Resources for Teaching Business English - The TEFL Academy Reviews

 Prepping and planning lessons for General English classes is something we all get used to as TEFL teachers. Finding resources, coming up with appropriate ideas and activities, putting together your lesson plan — that all comes quite easily with time and experience.

But when you start teaching an English specialization, such as Business English, you might find yourself in unfamiliar territory.

Teaching Business English

Many TEFL teachers end up teaching Business English, even if they are not businesspeople themselves.

In addition to the usual grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, writing, listening and speaking that is taught in General English lessons, Business English also includes a few extra:

  • writing emails
  • giving presentations
  • writing reports
  • talking on the phone
  • negotiating.

This list is not comprehensive by any means. Whichever field of business your student is involved in will have its own specific language needs.

Resources for teaching Business English

Teaching Business English is similar to teaching English for Exams, English for Hospitality, or any other specialization.

When it comes to teaching materials, you can buy resource books and activity books, or you can look online for lesson plans and materials.

Your initial meeting with your student/s, should include a needs analysis. This needs analysis will inform you of the specific needs of your students. Do they need to know how to prepare a sales report? Do they need to be able to communicate with international colleagues? Do they need to make flight reservations regularly? This, in turn, will help you choose appropriate materials for your lessons.

Don’t forget about authentic sources for materials. If relevant, newspaper or journal articles, company reports, and real statistics can be used to great effect in the classroom.

The TEFL Academy reviews

What’s the best way to prepare yourself to teach Business English?

We recommend The TEFL Academy.

The TEFL Academy offers a 30-hour top-up course on Teaching Business English. If you sign up for a TEFL course with The TEFL Academy, this is included with your course price. If you are already TEFL-qualified, you can sign up for the course as a stand-alone course, even if your original course was not done through The TEFL Academy.

Let’s look at some TEFL Academy reviews to find out what their students have to say. Lucy says:

“Great course and even better customer service from The TEFL Academy. I can’t wait to start teaching. I now have all the qualifications and information required to be a great teacher because of this course. The course was so well put together and covered everything there is to know about teaching Business English. The assignments were challenging but great and ended the course off in a really exciting way.”

Marcel says:

“I was blown away at how professional and efficiently run the course was. The online component was easy to follow and informative. The assignments were fairly challenging. I would recommend choosing The TEFL Academy as you will feel confident presenting this certificate to any teaching institution out there.”

Sam says:

“My course with The TEFL Academy was a very good experience. The platform was easy to use and the content was well structured and relevant. The exercises were fun and the standard of assessments were high. I will definitely recommend this TEFL course to anyone who is starting their teaching journey… in fact, I already have.”

After all, who better to review a TEFL course than someone who has done it!

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