Professional
Programs are designed for professionals who wish to become more sophisticated
communicators. Whether you are a businessperson, technician, scientist or
engineer, our professional instructors will teach you to speak, read, write,
and present with greater precision, clarity and confidence. These programs
focus on improving all English skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking,
grammar and pronunciation) as well as their real-world applications: the
persuasive letter, the concise memo, the convincing proposal, the well-ordered
report, the memorable resume, the winning presentation. This program adds
modules on how to improve your research, analytical, organizational, time
management, team-building, case-study and cross-cultural business skills.
CCAPS
has experience in designing special programs for business people, government
officials, technicians, scientists, engineers, medical professionals, accountants,
auditors, financial planners, economists, statisticians, agronomists, tourist
industry specialists and English language teachers. These programs combine
the specific professional discipline activity with the specific language
skills required to communicate in an international context.
Business
English Programs
Initial
Evaluation
We
conduct a professional assessment to identify specific language needs of
identified group or groups.
We
give all participants a diagnostic test to determine participant’s
English language proficiency.
The
objective of the diagnostic grammar test is to get an overview of the student’s
abilities in the fundamentals of English grammar.
The
results of the test enable us to determine at what level the participants
should begin (Pre-intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-intermediate, Advanced)
CCAPS
with design an English program for the defined group(s).
English
for Customer Relations (frontline employees)
Participants
will begin with a review of some the communication basics. The program develops
and enhances skills necessary to communicate in a professional context.
The curriculum builds on communicative strategies, such as listening for
information, checking and clarifying information, making polite requests
and enquiries, and exchanging information. The instructor will offer personalized
feedback that will allow each participant to become a more effective communicator.
English
for Sales and Marketing
Participants
will review vocabulary as it relates to their specific work environment.
The program begins with a review of the vocabulary and communication styles
that are an inherent part of the business world. The program develops and
enhances skills necessary to communicate in a professional context. The
curriculum builds on communicative strategies that include: asking questions
to obtain information, answering questions to provide information, how to
structure and sequence a presentation? How to organize a presentation for
maximum effect; participant’s will develop and hone their language
skills to enable them to be more effective corporate liaisons.
English
for Managers/Executives
The
program begins with a review of the vocabulary and communication styles
that are an inherent part of the business world. The program develops and
enhances skills necessary to communicate in a professional context. The
curriculum builds on communicative strategies that include: how to write
persuasively, whether it is a letter, email, memo or proposal. Furthermore,
the curriculum builds on presentation strategies that include, how to structure
and sequence a presentation, how to organize points for maximum effect,
how to use their voice and visual aids effectively. Having achieved new
proficiency in oral and written communication, along with broadened knowledge
of the language of business a new level of confidence is realized.
