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Business & Specialist English2015 courses

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Business and Specialist English training is delivered in IH London’s state of the art Executive Centre.We specialise in high-impact, intensive courses, which build your confidence and skill in communicating in English for specific, real-life international situations. Every course is bespoke and delivered by the best teachers, many of whom are also teacher trainers and industry experts.In addition to the choice of One-to-One tuition or learning in small groups with other professionals, our training options now include:Virtual Language Coaching Wherever you may be in the world, using platforms such as Skype and Google Helpouts you can re-activate your English before you arrive or continue your training after leaving. The English Experience Our revamped, short and intensive General English programme begins in the classroom and takes you out into the real world to test and develop your language skills around London.MyIHLondon 2015 sees the launch of a new online platform which will allow you to connect to IH London, review your progress, access learning resources, plan your activities and much more! Worldwide corporate training solutions With a network of over 150 International House Schools we can deliver complex, multi-site training programmes for our corporate clients, both through face to face learning and virtual training platforms.These are just a few of the exciting new changes coming, what hasn’t changed is our commitment to quality and value. We’re a non-profit making organisation, an Educational Trust, any profits we make go towards promoting better education for all in our field.You can find out more about the IH Trust and our charitable work on our website: www.ihlondon.com/ih-educational-trustWe look forward to seeing you soon.

Maurice Cassidy Director, International House London Executive Centre

I enriched my vocabulary and listening skills with both native speakers and people from different countries.”Arzu Zeynalabdıyeva, General Prosecutors Office of the Republic of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Welcome to the Executive Centre

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We gained both language and cultural experience, required for good intercultural communication and business.”Pilyara Begassivova, NCPOC

As part of a network of International House schools with a heritage of over 60 years experience we teach in the most effective way for you.The approach at IH london’s Executive Centre has been developed over 25 years of working with adult learners from professional backgrounds. We consider all the aspects which influence you as a language learner: your professional background, position and the targets you set yourself.

Training needs can be expressed in many different ways:

General • I want to feel more comfortable

speaking in English• I need to improve my listening skills to

work better with native speakers

Specific• I need to be more effective in meetings• I need to present information more

clearly• I need to use more appropriate

language in media interviews

Technical• I need to integrate my technical skills

into everyday English• I need to develop more specialist

vocabulary

Reach a certain level• I need a specific score in an external

exam certificate, such as TOEIC, IELTS or another professional qualification

However general or specific your objectives, we will take the information you send us before you arrive and turn it into a course, taught by a specially selected trainer. This is what our world-class trainers and academic team do regularly.

It’s all about you

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Create your own programme at IH London

This course is ideal for highly motivated professional and business clients who want to make fast progress and improve their professional English communication skills and vocabulary. It focuses on building a business skill-set for high-level international communication.

Executive Business English – typical skill developmentThe top five most requested topics in Executive Business English are:

1. Meetings & discussions2. Phone & online communications 3. Business networking & socialising4. Negotiations5. Giving presentations & keynote

speeches

One-to-One English training is an idealway to ensure every aspect of the course is focused on your needs.

You can choose the One-to-One option on its own or in combination with group courses .

For your One-to-One, choose from: • Skills-based: improve your business

and commercial skills in areas such as presentations, negotiations, meetings and discussions

• English for specific purposes: choose the English you need for your professional field (see examples of specialist course modules on page 6)

• Language improvement: develop an area you need to work on, perhaps fluency, or confidence in using the language, or for BULATS or another international exam

This course takes a more generalapproach to English language use. It is ideal for determined professional and business clients who want to make fast progress and improve their Englishconversational skills and vocabulary. The course is task-based and focuses on topics – such as the environment, politics, education and culture – chosen by you and your group. You will build your spoken confidence and fluency through intensive practice and feedback from the trainer. Your lessons will typically cover:

• Topical vocabulary development• Language input for discussion • Grammar through correction• Social English and discussion skills

Executive Business English

Executive General English

Executive One-to-One Individual English

You can build your course at the Executive Centre by combining modules of:


I think that the method of teaching is perfect for executives that are just starting to speak English, like me!”Andre Luiz Crusius Filho, A.R.G

Before your course starts we’ll ask you to complete a needs analysis so that we can design a course that suits your objectives.

