ENGLISH FOR ENTREPRENEURS

ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS START-UPS AND ENTREPRENEURS

10 WEEKS   /   PART-TIME 3 HOURS   /   SATURDAY   /   13.30 – 16.40

 

COURSE CODE: BSUE3

course duration 10 weeks
availability 4 times per year from January to December
hours per week 3 (1 hour = 60 minutes)
course timetable 13.30 – 16.40 (1 day per week on Saturdays)
class size   maximum 8 students
minimum age    21 years old
number of teachers 1 or 2 per group
course book: not required all materials provided and included in the price
minimum level required for this course Pre-Intermediate / no maximum

  •  Important! The course is not appropriate for students who wish to apply for a study visa contact us

FEES & COURSE SUMMARY 2012

10 weeks x 3 hours per week    Course fee: €380
Course Type Class Days Class Time Start and Finish Dates

ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS START-UPS

AND ENTREPRENEURS

Saturday 13.30 – 16.40 21 January – 31 March
14 April – 30 June
14 July – 22 September
29 September – 8 December

 

More information about the course:

English for Business Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs is a 10-week course of 30 hours in total specially designed to develop essential business communication skills in English. 

  • It is ideal for people who:
    • are thinking of starting their own business in Ireland
    • are already running a business
    • want to increase their career prospects
       
  • Teaching methodology used:

    Interactive teaching approach focusing on communication and maximising students’ participation.  Students will be encouraged to actively take part in class discussion, business role-plays, essential grammar activities etc.
  • Course Objectives:

    To equip students with the necessary skills to communicate confidently in the business environment

    Students will be able to:

    • manage telephone calls, take part in meetings, negotiate, use English for customer service, make arrangements.
    • do basic research related to their business, service or product.
    • make a convincing business presentation, product or service presentation; present their profile.
    • construct and write a business plan.
    • communicate confidently with state bodies and financial institutions (vocabulary related to banking and finance).
    • deal with case studies (realistic business problems and situations analysis).
    • read and understand business related media articles, e.g. The Economist, The Financial Times, The Irish Times.
    • familiarise with Irish media and business customs in Ireland.
    • handle figures, describe graphs and trends (vocabulary on graphs etc.) 
    • write CVs, business letters, reports, summaries, e-mails etc.
    • familiarise with elements of marketing; design and write promotional literature (brochure, leaflet, flyer etc.)
       
  • No registration fee required.
  • Important ! If you are not sure of your English level, we strongly advise you to do our online test and / or carefully read and analyse the levels description chart.  If you prefer to have your English tested at our school together with a short oral test, please contact us.
  • BEC Higher  (Business English Certificate) exam preparation course is available on Fridays at 17.30 – 20.00.
  • General Business English course is available on Fridays at 17.30 – 20.00.