IH Certificate in Teaching Business English

The aim of IH Business English Teaching is to give participants the necessary skills and knowledge to start teaching business English. An interesting aspect of the Business English Teaching course is that you will work both on teaching methodology as well as business background elements.

In this video, tutor Choreanne Frei goes into more detail about why this course is worth taking and what you can expect to get out of it. 

Who is it for?

• Qualified teachers with little or no experience of teaching business English
• General English teachers wanting to diversify into business English
• Newly qualified teachers wanting to expand their teaching experience in the business English field
• ESP (English for Specific Purposes) teachers who are interested in specialising in business English

Content

The IH Business English Teaching course is run completely online and contains 30 modules divided into 3 strands: basic business awareness, professional skills and methodology and materials: 

Basic Business Awareness	Professional skills	Methodology and materials
Course introduction	Strand introduction	Learner-centred approaches
Business speaking skills	Needs analysis	Approaches to classroom practice
Business writing skills	Syllabus design	The lexical approach
Corporate structure	Principles of lesson planning	Practising speaking skills
Marketing	“The client approach” to teaching executives	Practising writing skills
Sales	Conducting feedback	Using authentic materials
Accountancy		Adapting published materials
Banking		Adapting materials from video and radio
Markets		The numerical-graphical approach
Human Resources Management 1		Business games
Human Resources Management 2		Creating your own materials
Product Development and production

In the video below, Choreanne explains more about the workload and what you can expect on a weekly basis.

Structure and assessment

There is no assessed teaching in this course. Candidates submit a post-course reflective assignment and a portfolio of seven tasks taken from the homework set in Strands 2 and 3 of the course. The final portfolio is moderated by the IHWO Assessment Unit.

You can find out about the certificate you will receive here.

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What are the key elements a student will take away from the IH BET course?

The key elements are a knowledge of business basics, business backgrounds, and how to incorporate these into business teaching as well as refreshing teaching methodology. Another benefit is you will connect with teachers from all over the world. You will meet teachers who already have experience teaching business English, but you will also meet novice teachers, and you can exchange ideas and experiences with these teachers, which is really an advantage for anybody taking the course.

Time commitment

On average participants spend a minimum of 7 hours per week online and doing tasks. The workload depends on you, how much do you want to invest into the course, and how much do you want to get out of the course. The more time you are prepared to invest, the more you will get out of this course. What is great about this online Business English course, is that you do not have fixed times when you have to be online, so you can tailor the course around your workload.

Tutors

The course is run by qualified and experienced Business English teachers who also hold an online tutoring qualification.

Course dates

• 15th May 2021 – 28th August 2021 (plus a further 2 weeks to complete the assessed portfolio)
• 23rd October 2021 – 12th February 2022 (plus a further 2 weeks to complete the assessed portfolio)

Fees

The course fees stated are exclusive of 20% VAT.  VAT will be added to the fee if it is paid by a business or individual located in the UK.

Course fees must be paid in full prior to the start date.