Business 15

Business 30

General 15

Business 15 + General 15

General 15 + Individual 10

Business 15 + Individual 10

Business 15 + Individual 15

Individual 15

Individual 15

Individual 30

Individual 40

The English Experience

General 15 + Individual 15

9:00–12:00

Business & Specialist course with a focus on developing English fluency for practical business use

Intensive general communication course that develops the use of spoken English in social & professional contexts

Business specialisation & general communication

General English communication with time to focus on your specialist needs with just you and your trainer

Business English communication with more time to focus on your specialist needs with your own trainer

A private, individual course to focus on your specialist needs with your own specialist trainer. The whole course is built around you

An intensive immersion programme including lunch with your trainer(s)

Intensive general communications course that develops the use of spoken English in social & professional contexts

What this programme gives youProgramme Monday – FridayNumber of 55 minute lessons 13:15 –16:15

Executive Business English Executive General English Executive One-to-One Individual English

13 hours & 45 minutes













Hours per week

Mornings Afternoons

Complete a needs analysis nowwww.ihlondon.com/needs

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Specialist Course Modules

We offer a wide range of SpecialistCourse Modules and these can bedelivered in either closed group ( just for your organisation), or individual format, or a combination.

The list below shows some of the mostrequested specialist areas to feature inour programmes. If you don’t see thespecialist area you need, contact us sowe can assess your requirements andpropose the course content that will bebest for you.

This is all part of the service.

Executive Business/One-to-One –typical business areas:• English for Business and Writing

Skills• English for Engineering• English for Entertainment & Media• English for Finance*• English for Government, Politics &

Diplomacy• English for Healthcare, Medicine &

Pharmaceuticals• English for Human Resource

Management*• English for Information Technology,

Telecoms, Electronics• English for Journalism• English for Law, ILEC*• English for Marketing• English for NGOs & Non-profit

Organisations• English for Oil and Gas Professionals• English for Retail & the Service Sector• English for Sport & Leisure

Management• English for the Aviation Industry• English for Travel & Tourism

* Small group open course available on certain dates

Be prepared!We ask you to spend up to one hour of your own time each day to prepare for the next day’s lessons. For example, you might prepare a presentation based on a newspaper text, or plan for a negotiation using role play.

Smile, you’reon camera!We can film your presentations andconversations to help build your self-awareness.

Find out more about our Business & Specialist English courses www.ihlondon.com/business

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Topic Examples

International issues • International current affairs • The EU • Globalisation

Design • Cities and architecture • Art – talking about pictures

Food and drink • Celebrity chefs • Favourite/Traditional recipes • National cuisine – comparison

Visual arts • TV dramas/arts • Films and cinema • Dance/Musicals

Leisure • Reading and writers • Music

The media • The press • The internet

Science and technology • New technologies • Renewable energies

London • Institutions and systems • History and development • Current issues in the city

The environment • Global issues/warming/pollution/sustainability

• Greenpeace/the Arctic

English in context • Small talk • Talking about work • On the phone • Emails • Shopping/Money/Banking

The English Experience30 lessons per week for 2 weeks27.5 hours per week, inclusive of two half days cultural excursionsMaximum group size: 8Minimum level: Low Intermediate (B1)Minimum age: 21 International House London’s Executive Centre has offered this very special intensive General English programme for over 15 years.

IH London was one of the very first organisations to take English teaching outside the classroom. This programme combines the best of IH London’s trainers, with the best that London has to offer.

This short course is ideal for highly motivated people who have a limited amount of time in which to improve their English, and who also enjoy exploring London. Participants will be well travelled, experienced professionals who have an inquiring mind. The special features of this course are:• Learning based on motivating topic

areas• Trainer-led visits to places of special

interest in London. These match the topics studied and may include the Houses of Parliament, a school, gallery, brewery or police station

• Intensive practice and correction of new expressions

See the website for more details www.ihlondon.com/englishexperience

Minimum age: 21

Average age: 35

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Our new Virtual Language Coaching service at IH London means you can benefit from our amazing IH London trainers anywhere in the world, before or after your programme in London.

Before your courseReactivate your English before you travel to IH London by taking One-to-One lessons via our virtual language coach. You can learn useful English to help you find your way with confidence and prepare for your arrival in London.

Virtual Language Coaching

After your courseDon’t lose your fluency after you leaveLondon. If you work with your virtuallanguage coach once a week, you willhave a better opportunity to maintainyour level in English. You can alsouse your time together to prepare forinterviews, meetings or exams.

