Advanced Business English (C1)

Inhalte (General)

  • Advanced level discussions on business topics
  • The language of meetings
  • Building business vocabulary
  • Business correspondence (E-mail writing based on participants´ needs)
  • Advanced business functions (Grammar elements needed for business purposes)
  • Open discussions on business articles
  • False friends
  • Collocations
  • Idiomatic language
  • Phrasal verbs
  • Perfection of language register (language styles, formal, informal, neutral)
  • Options:
    • Financial language
    • Specialist vocabulary (Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, Technical English, Media English, Tourism English, Medical English, Legal English)
    • Presenting to an international audience - cultural tips
    • The language of negotiation

Zielgruppe (Target Group)

Employees of advanced level (C1 - C2), who wish to maximise their business performance in English.

Ziele (Objectives)

Upon completion of this course the participants will be able to:

  • Take part in sophisticated discussions on a variety of topics
  • Write e-mails in English
  • Communicate in realistic business situations in English (job-related -please bring examples)
  • Take part in meetings
  • Give presentations
  • Identify and use various language registers to a subtle degree (reading between the lines)
  • Enhance their style of English by including idiomatic expressions, correct collocations and phrasal verbs

Methodik (Course Instruction Methods)

  • Complex role plays based on realistic business situations
  • Business communication games
  • Advanced grammar exercises
  • Grammar games
  • Advanced listening activities
  • Vocabulary building exercises
  • Simulation meetings
  • Mock presentations
  • Sophisticated language exercises to increase awareness of subtle differences in meaning

Required Level

Advanced level (C1 - C2)

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