English for Business Communication
The English for Business Communication course at SELC is an English for Special Purposes course. It prepares students for working in English in a business environment and also assists students planning to sit the Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC) exams.
Levels
2 levels from Intermediate to Advanced.
Your study
- Course length: 2 – 24 weeks
- 21 hours per week plus 2 hours optional conversation class and 5 hours self-study
For BEC students, optional extra homework for exam preparation, focusing on practice tests
Sample timetable
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:30 Lesson 1 | Vocabulary input Saying numbers Forms of money Borrowing⁄lending |
Reading & Vocabulary; The Banking Industry |
Listening The relationship between a company and its banks |
Listening & SpeakingCentral Bank and its functions | Banking Verbs & Services Money idioms |
| 11:00-12:30 Lesson 2 | Speaking Discussion on banks, their services, products and debt | Writing Features of a business plan | Reading News article Vocab and discussion |
Writing Features of business letter | Speaking Getting a loan |
| 13:30-15:00 Lesson 3 | Computer research Comparative study of five banks | Speaking Presenting the bank with your business proposal | Speaking/ Role-play Asking for information |
Writing- Computer Lab Making a complaint to the bank |
Friday activities With teacher |
| 15:10-16:10 | Self Study | Optional Conversation Club | Self Study | Optional Conversation Club | |
| Self Study | Self Study |
Who is the course for?
Students who wish to:
- Continue in their current job with improved English language skills.
- Improve their chances of finding a job in the future by improving their English language communication
- Better understand the language of the business world
- Enhance their understanding of their first language Business studies
- Be introduced to Business English for the first time
- Prepare for the Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC) exams
Students may also be interested in further study of Business in either their first language or in English. The SELC course provides Business students with academic pathways. Others will return to Business courses at colleges and universities in their own country. Many will return to their job to find that their English language skills have vastly improved.
Course Features
- Full-time course
- Interesting and relevant topics
- Authentic business materials
- Realistic business situations
- Monthly team projects
- Individual PowerPoint Presentations
- Role-plays
- Business-related excursions
About the BEC Exams
Business English Certificate Higher (BEC Higher) – Advanced
A proficiency test of Business English for people who are already in business-oriented work or wish to pursue such a career. The exam consists of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. Topics include marketing, production, financial services and general office work.
Business English Certificate Vantage (BEC Vantage) – Upper Intermediate
This is an examination of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking in an international business context. Students at a broad range of management and clerical levels as well as those with limited business experience should choose BEC Vantage.
The Cambridge Business English Certificate exams are accepted worldwide by many companies and universities. See the Cambridge Exams site for the official list of companies that recognise Cambridge BEC exams.
Course Content