Your face to face

programme in London



How it works• Simply book 5, 10, 15 or 20 Virtual

Language Coaching lessons with IH London at the time of booking your main course in London

• The first lesson is used to assess your current level and your individual needs

• After the first lesson, we help you to register on Moodle or Google Docs, where we share course materials with you

• The documents we share will help you with reading and writing skills (if needed), and oral input from our trainer will help you with speaking, listening and vocabulary, to give you more confidence and fluency in English

• We usually use Skype to offer these lessons, but we can work with other platforms too


Special corporate servicesWe offer a full service to corporate clients who require in-company level testing, organisation needs analysis and fully-costed quotations, for individual, groups, divisions and whole companies. Please contact us for more information. Our language training solutions can be delivered worldwide.

Special group servicesMost of our corporate groups follow their own specialist course or curriculum. We can build a range of different ‘closed group’ and ‘open group’ programmes to meet the needs of your group. ‘Closed group’ means that your group studies together, and has a special course or package. ‘Open group’ means that you study with an international mix of executives from around the world.

Special services for corporates, groups and individuals

Combine your programme in London with another IH schoolWe can make arrangements for you to visit another IH school before or after your stay in London, including help with transfers and accommodation.

UK sightseeing tripsWe can also combine a stay in London with a whole tour of the UK’s most popular tourist locations, including and delivering you to your departure airport.

Special services for individualsIH London’s Executive Centre has hosted some of the world’s most senior executives, politicians and members of Royal Families. We can provide a discreet and confidential training service either in our London Executive Centre, or in another venue of your choice, such as a hotel or embassy. Please contact us with your special needs.

Tailor-made services to suit

your needs

We gained both language and cultural experience, required for good intercultural communication and business.”Daiki Higuma, McKinsey, Japan

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Working in small groups, you will learn in a truly international atmosphere alongside experienced professionals from around the world.

Our Specialist English courses are designed to suit the needs of professionals working in sectors including, but not limited to:

• International law• Human resources• Banking and finance• Politics and diplomacy • Medicine • Oil and gas• Information technology• Marketing• Fashion• Journalism

The programmes that make up Specialist English focus on the development of English skills suited to the working environments of the participants. Lessons provide a framework for communicating in key areas.

Learning outcomes• Increased vocabulary range in your

field of business• Improved listening in business and

economic contexts• Developed learning strategies for the

future• Confidence speaking English in work

situations• Fluency to express, discuss and

analyse concepts and ideas• Reading comprehension of authentic

business texts

Morning (09:00 – 12:00)

Monday Introductions Course content negotiation Mini-presentations BBC Financial News Listening and discussion Language work: Numbers Skills: Describing graphs, trends and summarising Homework: FT article

Tuesday BBC Business News Company Finance Balance sheets/P&L Exchanging information Language area: Report writing Skills: Listening (DVD) and discussion Analysing company annual reports Homework: Writing company performance reports Wednesday The Stock Market Vocabulary – Bonds, Futures, Options FT share page DVD: The Markets/Million Dollar Traders Listening and discussion Skills: Telephoning, buying and selling

Thursday Review Collocations BBC Business News Macroeconomics International Trade Import/export Skills: Chairing meetings Role play Homework: Projects

Friday Course Review BBC Business News Current financial news Corporate Governance Listening, vocabulary and discussion DVD: Northern Rock, Enron, Lehman Bros

Afternoon (13:15 – 16:15)

Banking ServicesLoans and savingsVocabularyListening: DVD: The Banks that Robbed The WorldLanguage area: Agreeing/disagreeingDiscussion techniques

Mergers and AquisitionsReading: PorscheSkills: The Language of MeetingsProblem solvingRole play

Business correspondenceE-mailsSetting up projects

Raising FinanceVenture capitalSkills: PresentationsReading: Start-up CapitalDVD: Dragon’s Den

InvestmentArticle: Responsible investingSkills: The Language of NegotiatingSuggesting, CompromisingRejecting offers, Interrupting and ClarifyingCase study: role playHomework: Summarising an FT article

ProjectsVocabulary extensionPresentations (filmed)End of course language feedbackQ&ARecommendations for further study

Sample programme for English for banking and finance

From meetings to negotiations and reports to presentations, our Specialist English courses prepare you and your company to operate in an English speaking work or business environment.

No sector too specialist for our language trainers


We are proud to have worked with…

All staff members were very friendly and helpful. The building is very well located and modern. I learned so much and found many friends.”Daniela Rey, UBS AG

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Most of our training is delivered face to face in our dedicated training facility in the heart of London. We can, however, provide a wide range of face to face, E-Learning, remote and blended solutions to meet your needs, for you personally, or for a whole organisation.

