The course is 14 hours, 7 weeks.
Course Description
Basic Business English is practical English course that covers the four language skills: speaking, writing, reading, and listening. The course also covers the vocabulary and standard phrases of business communication. Participants receive a comprehensive language package in which the overall aim is increased skills and understanding in using English as a business language. The course deals with the language of the service industry, production, management, sales and marketing, and company finance.
Participants practise their writing skills by completing various e-mail exercises: the enquiry, complaints, invitations, and goodwill messages. Speaking themes are: telephone English, service-friendly communication, how to present information in an organised and clear manner, pronunciation, and communication strategies for dealing with people from other cultures. Various business-related listening and speaking exercises are completed based on the business English tests by Cambridge University. Participants read articles relating to their own work and discuss various issues relating to their company in detail. Participants gain access to a distance learning website that contains business English learning resources along with guidelines on lifelong learning strategies.
Target Group
Business people who need to improve their use of English as a business language.
Course Content
Various business writing structures / vocabulary strategies / meetings (videoconferencing) / oral presentations / sales and marketing / pronunciation / my company and my work / business grammar.
Course duration
The course is taught 2 hours each week between 16.30 and 18.30.
The course is 7 weeks, 14 hours.
Course instructor: Erlendína Kristjánsson; lawyer and teacher of english courses in Reykjavik University.
Price: 59.900.- kr.*
Further information
Sóley Jónsdóttir
Verkefnastjóri
Sími: 599 6341
Tölvupóstur: soleyjons@ru.is
www.opnihaskolinn.is
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