Teaching Business English
- Prepare learners for interviews, meetings and presentations
- Methodology for working with corporate clients
- Specialist Level 5 qualification
- Five modules, 60 guided learning hours
English is the working language of international business, which is why companies look for a teacher who trains their staff in workplace communication rather than General English. This programme answers that demand.
A Business English lesson has different content: sector terminology, the language of meetings and negotiations, building a presentation, report writing, email etiquette and communicating by phone. The programme works through each of these.
The qualification is awarded by Highfield Qualifications under Ofqual regulation and is aligned with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), so an employer abroad can verify it independently.
This Award is usually taken alongside the 180-hour Level 5 Diploma: the diploma builds the foundation, the Award specialises you in one segment — corporate clients.
- guided learning hours
- 60
- Course modules
- 5
What this course gives you
A segment that can pay
A corporate client expects a measurable result and pays accordingly. In this segment a formal qualification is the client's main basis for trust.
The difference from General English, taught explicitly
If you do not know why a learner is studying Business English, the lesson drifts off topic. The programme establishes that difference first, then builds the lesson around it.
Real workplace situations
Learners practise speaking in a meeting, presenting and writing correspondence — not invented exercises, but the situations they meet at work tomorrow.
A specialism on top of the diploma
Taken with the Level 5 Diploma it shows two things on a CV: a full teaching qualification and a defined specialism.
Who this course is for
- You have English at B2 or above, evidenced by a certificate
- You want to teach English as a profession
- You are 17 or older
- You want a qualification that is recognised internationally
Course modules
1Introduction to teaching Business English
What sets this context apart, what motivates these learners, and how your role as the teacher shapes the lesson. You also look at the kind of language taught here and how it differs from General English.
2Needs analysis, course design and materials
How Business English syllabuses are built and how you implement one in a course of your own. Classroom management techniques and choosing materials sit here too.
3Teaching Business English skills
The four skills in a business context: which matter most to these learners and how to adapt materials to their needs.
4Grammar, vocabulary and ESP
How grammar and vocabulary are taught in business classes, plus English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and the materials that go with it.
5Business English lesson planning
The final module brings everything into one lesson plan: you write plans for business classes and practise reviewing your own work critically.
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