TEFL Specialisation: Teaching Business English
Business learners want English they can use at work tomorrow.
About this course
Business learners want English they can use at work tomorrow. This 50-hour specialisation, designed for TEFL graduates, shows you how to find out what professionals really need and build lessons around meetings, presentations, negotiations and business writing.
You will practise needs analysis, plan in-company and one-to-one courses, and learn how to report progress to the people who sponsor the training. Micro-teaching sessions with feedback help you put it all into practice, and you finish with a specialisation portfolio and an Alalamia certificate.
What you'll learn
- Analyse the needs of business learners and corporate clients
- Design a Business English course around workplace tasks and goals
- Teach meetings, presentations, negotiations and telephone skills
- Develop learners' business writing, including emails and reports
- Use case studies, role plays and simulations effectively
- Teach one-to-one and in-company classes with confidence
- Assess progress and report results to learners and sponsors
Curriculum
- What makes Business English different
- Types of learners and clients
- The teacher's role in a corporate setting
- Business knowledge versus language knowledge
- Needs analysis tools and interviews
- Setting goals with learners and sponsors
- Syllabus design around tasks
- Placement and levels using the CEFR
- Meetings and discussions
- Telephone and video calls
- Small talk and networking
- Intercultural communication
- Structuring and delivering presentations
- Signposting language
- Negotiation stages and language
- Persuasion and diplomacy
- Emails and formal letters
- Reports and proposals
- Register and tone
- Correcting and giving feedback on writing
- Case studies and simulations
- Using authentic workplace materials
- Lexis for business sectors
- Creating your own materials
- Planning one-to-one lessons
- Teaching senior professionals
- Managing attendance and expectations
- Working with HR and training managers
- Progress tests and performance assessment
- Reporting to sponsors
- Micro-teaching and peer feedback
- Specialisation portfolio
Who it's for
Qualified English teachers who want to teach professionals and corporate groups.
Before you start
- A TEFL certificate of at least 120 hours, or equivalent teaching experience
Part of these Alalamia diplomas
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