Proficiency Business English (C2)

Inhalte (General)

  • Advanced level discussions on business topics
  • Idiomatic language
  • The language of meetings
  • Building business vocabulary
  • Company language
  • Business correspondence (e-mail writing based on participants´ needs)
  • Advanced business functions (grammar elements needed for business purposes)
  • Difficult words (words with similar meanings)
  • Open discussions on business articles
  • False friends
  • Perfection of language register (language styles, formal, informal, neutral)
  • Options:
    • Financial language
    • Topic based vocabulary (HR, Sales and Marketing, Technical English, Media English, Tourism English, Medical English, Legal English)
    • The language of negotiation
    • Presenting to an international audience - cultural tips

Zielgruppe (Target Group)

Employees of advanced level, 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
  • Communicate in realistic business situations in English (job-related - please bring examples)
  • Write e-mails in English
  • Take part in meetings
  • Give presentations to an international audience
  • Identify and use various language registers to a subtle degree (reading between the lines)

Methodik (Course Instruction Methods)

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

Required Level

Advanced level equivalent (C1 - C2) - new participants are required to do a test

Tel.: +49 (0)8092 84596