Dear
Sir,
I found some very good books on presentations which I think will be
great for this course:
What's Your Point? The 3 step method for making effective presentations.
Create High Impact Business Presenations.
Here is our proposal. If you feel there is anything lacking or if you would
like to make some changes please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm trying
to find some video and audio material to compliment this course, I think
they would be a very useful added value.
I will be in touch after the Easter holidays. Regards
Guy Taaffe.
Business
English Course
(5 levels of 48
hourseach / Inter I to Advanced II)
Special Focus: Presentations, Business Writing, Listening Skills, Fluency
and Pronunciation
OUTLINE
Schedule:
5
hours per week to be taken at the students convenience.
Proposed Teacher:
Native Speaker with Finance/Business experience. The option to change teacher
every 3 months.
Hours
per month: 20
Initial
student level:
After
informal interview the students would fall into Alpha Lingua level Intermediate
II.
Special Requiremwnts: Flexibility
in class cancellations and rescheduling.
OBJECTIVES
•
To
enable students to communicate effectively and professionally in the business
environment.
•
To
enable students to give straightforward and well organised business presentations
in English, using the correct terminology and style.
•
To
significantly improve listening skills
•
To
improve Business writing using the correct vocabulary, presentation and
style.
•
To
improve students general English level.
•
To
learn and put into practice new vocabulary and business terminology.
•
To
enable students to talk about business topics fluently using the correct
vocabulary and pronunciation.
•
To
keep students up to date with and understand the latest and ever changing
terminology of this area.
STRUCTURE
• 5 levels of 48 hours each. The material will be split into four parts and will thus correspond to the 4 levels of this course. There will be a short progress exam at the mid point of each level of the course (after 24 hours) to assess students progress and a final exam at the end.
Each
class will begin with a short review of the vocabulary and grammar structures
learned previously in the course.
•
Presentation skills: Students will follow the material with the teacher
with an emphasis on practice and style correction. Here students will have
the opportunity to rehearse their own business presentations with the teacher
correcting mistakes and suggesting improvements.
•
Business Writing: Students will follow the Business writing material
with the teacher. They will then put this into practice, either in the class
or for homework, by writing business letters, reports e-mails etc. The teacher
will correct their work reviewing and explaining the mistakes openly in
class so all the students can benefit.
•
Listening practice: Following
the video and audio material related to the course students will practice
their listening skills for varying accents. The fact that the teachers for
this course are native speakers and will be changed frequently is an added
value here.
•
Fluency and Pronuciation: Finance/Business
and general conversational English. Here students will read a short article
connected with the world of finance and business reviewing the vocabulary
and pronunciation with the teacher. The teacher will then make conversation
around the theme getting students to practice new vocabulary and structures
while at the same time correcting their mistakes and explaining the grammar.
MATERIAL
What's
Your Point? The 3 step method for making effective presentations - Bob Boylan
Create High Impact Business Presenations - Joyce Kupsch The Writing Skills
you Need for Today's Workplace - Barron's
Speak
Up - Audio magazine As Reference books:
English Grammar in Use - Cambridge University
Press Essential Idioms - Nelson ESL
The majority of the articles for this course will
be taken from the Internet as this enables us to be up to date with the
latest news. We are fully subscribed to and take material from the following
sites: Bloomberg , The Economist , CNN and The Wall Street Journal, CFO
Magazine, BusinessWeek on line and The Economist Intelligence Unit
We also use the following printed publications: The Economist, InformationWeek
U.S. edition, BusinessWeek U.S. and Latin American editions
