Discover the innovative world of Business Partner, a new eight-Level business English course for learners and professionals who want to communicate effectively in English in the workplace. Partnering with the Financial Times means that this course also offers a wealth of international business information on a wide variety of topics.

• Personalize your learning experience with a structured modular approach that gives the flexibility to focus on specific needs and learning outcomes.

• Study real-life business stories provided through authentic videos that draw you in and keep you motivated.

• Learn about key business topics such as Innovation, Finance and investment, Customer engagement and Managing conflict.

• Immerse yourself in the integrated video-based Communication skills training programme to develop awareness of communication issues, including pitching ideas, presenting research data, business networking, giving support and guidance and handling a performance review.

• Get practical training in functional business skills such as engaging presentations, effective meetings and mediating conflict.

• Work on realistic case studies in the Business workshops.

• Evaluate your progress step by step against the Global Scale of English Learning Objectives for Professional English.

• Prepare for business English exams.

The new, eight-level course that teaches business English and business skills 

 

Business Partner gives students the practical training they need to bridge the gap between the classroom and the world of work. It helps learners to make measurable progress in learning English while helping to make them more employable.

 

Business Partner does not assume any knowledge of the workplace, and is designed for students with no work experience. It also provides many suggestions and alternative ways to use the material for those students already in work.

 

Each level is written to a syllabus based on the Global Scale of English Learning Objectives for Professional English to help learners evaluate their progress.

•  New business English course for learners and professionals who want to communicate effectively in English in the workplace.

•  Integrated video-based Work skills training programme includes Presenting, Making agreements, Placing an order, and Job interviews.

•  Real-life work situations in the authentic videos to keep motivation high.

•  Essential language presented in the context of work situations; topics include work tasks and activities, company performance, travelling for work, and production processes.

Business Workshops (case studies] based on real-life work situations to practise skills in a professional context.

•  The Business Partner Workbook offers extra self-study practice:

•  Vocabulary and grammar activities help to consolidate the language covered in the coursebook.

•  Reading, listening and writing activities extend the skills developed in the coursebook.

•  Functional language activities help to reinforce the language learned, in particular in the Work Skills lessons.

•  Pronunciation activities further expand the pronunciation practice in the coursebook to improve speaking and help students communicate better in English.