ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ

This is an intensive English course-for-Business designed to enhance people’s knowledge and ability to face the prospect of working in various international business sectors and develop communication skills required in such global business environment. The course is focused on an introduction in the latest business topics and concepts intending to provide the student with a clear understanding of the business world, on learning business English expressions and idioms used currently and on the essential aspects of modern business correspondence. Students will be given the opportunity to become more fluent and confident in using business English, which is a valuable asset, as they will become more competitive when applying for a position and once recruited, they will be able to perform more efficiently and reliably.

Programme Focus

Students will learn to write letters and emails and draft reports; they will be trained in oral expression techniques and they will move gradually from carefully structured dialogues and role-playing activities to open-ended tasks that require the expression of a rather broad range of functions. Students will develop their ability to establish, maintain and support a thesis, use examples and make critical analysis to clarify ideas in the business world.

ΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ

• Use the business language properly and successfully in economics, company organization, conflict management, and marketing.
• Analyse information, take notes and deal with business discourse.
• Develop essential business communication skills to make presentations, participate in business meetings, be involved in negotiation processes, improve telephone conversation and use English in business socializing events.
• Prepare oral presentations and learn to be informative and persuasive.
• Compose effective business written documents such as e-mails, letters, memos, and short reports.
• Textbook
• Cotton, D., Falvey, D. & Kent, S., 2005. Market Leader: Pre-Intermediate Business English Courses Book, New edition, Harlow: Pearson Education Limited

ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ

Trainer

Antonis Fourlas

Antonis Fourlas was awarded the BA in English Literature and the MA in Comparative Literature by the City University of New York. He also obtained 21 extra credits in teaching methodology and ESL to be awarded the New York City public schools Certificate to provide his services as a teacher.

He has a long experience as an ESL instructor starting his career as such, at the Hellenic American Neighborhood Action Committee in Astoria, while giving classes in parallel at the City College. He expanded his teaching career as an ESL Instructor, English Literature, English Composition and Ancient World History Teacher and eventually as Head of the English Department at the New York State University in Athens. He moved to Tirana as an Instructor and Head of the English Department & Administrative Manager at the University of New York there. He pursued international teaching and management career at the University of New York in Prague as an Administrative Manager & English Instructor. He later came back to Cyprus and assumed Principal functions at Kryfo Scholio in Limassol.

Further to his teaching experience he has expertise in Staff Coordination, Management and Guidance at the City University of New York in the Czech Republic and in Albania.