Characteristics | Levels | Content | Length of Courses | Exams
As companies look to expand into new markets and integrate global operations, they are finding that, more and more, their employees need to work together across regional and cultural boundaries. In this modern world, English has become the practical language of business communication. In addition, technology has connected employees like never before, and English is now part of the regular workday for many employees. Many employees are using English in their jobs for the first time.
A good knowledge of English can be the key to a better job, improved career opportunities and a more efficient workforce.
At JESIE Corporate Training, we offer Business English language and communication skills solutions that can be tailored to your specific individual, company and/or industry needs.
JESIE Corporate Training works together with multinational and local companies in China to develop employees written and oral English to an international level specifically for the workplace.
Our Business English training solutions:
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Are taught by experienced and professional native speaking trainers with the relevant qualifications for teaching English as a foreign language. |
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Are delivered in an interactive environment. Learners are encouraged to actively participate and engage in classroom discussions and activities. |
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Are designed for professionals and learners of all abilities to acquire new communications skills and improve existing ones. |
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Are flexible and can be adapted to the specific needs of the learner. |
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Are designed to offer you choices: customized training or scheduled courses, your chosen location, during business hours, at weekends or in the evenings. |
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Are designed to cover the material required for students to sit City & Guilds' international Business English examinations. |
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Can be delivered in our specifically designed teaching environment on our premises or at your preferred location. |
Our Business English courses are divided into four levels to cater for any language ability:
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Elementary |
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Pre-Intermediate |
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Intermediate |
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Upper Intermediate |
Click on the links below to explore the contents of each level:
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Our Business English training solutions are of two different lengths:
Intensive
5 weeks, 16 hours per week
Extensive
15 weeks, 4 hours per week
Both of these training solutions include a week for exams and ample time for exam preparation.
Placement Exam
Before the beginning of each Business English training solutions, participants are asked to sit an English Language Placement Exam. This allows us to see which level would be the most appropriate for each trainee.
Exit Exam
In close consultation with City & Guilds, our courses are designed to fulfil the criteria for the International English examinations that City & Guilds offers. This allows students to study for and achieve an internationally-recognised Business English.
For a small fee, students are offered the opportunity to take one or both of the following examinations:
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English for Business Communication |
Letters, E-mails, faxes, reports: the modern business world depends on communications, and your ability to read and write these in English can be crucial. City & Guilds English for Business Communications is a realistic exam that puts you in a work situation, reading and writing business communications as you would in a real office.
We offer this exam at three levels:
Level 1 - You can read communications that convey straightforward
information and draft simple replies.
Level 2 – You can handle correspondence concerning problems and sensitive
business relations.
Level 3 – You can process all kinds of business communications, including
sophisticated reports and advertising material.
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Spoken English Test for Business |
English is the language of today’s global business world, and speaking is the skill that is most in demand. On the phone, in meetings, with colleagues, with clients: the ability to speak confidently and persuasively can be crucial.
The City & Guilds Spoken English Test for Business (SET-B) assesses your ability to speak English in realistic business situations.
These are available over at three different stages, each of which corresponds to an EBC level:
Stage A Level 1 English for Business Communication
Stage B Level 2 English for Business Communication
Stage C Level 3 English for Business Communication
