Business English Courses.

DEL courses are designed for executives in all areas of management, marketing and administration. They are intensive and involve total immersion in the English language. It is envisaged that at the end of the course you will have greatly increased your ability to:

• Communicate effectively in international meetings.
• Give and understand papers at seminars and conferences
• Negotiate successfully
• Give product presentations
• Operate in social business situations
• Understand British and other cultures

The courses are delivered using a dynamic combination of authentic texts, specially developed course tasks, audiovisual materials and computer assisted language learning programs.

To make your learning more personal and active we use role-play and simulation exercises and practice what is learned in real-life situations in the form of visits to companies and institutions. Here you will have the opportunity to talk to British executives in the workplace.

Course Content

Business Tasks 

• Operate in meetings
• Use the telephone efficiently
• Negotiate terms, price and conditions
• Make effective presentations
• Discuss current affairs confidently
• Socialise and entertain

Communication Skills

• Speak fluently with good pronunciation
• Develop general and detail listening and reading
• Develop vocabulary and grammatical accuracy

Communication Practice

• Use polite and diplomatic language
• Check understanding, clarify and restate
• Be aware of your audience
• Use short and simple language

We will ask you to complete a pre-course test to judge your level and analyse your needs. We will then design the course to help you most.
The courses are designed as follows:

• 3 or 4 hours of small group and one to one sessions in the morning
• 2 or 3 hours of supervised self-access learning or business visits in the afternoon
• Social or cultural activities most evenings
• Lunches Monday to Friday with a tutor

Beginners are accepted on one to one courses.

Training Area

The center is comfortable and well equipped, and there is a self-access room and resources centre. Desktop Publishing facilities are available for presenting students work and an office and fax service is available for those who wish to maintain contact with their companies during their course.

Host Families

We place our executive clients with carefully selected hosts who are themselves executives in British companies, and they are chosen for the quality of their accommodation and their conversational ability. The hosts receive training in providing the best environment in which the client can improve language skills and make contact with clients before their arrival to make sure that any dietary or cultural requirements can be satisfied. We do our best to oblige you if we can.
 

Wherever possible, the business interests of the client are matched with those of the host, so the maximum benefit is achieved. The client gains a valuable insight into British business life and culture, which will help with business interaction.

Included in Fees 

• All tuition, self-access learning and visits Monday-Friday
• Full board accommodation including lunches and daytime refreshments
• Airport transfers from Manchester, Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds/Bradford or collection from the port of Hull
• All books, course materials and desktop publishing associated with course
• Travel to and from centre
• All social & welfare administration
• Personal audio cassettes and computer diskettes
• Course certificate, end of course assessment and further learning strategies
• Laundry service

• Travel and health insurance (this is recommended)
• Weekend travel and activities
• Collection from other arrival points
• Fax, telephone and office facilities (may be arranged)
• Personal phone calls