Teaching Business English Content

Unit 2: Syllabus Design for TBE

• Designing a Business English Course
• Setting Objectives for your TBE Course
• Components of a TBE Syllabus
• Selecting Course Textbooks and Developing Materials for Teaching Business English: What to look for and how to make choices
• Frameworks and Games
• Role-plays, Simulations, and Case Studies

Unit 3: Speaking and Writing Skills in TBE

• Teaching Business Speaking Skills
  Part A: Teaching Speaking ? Speaking Elements and Practice
  Part B: Teaching Speaking Skills for Business Englis
  – Negotiating
  – Making Presentations
  – Socializing
  – Conducting and Participating in Meetings
  – Making Telephone Calls
• Teaching Business Writing Skills
• Teaching Business Writing Correspondence

Unit 4: Use of Technology in TBE

• How to Teach Business English at a Distance: An Introduction
• Incorporating “Distance Learning” in your TBE course
• Using the Internet for Business English Learning and Teaching

Unit 5. Teaching TBE One-On-One

• Teaching One-On-One Versus Teaching Groups
• Proven Techniques for One-On-One Teaching
• How to be a Successful One-On-One Instructor

Unit 6: Culture and TBE

• How to Include Intercultural Training in your TBE course
• What Is Intercultural Training?

Unit 7: Testing and TBE

• Evaluation, Assessment, and Professional Development
• Testing Business English Students
• Assessing English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

Unit 8: Keeping up-to-date and informed as a TBE instructor

• Evaluating: Using Classroom Observation and Feedback
• Professional Development
• Career Advancement