ENTRY LEVEL:
Elementary
(Courses with Business Module 2 require intermediate)
MAX CLASS SIZE:
6 adults*
Average 3-4
*(8 in July and August)
ENROLMENT DATE:
Every Monday
FOR GENERAL BUSINESS PURPOSES
Courses Bus1, Bus2, Exec2 and Exec3 are perfect for improving your English for a wide range of professional situations – you select the course intensity and balance of course modules to suit your specific requirements, based entirely on mini-group tuition or with a substantial element of 1-to-1 tuition.
Classes are scheduled between 9.10 and 18.05 Monday to Friday (please note you will need to arrive by 8.20 on your first Monday for a test and induction)
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC
With over 20 years’ experience training corporate personnel from hundreds of companies worldwide, we have expertise in teaching people from:- law firms; banking & finance; airports & air navigation; telecommunications; retail; wholesale, distribution & logistics; transport; engineering; international trade; import/export & shipping; automotive & steel industries; dairy, confectionery and food production; public services; utility regulatory bodies; and many other areas. Course B3 and the Executive courses are appropriate if your needs relate directly to your professional area.
FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS
We can help you prepare for a particular presentation, negotiation, conference or interview. The Executive English courses are ideal for these purposes – individual attention from your tutors is vital to the successful development of your project, while the group lessons develop your overall communicative ability for a wider range of business situations.
Severnvale is a LINGUASKILL examination centre and tests can be arranged on request
Core Components
Business Module 1 – ‘ESSENTIAL BUSINESS FUNCTIONS’
(10 lessons per week included in all business & executive courses except E1; Max. class size 6, av. 3-4 at all times of year)
Select from the following ‘menu’:
- Telephoning
- Written communications (formal & informal) including email
- Reading business texts
- Numerical information & basic statistics
- Visiting & visitors
- Entertaining
- Dealing with native speakers
- Diplomacy & etiquette
- General presentation techniques
- Personal arrangements & business travel
- The language of meetings
- Describing the company
- International business culture & protocol
Business Module 2 – ‘SKILLS & DEPARTMENTAL FUNCTIONS’
DEPARTMENTAL FUNCTIONS’
(5 lessons per week included in business & executive courses B3, E1 & E4; Max. class size 6, av. 2-3 at all times of year)
Please note that a higher level of English is required for this module, so the courses which include it are limited to English levels of Intermediate and above.
Select from the following ‘menu’:
- Telephone conferencing
- Presenting specific content
- Formal meetings & video conferencing
- Negotiations
- Graphic & visual display
- Human resources
- Production & process
- Marketing & advertising
- Sales, distribution & logistics
- Reading or writing reports
- Public relations
- Financial matters
- Legal matters
- Premises & equipment
- Changes in the company
- Environmental issues
- Product description
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Severnvale Academy
25 Claremont Hill
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 1RD
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1743 232505
