English for International Leadership
What you need in order to be accepted onto our courses:
1. At least an intermediate level of English. All students will have a 15 minute initial assessment with the Director to check level of English before acceptance onto a course. Acceptance onto a course is not automatic.
2. To have a practical interest
in leadership, management and business in an international context.
3.To be more interested in developing your English language skills for practical purposes rather than academic (we will help you develop your skills & confidence in communicating with international associates using the English language: we will not prepare you for exams but you will receive a Certificate of Completion with our comments about your progress at the end of every course you take with us)
4. To have the commitment and motivation to dedicate at least one hour per week for your English session at the agreed time.
5. A broadband connection with Skype software downloaded for voice and text chat.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. How do English for International Leadership courses differ from general English courses?
Our course content is based on management, leadership and business topics so students are learning English and expanding their practical knowledge about useful management, leadership and business strategies. We create opportunities for students to network with one another across countries (our online students are currently based in over 16 countries) and to practice their language skills in realistic contexts which are actually relevant to the lives of our students. The fact that we limit our class sizes to 5 means that we can customise our programme to cater for the needs of each student.
We offer a Certificate of Completion at the end of each course which states the number of hours each student completed on the course and our comments about their progress. We do NOT prepare students for formal academic exams although all our teachers are qualified and experienced in preparing students for Cambridge First Certificate, Cambridge Advanced, Cambridge Proficiency and also the IELTS exams. We have made a conscious decision not to focus on exams in favour of creativity and spontaneous conversations instead. However, we can advise students about where to sit for Cambridge exams and how to prepare for them with self-study, should they wish to or need to.
2. Which languages do students on the English for International Leadership courses speak?
Currently, we have native speakers of the following languages:
Arabic, Bulgarian, Cantonese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese.
3. Where are the English for International Leadership students based?
We have had students from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, China, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Portugal, Brazil, Romania, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.
4. How will I improve my conversational skills on your courses?
We will assist you to participate actively in discussions and when appropriate, we will correct your pronunciation, help you find the relevant vocabulary, correct your sentence grammar and also advise you on your style of communication eg when you sound polite/rude. We will help you engage in dialogues that involve persuasion, negotiation and a whole range of functions that are necessary in management, business and leadership.
5. How will I improve my writing skills with English for International Leadership courses?
We will give you a weekly assignment of 500 words on a topic relevant to the conversation you participated in. We will correct your use of vocabulary, spelling and grammar and also comment on your writing style.
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