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IHWO Business English Teaching Course

What is the IHWO Business English Teaching Level 1 course?
Course Contents
Course Aims
What´s in it for you?
How many hours?
Assessment
Where is it run and when is the next course?
How much does it cost?
How do I apply?

 

 

What is the IHWO Certificate in Business English Teaching Level 1 course?
This is a course especially designed for teachers who are newly qualified or who have little experience of teaching in companies.

 

The course has three roughly equally weighted strands:

1 Basic Business Awareness

2 Professional Skills

3 Methodology and Materials

Course introduction, business speaking skills, business writing skills, corporate structure, marketing, sales, accountancy, banking, markets, human resources management, product development and production, continuing your business education

Strand introduction, needs analysis, syllabus design, principles of lesson planning, “the client approach”, feedback and evaluation

Introduction to learner-centred approaches, approaches to classroom practice, the lexical approach, practising oral skills, writing skills, using authentic materials, adapting published materials, adapting materials from video and radio, the numerical- graphical approach, business games, creating your own material

 

Course Aims
To provide teachers with the necessary skills and knowledge to start teaching business English, and to prepare participants to take the LCCI FTBE exam.

 

What´s in it for you?
The course will provide you with the confidence to go and experiment for yourself in the business classroom. It will also give you a good awareness of business terminology, along with the appropriate means of course and lesson delivery.

 

How many hours?
It is a 50 hour course consisting of 30 hours of input and 20 hours of self-study.

 

Assessment
There is no assessed teaching in this course. Assessment consists of:

  • A portfolio of seven homework tasks
  • A post-course reflective assignment

In order to complete these tasks you should be a practising teacher and have a timetable which includes some in-company classes.

 

Where is it run and when is the next course?
We will be running two part-time courses this academic year: a) from October 19,  2007 to February 8, 2008 and b) from February 22 to June 13th. The courses run from 10:30 – 12:45 on Friday mornings for 15 weeks in our Colón centre.

 

How much does it cost?
The cost of this 30 hour course is €435 Euros

 

How do I apply?
Download this application form, complete it off-line and send as an attachment to kbaade@ihmadrid.com