Online Business English Teachers Training Program

The online Business English Teaching Certification program launched by TEFL Academy is comprehensive and exhaustive from the perspective of content, design, structure and research. With a strong focus on Business English as one of the significant members of the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) the utility of the course would range from in-service adults to pre-service students. The course aims at qualifying candidates to ‘Teaching Business English’ with developed understanding of the professional skills, effective classroom methodology for the target audience in highly specified context.

Duration and Course Content

The 60-hour curriculum of BETT gives you useful methods and proficiency to improve your spoken communication skills in English in different business situations.

PHASE I - Introduction to Business English – features and components

• The Learner 
• The teaching context 
• The teacher 
• The language 
• Communication techniques 
• Communicative Language teaching 

The Business English – Professional Skills

 

PHASE II - Need Analysis

• Needs 
• Motivation 
• Adjusting expectations 

PHASE III

Course Design

• Course/syllabi type 
• Interpreting need analysis 
• Translating needs and wishes to course content 

PHASE IV - Lesson Planning

• Ingredients of the lesson plan 
• Objectives to modeling to practice 
• Timing and variety 

PHASE V - The Client Approach 

• Adult, personal and professional 
• Differing “roles” for the teacher – e.g. coach, consultant facilitator 
• Results orientation 

PHASE VI - Feedback and Evaluation

• Different types 
• Importance for motivation and accountability 
• Ongoing negotiation of course content 

The Business English - Methodology

PHASE VII - Approaches to learning

• Acquisition vs. learning 
• Learner-centered 
• Task-based 
• Self-access learning 
• Input and output 

PHASE VIII - Classroom Management

• Creating rapport – sensitivity to needs 
• Modeling instructions 
• Creating interactive activity 
• Varying activities 
• Being a facilitator 

PHASE IX - Materials and adaptation 

• The Business English material 
• Adaptation of authentic materials for the classroom 
• Materials development or compilation to meet clients needs 
• Adaptation of existing textbooks to the client’s needs 

The basic business concepts and practice

PHASE X - Teaching Business Speaking

• Business communication related 
• Socializing related 

PHASE XI - Teaching Business Writing

• Technicalities of Business Writing 
• The daily basic business writing