whats special about teaching business
TRANSCRIPT
What’s special about Teaching Business
English
By: Ivan Aguilar
Goals
● To experience and analyze activities designed to teach Business English
● To explain the 1-on-1 format of delivering business English lessons
Sample activity 1
Task 1: A complete new you.
CEO – Chief Executive Officer – This person is
the highest ranking corporate officer. They are the
head of management for an organization.
COO – Chief Operating Officer – This person is
responsible for the day to day operations or an
organization.
CFO – Chief Financial Officer – This person
manages the corporation’s financial risk.
CMO – Chief Marketing Officer – This person is
the head of sales, product development and all
things marketing-related.
CIO – Chief Information Officer – This person is
the head of information technology.
Task 2: Meet and greet
So, what’s special about Teaching Business
English?
The components
The
teacher
The way
of
delivery
The
learner
The
content
The learner
● Young adults and adults
● Goal oriented
● Busy Business people
● Unable to attend regular classes
● May know some basic English
● Lots of (life) experiences
● Motivated for work responsibilities
The content
● Business oriented topics
● Skills under specific contexts (Telephoning/E-mail writing/Reading reports)
● Field related lexis
● Business thinking processes
● Intercultural skills
The teacher
● A language teacher
● Knowledge of the business field
● Proficient in lesson delivery
● Able to select materials
● Sensitive to students preferences
The way of delivery
● Regular classrooms
● One on one
● Private lessons
● Distance learning
● In house training
Sample activity 2
Perks and drags
One of the perks of the job is…(+ing).
(+ing)... is a bit of a drag.
Teaching Business English 1-to-1
One-on-one
● Classroom management
● Materials
● Timing and structure
● Roles and relationship
● Techniques
● Pressures
Needs analysis
Designing the course
Goals
Objectives
SKILLS
(Speaking/Writing/Listening/
Reading)
Functions
(Leading a
meeting/Negotiating)
Lexis (Business
oriented)
Context/Cultural
awareness
METHODOLOGY
Communicative
Language
Teaching
Task based
learning
Assessment
Conclusions
● Teaching Business English requires primarily an English teacher dealing
with a special situation in terms of content and learners.
● Different from general English teaching, business English focuses on skills
and contextual use of the language.
● Although many schools do not have specific business English courses, the
need for many users already exists, thus one to one Business English
teaching is great opportunity.
Thank you!
Sample activity 3
How to lead a meeting
How to lead a meeting