Certificate in Business English

The Certificate in Business English is a course designed for those who are in employment or seeking employment and looking forward to successful careers as executives and managers. The course aims at developing language skills needed in the modern-day business environment. It comprises two levels – Certificate and Advanced. A placement test held prior to the course determines the proficiency level of each student and places them at the appropriate level.

Each level covers the four components reading, writing, listening and speaking. In addition, components of grammar and vocabulary are built into each module. The modules are thematically arranged and contain tasks which deal with the theme.

The communicative element in the modules aims mainly at building confidence and fluency in spoken English. The students are taught language needed for effective communication, negotiations, conducting and facing interviews, and conducting multimedia presentations, business conferences and meetings. The writing component of the course provides the students with the opportunity to be aware of the writing styles used in the modern-day office. The students are taught the formats and the language structures of business documents such as letters and reports. The vocabulary pertaining to the theme of the modules and relevant listening and grammar activities complete each module. A variety of teaching approaches and state of the art technology is used in order to deliver the course content.

The assessment tasks comprise a listening test, a written assignment, an oral test and a final written examination. Students are required to get through each testing component in order to successfully complete the course.