Business English

English for Business

With English being in the top three most spoken languages in the world it’s no wonder so many companies expect their employees to have a good level of spoken and written business English knowledge.

If you want to enrol in a Business school, if you are planning a career in this industry, aiming to get fundamental English business knowledge to reach the job of your dreams or want to start your own business, here at LAL we have the perfect course for you!

This course is designed to increase your confidence when in a business situation or when needing to use English for professional business purposes. The smaller class size of this course is designed to provide you with a degree of individual help.

Your Business English lessons are designed around a course book and will provide you with the opportunity to improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills as well as enhancing and increasing your active/working vocabulary and grammar knowledge.

Past students who have taken our Business English Course are now more confident in the business world and they feel ready to take the next step in their career. Some of our former students are now studying at business schools. Many people have taken the course in order to have more vocabulary during job interviews and stand out from the other candidates.

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Business English courses

Drawing on current themes and stories from today’s complex business world, our task and topic-based Business English programmes are varied and flexible, offering learners of English an exciting opportunity to upgrade their communication skills. A wide-range of business contexts are covered in conjunction with negotiating the group’s current needs.

Our Business English classes are small and are led by a native standard teacher who focuses on functional language for daily business use. Naturally, we cover the skills of speaking, reading, writing and listening, as well as developing vocabulary and improving pronunciation.

Take an active role in negotiationg

These lessons are largely task-based and are planned to extend vocabulary, improve pronunciation, provide practice and develop confidence and fluency in a lively and communicative way. You are encouraged to take an active role in negotiating the weekly plan and start using your language skills from the very beginning of the course. Lessons are based on current methodology and course books, but our teachers also revel in finding authentic materials.

Improve your business presentation

During your studies on our Business English course you will learn how to conduct presentations in a business environment, undertake negotiations and have the ability to maintain your professional image during meetings. The course will cover different topics, and depending on your length of study you can experience the following: Finance, Marketing, e-commerce, cross-cultural meetings, etc.

All of our Business English Courses require a minimum level of B1. Any student who is under this intermediate level is recommended to study General English until their level has increased and they can then move to the Business English Course.

There are also several different variations of Business English at LAL Language Centres. If you want more of an intensive course, General English + Business is available in London, Torbay and Cape Town. The course includes 22.5 hours per week in two components: 20 lessons (15 hours) of Standard General English in classes of 12 students, and 10 lessons (7.5 hours) of Intensive Business English in classes of 6.

On the other hand, if you are already working and want to refine your knowledge during your free time, the Executive Business Weekend course takes place on the beautiful island of Malta. This course is designed to give you a quick overview of the world of business in an English speaking country and make sure you take home key skills to help you within a business environment.

Take a Business + General English Extra course in Boston or Fort Lauderdale, as further to your 15 hours Business English course you will have 3 additional hours of speaking and conversation.

Lastly, if you need to achieve great results in a short period of time our Intensive Business English course in Torbay, with its 30 lessons per week (22.5 hours) will definitely suit your needs.

In addition to our usual Business English courses, we have a new, innovative course which is aimed at professionals who are looking for a new way of approaching business in general, enabling a more constructive way of thinking and problem solving, called The Thought Leader.

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Where to study Business English

If this is the right course for you, then you just need to choose where. LAL Language Centres run this course in London, Torbay (in the heart of the English Riviera), Sliema & Gozo (Malta), Cape Town, Boston and Fort Lauderdale.

Learn English online

Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to practice more outside the classroom on the LAL Advantage online learning platform, available for you at no extra cost. Even when you leave the school, you can continue to use the online platform for three months.