tis English for International Banking & Finance
A Combination Course in English for banking & financial sectors - 30 hours tuition per week
(15 hours 1-1 and 15 hours mini group)
Key Facts:
Level: pre-intermediate to advanced B1 to C1
Length of stay: 1 or 2 weeks
Minimum age: 25 - no upper age limit
Class size: 1 to 1 in the morning and maximum 4 each afternoon
Hours: 30 hours tuition per week
Plus: 2 evening social activites per week
Who is this course suitable for: This course is aimed at clients actively involved in the world of Banking & Finance and who already have an intermediate to higher level of English. Our objective is to give you language training which will strengthen your existing skills and help you to use English in your day-to-day business life with increasing confidence. You and your teacher plan your programme together thereby ensuring that you get a course tailor-made to suit your specific needs
English for International Banking & Finance can take place over 1 or 2 weeks and there are commencement dates on almost every Monday throughout the year. The course structure is similar to Combination Business English i.e. 3 hours 1-1 tuition in the mornings and small classes of not more than four people for 3 hours each afternoon.
You will be sent a Placement Test and Needs Analysis prior to your course so that we can establish your level and needs. We are then able to select the appropriate teacher for your 1-1 sessions and ensure that you are in an afternoon class with other candidates with a similar background and level of English.
Mornings 08.40 to 12.00: 3 hours of private tuition with a teacher who specialises in teaching English for International Banking and Finance. As this is a private session you will have the opportunity to plan the course with your teacher so that you can focus on the vocabulary, grammar and topics appropriate to your work. For example, the banking and finance topics which can be studied could include:
The Bank of England: Its role and function in the context of the British Economy
Types of Banks and their functions
Banking Products
Financial News
Foreign Exchange
Investment Trusts / Funds
Company Finance
The Stock Exchange and types of shares
Key Accounting Principles and Vocabulary
International Trade and Commerce
Lunchtime: Every weekday you will be invited to join other clients and a teacher for lunch in a local pub or café. This provides an opportunity for you to chat informally in a social situation. Lunch is at your own expense.
Afternoons 13.20 to 16.40: 3 hours daily in a class of maximum 4 people (according to level). The afternoon sessions will be aimed at communicative language in the work place on a four week revolving programme. Topics will be selected from the following:
Meetings and Negotiations - simulated meetings on a topic of interest to all.
Discussions - to expand your grammar and vocabulary in communicative situations.
Presentations - both giving and listening to. You will be asked to make a presentation which is frequently work-related to enable you to use vocabulary applicable to your work. These presentations are followed by a question and answer session with the rest of the class.
Telephoning - practice in telephone language techniques and role play.
Social Language - the development of social skills in English e.g. language of introductions, eating out, polite phrases—i.e. how to say the right thing.
Social Programme: You will generally have some homework, but on two evenings each week you will be invited to attend a social evening which may be at the school or out and about in the local pubs or places of interest. Weekends are entirely your own but we always offer a variety of sightseeing possibilities such as Dartmoor walking which is a great favourite with all our clients.
At the end of your course you will receive a Progress Report, Diploma and recommendations for future study.
We are members of the following organisations and accreditations:
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