English for Employment

by Instructor (4.5)

Course Overview

This short course titled English for Employment provides learners with information about problematic situations and how to deal with them, motivating staff and employees, as well as team building activities. Learners will acquire the language of employment including vocabulary, grammar, idiomatic expressions as well as conversation. In English for Employment (upper intermediate level), learners will also learn how to talk about employment using modal verbs, -ing and infinitive, among others.

Description

On completion of this short course, learners will have acquired skills to solve problems, built confidence and acquired knowledge to motivate employees and build teams in the workplace.

Outputs

Unit 1 – Types of problems and difficulties / idioms about dealing with problems and difficulties / idioms relating to changes in problem situations / Modal verbs (2): ability, possibility and permission - can, could, may / Career Skills: Reviewing achievement / Conversation Time
Unit 2 – Demotivators that Will Cost You / -ing and infinitive (2): verbs and objects / Aspects of Job Satisfaction / Expressions connected with working life / Fear Motivation Vs Reward Motivation / Types of Extrinsic Motivation
Unit 3 – The Careerist: A Successful Day Away / Career Skills: Team Building / Language Review: Modal Verbs / The Importance of Team Building / Team Building Activities to do during a Meeting