IN HOUSE TRAINING  

Increasingly, English is the language of choice used in multinational gatherings, such as seminars, workshops, and conferences. It may not be the predominant language of the group, but is the most likely to be understood by the majority, at least at a basic level, so becomes a powerful tool for communication and inclusion. Moreover, because of the globalisation of trade and the use of the Internet, the position of English as the international language of business and professional is stronger than ever. Therefore, it is of paramount inportance to develop the skill of good English communication in the workplace – from managers, voluntary workers to government officials.

Smart English has designed   tailored communication programmes which are suitable for company managers and busy professionals who expect results and require quality service for young executives to senior managers. Smart English realizes that people learn at their optimum when they are comfortable, therefore, we do our best to ensure that accommodation and other services correspond to our clients' needs.

Smart English provides interactive lessons for managers and professionals to ensure that they can communicate effectively in English in the shortest time possible. We will focus on speaking, listening, reading comprehension, and writing to help managers and busy professionals get the best English training available. In fact, Smart English only uses internationally recognized business books along with interesting supplementary materials. In   addition,   Smart   English    uses   only International Professional Business and General English books from Longman and Oxford. They are very well known worldwide for their interesting and comprehensive materials. Our teachers will also use supplementary resources depending on the goals of your staff in upgrading their English ability.

In fact,  all the teachers at Smart have many years of experience and will do their best to make every class interesting, challenging and very productive. This is very important in order for your staff to feel comfortable and want to learn as quickly as possible. We will also help build their confidence in speaking English through communication activities (presentations, giving reports and other activities). Our teachers will focus on writing, listening, reading and vocabulary in order for our staff to get the best English training available. We can also teach additional courses and vocabulary based on how our customers want to supplement their learning.

There are some  reasons why Smart English is the best place  to study English. First, learning English  at Smart English will give managers and busy professionals access to the very profitable markets of the global economy. Most foreign companies use English as a means of communication to communicate in the International Language of Business and Communication. Secondly, managers and busy professionals will be able to communicate effectively with customers and couterparts around the world much easier, which will also increase their productivity; thereby increasing their sales and profit considerably. Thirdly, it will increase managers’ and busy professionals’ professionalism and show their customers and competitors that they know the importance of educating staff to be able to communicate on a “day to day” basis in English.

In addition, Smart English can set up a free consultation at your convenience to meet our marketing staff and one of our professional at your office. During this meeting we will give your company more information about what we can offer and show you that we are a very professional company that truly cares about the goals and results of what you want to achieve by taking our courses.

Smart English also realize that in order to create the best English courses for your company, it’s very important to do an assessment of the participants so that they can be placed in the right level of ability. Smart English always gives a comprehensive FREE Written and Speaking Test with no obligation. Our staff will then discuss with you about the most cost effective program for your company based on these results. We truly believe in our company and always do our best for our customers.

Smart English  offers the courses on Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm and can also provide classes on Saturdays.

Intensive Business English for Managers and Professionals is intended for those who do not have English as their first language but need to use it for business and professional communication. The aim is to give the course participants a good grounding in writing and speaking style, which they can  apply to any situation. In fact, the Intensive Business English for Managers and Professionals is designed specifically for managers and professionals who want to improve their English skills as rapidly as possible, focussing their course on speaking and writing, and using English in a business and professional environment.

  

1.    The General Objectives

To develop the course participants’ ability to:

·          use English with confidence in the office

·          take part in international meetings

·          hold informal and social conversations with international counterparts

·          speak on the telephone and participate in conference calls with ease

·          give powerful presentations

·          write clear and accurate business reports, resumes, letters and emails

·          improve  professional and business English vocabulary

2.           The Course outline.

The Intensive Business English Course  for Managers and Professionals includes the following:

·   interactive and applied fluency practice to encourage the course participants to express their opinions and ideas clearly and with confidence, integrating new vocabulary and idiomatic phrases, and incorporating more sophisticated and complex language structures.

· listening and reading practice to improve course participants’ understanding of business documents, and oral presentations on business and general topics.

·   revision of any grammar points which require attention to improve the use of the language.

·  increasing the range of vocabulary related to business and social situations, and  developing the participants’ ability to socialise in multicultural environments.

· role-plays are used in the lessons to simulate a wide variety of business situations such as presentations, negotiations, telephone calls and international meetings.

During the course the participants are always encouraged to actively express their ideas and opinions as they would in the office.

3.           The Classroom lessons

Skills developed: speaking, listening, writing, and reading comprehension, and business communication skills. To make it condusive to oral communication acquisition, the English teacher tries to reduce theoretical explanations to a minimum, in order to encourage the participants to actively participate in the learning and practice process. For example, a group  lesson  could  include  a  debate on common business interests while an individual lesson could focus on a job interview role-play or  the  analysis of an industry-specific article. Case studies give the participants the opportunity to work on different projects together with other participants. By researching, discussing and working as a group, all of the course participants’ language skills are used and developed.

 4.           The Subjects.

The lessons are designed and integrated in three subjects as follows:

·              Oral Communication

The objectives:     To provide the course participants with the opportunity to learn interpersonal business communication skills for conversation, studies, discussions, exams, interviews, presentations, debates, meetings, negotiations, traveling etc. They will learn how to communicate in English with confidence.

·              Reading and Vocabulary.

The objectives: To provide the course participants with the opportunity to  develop  their  business   English   vocabulary   and           reading comprehension through guided reading of authentic materials, business reports, business contract documents, business letters, business magazines, news papers, manuals, and other articles on current topics etc.

·              Writing and Grammatical Review.

The objectives: To provide the course participants with the opportunity to learn to write business English with clear and accurate sentences,  paragraphs, letters, faxes, memos, resumes and reports  and  organize  their  ideas  according  to business English writing styles and use appropriate formats. They will also practice English Grammar and sentence structure.

5.           The  Results achieved.

At the start of the course  the participants’ language profile is evaluated for the main basic skills. We then determine their course objectives and create a study plan to achieve them. This means we do not waste time relearning language skills the participants already have, and on average they will increase the level of their English by every 2 weeks. Please note that the higher the participats’ starting level, the more time is required for each level.

6.           The Course Levels and Participants.

Group and individual courses are available at all levels from beginner to advanced. The class may range from 6  to 10 participants.

7.           Starting Dates and Course Duration.

The course consists of 24 sessions (48 hours), and each session lasts 2 hours; The class can be started every week on Monday, and lasts about 3 months. The participants can start an individual course in any week, and group courses are programmed regularly during the entire year.

8.           The Venue.

The courses can be held at offices as  in house training or in residence as private lessons. 

9.           The Budgeting and Terms of Payment

The tuition together with the instructional materials costs Rp.26.500.000,- (note: the VAT is excluded).

The terms of payments are as follows: 50% of the total budget must be paid 2 weeks before the first session, and the rest should be paid 1 week after the fisrt meeting of the midterm sessions

10.        The Eveluation & Assessment System

The performance of the participants will be reported at the end of the course, and it will be based on the daily assessment, attendance and the evaluation format as follows:

Placement Test

Progress Test (PT)

Final Test (FT)         è  The Final Score= {(6xPT) + (4xFT)

 11.        The Teachers

The teachers are experienced ones with outstanding academic qualifications as can be seen on their Curriculum Vitaes.

 12.        Correspondence

Should the participants need to acquire any information related to the course, please contact THE SMART ENGLISH at:

E-mail: amrinbatubara@yahoo.com

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