Advantages to be gained from this course
· To acquire the linguistic skills in English that allow you to work effectively in an international environment. The specific areas developed are of a practical nature and include:
- Managing and coordinating international projects
- Communication via telephone and video conferences
- Writing skills: the latest trends in e-mail communication
- Resolving problems and conflicts
Objectives
· To learn key idiomatic and native expressions for: telephoning and writing in the professional environment in English
· To effectively manage, coordinate, make decisions and resolve problems in English for participating in international projects
· To be able to participate with confidence in international conferences, meetings, negotiations and presentations without feeling limited by language barriers.
· To be able to build relationships with international colleagues and clients by communicating fluently in English.
· To improve linguistic level through vocabulary development, grammar base consolidation, fluency techniques, and listening skills
Aimed at:
Professionals who need to improve their linguistic level in English in order to work effectively in an international environment. Participants do not need a minimum linguistic level to participate in the course since the course is organised according to various levels from beginner to advanced. If the participant has not taken the TOEIC level test, he or she will be asked to take a written oral and level test prior to attending the course.
Programme
1. Telephone English: How to understand and make yourself understood with precision and confidence
- Strategies for improving listening comprehension
- Strategies for communicating information accurately: data, figures, delegating and coordinating
tasks.
- Key native and idiomatic expressions for telephone English
2. Writing in English:
- the linguistic differences between face to face communication and writing
- Idiomatic expressions, formalities and grammar structures specific to writing
- Linguistic differences for formal and informal writing
- Writing style: criteria for international communication
3. Building international relationships
- Key native and idiomatic expressions for: introducing yourself, initiating and maintaining a
conversation.
- Developing a level of fluency that allows natural conversation about professional and personal
interests.
- Information exchange on current international events or events related to your sector
- Attending to and receiving international colleagues and clients
4. Managing and coordinating international projects
- Key grammar points for: asking for services and action to be taken, delegating tasks, and asking
about the status of actions taken.
- Vocabulary: Differentiating formal and diplomatic language from direct and informal
communication
- Idiomatic expressions for: expressing agreement/ disagreement, satisfaction and dissatisfaction
- Verb tenses and vocabulary for: setting deadlines and making predictions
- Verb tenses and expressions for: describing results
- Verb Tenses and vocabulary for: comparing options and offers
- Verb Tenses and vocabulary for: commenting on the status of projects
5. Linguistic focus on meetings, presentations and negotiations
- Idiomatic expressions for each application
- Practical applications / Role plays for meetings: decision making, problem solving, information
exchange
- Practical applications / Role Plays for negotiations: conditions, services, products, company policy
- Practical applications for presentations: of an informative, technical or commercial nature.
Length: 4 days / 24 hours
19-22 february, Barcelona (2007)
7-10 may Madrid (2007)
27-30 november, Madrid (2007)
Price: 1.700 €
