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This course is for you if you are looking to add a business qualification to any Global English TEFL/TESOL course, or are already trained (with either weekend, online or CELTA course) and want to add a business specialism.
Interactive price: £28.70
(including a 30% discount - original price: £41.00)
A must for any new or existing EFL teacher who wants to gain a valuable specialism in teaching Business English and increase their earning potential.
Why this course
With specific sections on teaching 1-1, course design, teaching the basic skills for business and functional English, you’ll have the opportunity to create tailor-made lessons for your business students.
Written by EFL professionals with a wealth of experience in planning and delivering practical Business English classes, this course gives insight into valuable teaching techniques and provides useful material and lesson ideas for a wide range of business based activities. There is also a section on the use of the Internet and IT in the EFL classroom, as well as links to websites where you can find a some of the best internet resources for teaching Business English.
How this interactive course works
This course is ideal if you’ve got a good broadband connection and can work entirely online via a tablet/PC/Mac. You’ll complete interactive exercises, create lesson plans and view video and graphics that bring the course to life.
Eligibility
This course is for existing EFL teachers who wish to enhance their career and learn more about teaching in this specialised area of Business English. However, it's also suitable to take alongside another Global English course if you are training to become an EFL teacher.
Our courses are open to all native and non-native English speakers over 17 years old with good written and spoken English. If you are a non-native English speaker, please see the course eligibility requirements on our FAQ page. Remember you can always ask us if you are not sure about your level of English.
We also welcome application from schools wishing to train their teachers in-house. Please contact us for more information.
Duration
This 8 module course is approx. 30 study hours and typically take between 3-4 weeks to complete, but you can go faster or slower than that if you wish. Because many of our trainees are balancing work/life commitments, we go at your speed and allow up to six months for course completion, far longer than many other online courses.
Everything you need to complete your course and gain your certificate is included in the one fee above. However, check out these optional extras:
This course blends perfectly with the Global English Teaching English Online course or the Global English Total Grammar course for an additional 10% discount.
This course covers business English material in 8 modules, in addition to an introduction and conclusion. Using interactive HTML5 to present information, trainees answer questions online. Note that you need to be internet connected and material cannot be downloaded and conducted offline.
Course content:
| Module | Module title | Section | Section title | Time (hours) |
| CI | Course Introduction: Business | 1 | Getting Started with Business | 0.25 |
| 1 | Business One-to-one | 1 | Learner Motivation | 1.00 |
| 1 | Business One-to-one | 2 | Materials for Business | 3.50 |
| 2 | Business: Getting Started | 1 | Successful Business Teaching | 1.50 |
| 2 | Business: Getting Started | 2 | Needs Analysis | 1.50 |
| 3 | Basic Skills for Business | 1 | Speaking and Listening | 1.50 |
| 3 | Basic Skills for Business | 2 | Reading and Writing | 2.00 |
| 4 | Functional Business English | 1 | Social English | 1.00 |
| 4 | Functional Business English | 2 | Telephoning | 1.50 |
| 4 | Functional Business English | 3 | English for Meetings | 2.50 |
| 5 | Syllabus and Course Design | 1 | Business Courses | 2.50 |
| 5 | Syllabus and Course Design | 2 | Staging Lessons | 1.50 |
| 6 | IT and Business English | 1 | Using the Internet | 2.50 |
| CR1 | Course Review Business | 1 | Business | 2.00 |
| LPB | LP: Business Lesson Plan | 1 | Plan for a business lesson | 5.00 |
| CC | Course Conclusion | 1 | Certification and survey | 0.25 |
| TOTAL COURSE TIME: | 30.00 |
This course is for you if you are looking to add a business qualification to any Global English TEFL/TESOL course, or are already trained (with either weekend, online or CELTA course) and want to add a business specialism.
Interactive price: £28.70
(including a 30% discount - original price: £41.00)
Below are some comments from people who've taken our business courses previously:
I found the course work challenging and very interesting. I feel I learned a great deal about teaching Business English with an EFL focus. The materials that I accessed and those I created will be of immense value to me with my students.
Marge Morian-Boyle
I really enjoyed this course. The content was interesting and challenging, plus it was easy to follow. I found the tutor’s comments very useful and encouraging!
Sarah Foot
Thank you for putting together a coherent and educational course. It really made me think about a variety of elements and characteristics that an EFL teacher should have.
Darren Barrett
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This course is for you if you are looking to add a business qualification to any Global English TEFL/TESOL course, or are already trained (with either weekend, online or CELTA course) and want to add a business specialism.
Interactive price: £28.70
(including a 30% discount - original price: £41.00)
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This course is for you if you are looking to add a business qualification to any Global English TEFL/TESOL course, or are already trained (with either weekend, online or CELTA course) and want to add a business specialism.
Interactive price: £28.70
(including a 30% discount - original price: £41.00)
Our interactive courses are innovative and take a fresh approach to training to teach English.
With shorter modules that you can take on a computer (notebook/laptop or PC/Mac) or on a tablet device (ipad/android/windows etc.), this course offers full flexibility for training on the go. After watching an initial welcome video, you can dive straight in to the course or pick and choose the order of the modules that you work through.
There is access to a personal tutor who will mark your work and the opportunity to share teaching ideas on the Global English forum, all via your own student area.
There is easy access to the further research section in each module all in one place, as you explore the hundreds of TEFL website links we have found for you to take your knowledge further.
Built in HTML5, you can take this course from anywhere with a good internet connection. You will also need to be able to access YouTube videos from where you are located.
This course is for you if you are looking to add a business qualification to any Global English TEFL/TESOL course, or are already trained (with either weekend, online or CELTA course) and want to add a business specialism.
Interactive price: £28.70
(including a 30% discount - original price: £41.00)
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