Students can learn to communicate formally by focussing on a small number of key aspects. Here are some time-efficient strategies that can help you and your students achieve this focus without requiring extensive feedback or lengthy assignments.
Teaching students to understand the tone and degree of formality necessary in different contexts and develop the precise and sophisticated vocabulary required in professional communication is challenging. There is so much to learn and teachers often have to teach large classes in a limited period of time. Here are tips on learning activities and giving feedback.
Learning Business English is much more than being able to speak English. Students need to understand and be interested in business, know how companies work, how to communicate in business scenarios such as meetings and how to operate internationally using English as the global language of business. They need to become an interesting future job candidate for companies. This involves learning about how companies organise themselves and the functions within companies.