Business English

Before we start the course we (our school)

need to decide:

a) Are my clients pre-service or in-service?

b) Does the learner or his company decide on the
course content?
c) What are the wants and needs of my clients?
d) So either I have to or my employer has to conduct a
needs analysis.
e) What should I focus on in the needs analysis?

job title and responsibilities

level of experience
former learning experience
general level of English
general English needs
professional plans
What do my students have to be able to in English?

Bjarne Z A Vonsild
What do my business English clients have to be able

to in English?

participate in meetings and conference calls

negotiate
give presentations
make business calls
write memos
write proposals
write reports
write e-mails

Is there anything they dont have to do that we normally

do in general English classes?
Do they need to be tested as often as general English
students?
Do I have to know about business to teach it, and where
do I get material from?
Some titles:

Market Leader: All the below levels except advanced.

Business Objectives: Pre-Intermediate.
Insights into Business; Intermediate.
Business Matters: Intermediate to Upper Intermediate.
Business Options: Upper Intermediate.
Business Class: Advanced.

Bjarne Z A Vonsild