Why EfL?

At EfL, we appreciate that your time is valuable. Our English for Business language lessons are a highly flexible, efficient and cost-effective way of learning because:

  • each course is designed specifically to meet your needs
  • individual lessons are conducted via distance tutoring, using Zoom and email, for maximum convenience

Our English for Business teachers, all Masters graduates, have a strong background in private, public and not-for-profit sectors. With extensive experience and training in management, administration and customer service, we can help you to communicate clearly and effectively in a business environment, whether private, public or not-for-profit.

Needs assessment

We arrange a discussion with you, and your employer if appropriate, looking first of all at your current role at work. Together, we assess your ability to perform that role well and the skills you need in order to develop your career in the future.

What do we teach?

During your assessment, we establish your learning priorities from the following:

  • writing formal and informal emails
  • report writing
  • writing for social media
  • telephoning
  • dealing with customers
  • taking part in meetings
  • making presentations
  • pronunciation

We then develop a course of study using appropriate course books, plus actual scenarios and materials from your work situation, for example, emails, reports and presentations.

Length of the course

Your choice. Courses are normally 10 or more lessons, 45 minutes in length.

Contact Us

For more information and to discuss your learning needs, contact our qualified tutors now.

 

Case study

A group of people from a new intake of staff were referred to English for Life by their employer.  Their knowledge of English was good, but each person had difficulty making themselves clearly understood in speaking. Some also had difficulty in writing.

Their main problems were:

  • speaking too fast, without pronouncing words fully
  • speaking in a flat tone, making it difficult for the listener to pick out the important points
  • grammar issues that led to confusion in terms of meaning in both speaking and writing eg, remembering to use past, present or future; singular or plural.

During a course of 10 lessons, we worked on:

  • essential grammar
  • pronouncing words more fully and clearly
  • remembering to sound out final consonants, eg, buy a card / buy a car
  • grouping words together into natural phrases
  • emphasising important words.

This resulted in clearer speech that was much easier for other people to understand. With 10 weekly lessons plus tasks to practise at home, each student made excellent progress.