business English course is worth every penny. It helped me to see my teaching from a completely different perspective.

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