Our place or yours?

Executive General, Business & Specialist English

Off-the-Shelf* Corporate E-Learning programmes

Hybrid One-to-One courses

Bespoke Corporate E-Learning programmes

Delivered worldwide via International House Schools

Custom courses designed and delivered either in your company or in an International House school in one of 54 countries worldwide (see www.ihworld.com for location list). Training can be delivered in both English and the local language.

International House has its ownGeneral English & Business EnglishE-Learning portal called NetLanguages.

Your trainer can recommend thebest programmes for your level andrequirements, so that you can extend your learning before and after your trip to London for maximum benefit. *Off-the-Shelf means that the course has already been created. You choose the level and modules you need.

Delivered face to face, via Skype, online meeting or phone

We’ll follow you with your training wherever you happen to be that day or that week so you keep on track with your learning wherever you are in the world.

International House can develop self-study, teacher-led or hybrid E-Learning programmes completely tailored to your organisation’s requirements and brand.

Worldwide delivery

Practical lessons to understand British business and to learn useful language. Programmes are adapted in order to fulfil every student’s needs, so there is no doubt you will learn something of your line.” Florencia Teyseyre, Wunderman, Buenos Aires

One-to-One Homestay EnglishInternational House also offers high-intensity, full-immersion programmes where you live and study in an English teacher’s home, receiving structured One-to-One lessons in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Locations available across the UK and Ireland.

Find out more about all our Executive courses www.ihlondon.com/business-english


Included in all packages: Pre-arrival testing and needs analysis Booking service for airport transfers and

accommodation Welcome networking lunch in the Sky Lounge Executive Social Programme events* All coursebooks and materials Complimentary hot drinks throughout your stay Complimentary welcome pack and stationery Personal assessment and language mentoring with

your trainer Advice and support with self-study Free high speed Wi-Fi, free use of the centre’s PCs Free printing facility Certificate of Studies Free optional BULATS Listening & Reading test** Cancellation & Curtailment insurance

Concierge service (at extra charge): Chauffeur-driven airport transfers Personal excursions and sight-seeing Exam fees Related industry visits PA services

*Some activities attract an extra charge. The IH London Social Programme is an ideal way to mix the business of learning with pleasure, as well as experiencing London’s vibrant culture.** BULATS is the Business Language Testing Service – a set of language benchmarking and assessment tools for business, industry and commerce.

At your service

Who should attend the Executive Centre?The Executive Centre is designed forexperienced professionals who wish to improve their English in an executiveenvironment.

What is it like in the Executive Centre?It feels very much like an executive or business lounge, with staff always available to attend to your needs. Break out areas are calm and relaxed, with quiet corners for you to take calls and answer work emails if you need to. In class, we have a business-like, focused and dynamic approach to help you learn quickly.

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In addition to their English teaching qualifications, many of our Executive Centre trainers have diplomas and experience from other professional areas. Several members of the team have written books and articles on teaching and regularly speak at conferences. Others have a background in management, finance and law.Like our clients, they are highly motivated and familiar with the demands of the business world. We carefully select tutors for courses to meet the needs and topic areas required by a group or an individual.

The Executive Centre offers highly targeted preparation for the main business English examinations. This preparation in individual lessons can be combined with any of our Small Group Courses.**We offer an optional, complimentary BULATS (listening and reading tests) end-of-course test to all Executive Centre clients studying with us for two weeks or more.

Trainers with business experience

Exams for Business English

Our trainers

Exams

Complimentary BULATS test available on departure**

Find the business exam for you www.ihlondon.com/business-exams

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We have a dedicated executive Social Programme that helps you use and absorb the English language:• Welcome cheese and wine lunch• Tickets to London musicals at reduced prices• Experience the breathtaking views from the London

Eye and the Shard• Visit the fascinating replica of Shakespeare’s Globe

Theatre• Live BBC shows, from comedy to classical music• Guided walks around London• Weekend trips to the beautiful cities of Cambridge,

Oxford and Edinburgh• Business breakfast for networking with other clients and

trainers• Opportunity to soak up the cultural life of London• Visits to the Old Bailey for our English for Law clients

Learning English, making friends

Social Programme

Very professional team and very useful course, I was totally satisfied.”Giuseppe D’Arpino, Intermedia MMH SRL

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Our locations:International House London16 Stukeley Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5LQ

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