IH Certificate in Teaching Business English
The aim of IH BET is to give participants the necessary skills and knowledge to start teaching business English. It will prepare candidates to take the LCCE FTBE exam if they wish.
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
Content
The IH BET course is run completely online and contains 30 modules divided into 3 strands: basic business awareness, professional skills and methodology and materials:
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Basic Business Awareness |
Professional skills |
Methodology and materials |
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Course introduction |
Strand introduction |
Learner-centred approaches |
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Business speaking skills |
Needs analysis |
Approaches to classroom practice |
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Business writing skills |
Syllabus design |
The lexical approach |
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Corporate structure |
Principles of lesson planning |
Practising speaking skills |
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Marketing |
“The client approach” to teaching executives |
Practising writing skills |
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Sales |
Conducting feedback |
Using authentic materials |
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Accountancy |
Adapting published materials |
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Banking |
Adapting materials from video and radio |
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Markets |
The numerical-graphical approach |
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Human Resources Management 1 |
Business games |
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Human Resources Management 2 |
Creating your own materials |
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Product Development and production |
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. The course is run by qualified and experienced Business English teachers who hold an online tutoring qualification.
Time commitment
On average participants spend a minimum of 7 hours per week online and doing tasks.
Fees
If the fee is paid by a registered business outside the UK, 20% VAT will be deducted from the course fees.
Course fees must be paid in full prior to the start date.