Practical English for the Work Environment:

Learning English with English First Class is all about self-development. Improve the quality of your job and the opportunities in your life with an English language course designed to help you as a modern professional.

This course is based on helping students to improve their level of professional English so as to be able to communicate effectively in the work environment.

In this course, we adopt variations of both the Communicative approach- aiding students to become better communicators, and the Lexical approach focusing on combining words, phrases, and expressions, both of which will give students the language skills they need to communicate fluently and accurately in their chosen field.

The course materials focus on adapting the four skills- reading, writing, listening, and speaking, as well as focusing on grammar lexical issues, and pronunciation, all within a centered context.

Student needs are an important aspect that we take into consideration when developing course materials and the themes covered would apply to a wide range of students working in different fields, whilst also personalizing to individual needs.

Lessons are based on full immersion where learners are exposed to the target language and simulate real-life experiences and situations.

Some of the topics covered in this course:

Joining/leaving the workforce

• – Reading between the lines for job adverts
• – Writing an application letter
• – Interviews: the language and the process
• – Writing a CV
• – Writing a letter of resignation

Management Style

• – Company organization and structure
• – Human Resources Management
• – Motivation

Teamwork

• – Building Rapport
• – Working on common goals
• – Structuring of teamwork
• – Roles
• – Development of team members
• – Giving feedback
• – Conflict
• – Building a cooperative atmosphere

Meetings

• – Language of Negotiation
• – Conflict management

Social English

• – Making appointments/ reservations/bookings
• – Small talk- general topics/ fixed expressions
• – Corporate entertaining
• – Cultural awareness in social and professional situations
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