Learn English for Banking and Finance
Learning English for Banking and Finance demands professional English communication skills which cannot be under-estimated.
You can expect to find fierce competition in the selection and interview process from many of today’s banking and financial institutions as they seek to recruit only the best performers.
And if you are successful in out-performing your competitors, your polished performance at the interview stages will not be expected to stop once you leave the interview room and have secured your dream job.
As specialists in learning Business English for banking and finance with industrial experience in international banking, FOREX, capital markets and structured finance, we know how important it is for you to have exceptional English skills in the fast-paced, money-making world of finance.
And, as English is the main communication tool in today’s world of Banking and Finance, your ability to communicate with confidence and effectively is essential.
Our task, as expert English Language trainers and consultants working in partnership with you, is to design and deliver a tailor made course so that you can become a proficient communicator in English.
The Financial and Banking English Language training courses that we provide are carefully designed to develop proficiency in a number of areas, including specialist vocabulary and terminology for this sector, spoken and written communication skills and cross-cultural training. The analysis which we carry out of your needs enable us to pinpoint the desired objectives of the programme and so provide us with the essential information necessary to devise the perfect Learn English for Banking and Finance educational package for you. Specialist workshops and refresher courses are also available as a follow up to our training so that you will be able to continue to develop professionally.
Our Learner Levels
We offer two Learner Levels in our 12 Week Learn English for Banking and Finance Courses:
- Lower Intermediate to Upper Intermediate
- Upper Intermediate to Advanced
12 week Face-to-Face Banking and Finance English programme – Upper Intermediate to Advanced
This course looks to primarily develop those who already have a good grasp of financial terminology in English and help them get to grips with the nuances of the language and how to use them at a high level effectively, enabling positive outcomes.
What you will learn
Key topics covered during the course are:
- Capital Markets
- Investments
- Cross-Cultural Business formalities
- A comparison of today’s banking institutions
- Recent changes in the financial service industry
- The role of ethics and professionalism in the sector
- Banking trends in developing and developed countries
- Developing the understanding of nuance: focusing on tone, stress and intonation to improve your ability to interpret and present language more accurately
- Meetings: Negotiating and making presentations
- Reading for detail and nuance, enabling you to fully understand not just the information that you read but also the tone in which it is written.
- Accent reduction
12 week Face-to-Face Banking and Finance English programme – Lower Intermediate to Upper Intermediate
This 12 week programme involves primarily developing your knowledge of important terminology in English, as well as your ability to communicate successfully in your professional role.
What you will learn
Key areas covered by the course are:
- Personal and corporate banking
- An overview of the banking industry
- The European Central Bank
- Profitable banks and mergers
- International banking: currency markets and the role of foreign trade
- World economics and investment projects
- Interpreting data
- Listening for gist and detail
- Meetings: negotiating and giving presentations
- Reducing your accent
- Developing independent learning outside the classroom
12 week Live Online Learn English for Banking and Finance – Upper Intermediate to Advanced
As the world of banking and finance is 24/7, our online live Learn English for banking and finance courses are popular for busy bankers nationally and internationally who are unable to attend face-to-face training programmes.
This Intensive One-to-One Online Live English for Banking and Finance aims to develop your confidence and ability to communicate effectively in English in your profession. The course is taught via WEBCAM Skype and delivered directly to your home or office and therefore can fit perfectly around any busy schedule.
What you will learn
Key areas covered by the course are:
- Introduction to and development of financial terminology
- Commercial Banking: banking procedures and roles, competition, marketing and risk management.
- A comparison of today’s banking institutions
- Forex currency dealing
- Company finance: budgeting, financial reporting and strategy, loans and credits, security and leverage.
- Working Capital Management: Talking about sales, loss and profit.
- Capital Markets and Investments: trading, stocks and shares
- Acquisitions and Mergers
- Discussing changes in the financial service industry
- Debating banking trends in developing and developed countries
- Defining the role of ethics and professionalism in the banking industry today
- Describing diagrams, graphs and trends.
- Meetings: negotiating and discussing
- Giving presentations
- Writing emails
- Interpreting data
• Reducing your accent to be able to communicate more effectively
- Improving listening skills for gist and detail
- Enhancing reading skills for general or detailed comprehension
- Developing awareness of Cross-Cultural Business formalities
Business English Online Courses
Learn Business English Online – 12 week course – Intermediate to Advanced
This 12 week course aims to provide you with the opportunity to learn and development specialised terminology and professional English communication in a range of business sectors from English to Banking and Finance to Learn English for Tourism. If you are thinking of a change of career or profession, then follow our Learn Business English online programme for an intensive Learn Business English online programme into your new profession.
What you will learn
Key areas covered by the course are:
- Development of English grammar skills
- English usage development
- Word power and vocabulary
- Semantics
- English stylistics
- Formal English writing
- Learning English email writing
- Learning English report writing
- Informal English writing
- Writing to inform, advise and explain
- Writing to argue, persuade and instruct
- BBC spoken English
- Accent reduction
- English pronunciation
- English elocution techniques
- Developing listening and sub-listening skills
- Reading skills development
- Reading for target information
- Reading for analytical development
- Presentation skills
- Business negotiation skills
- Cross-Cultural Business English
Special Rates for Corporate Clients
We design language courses for a variety of financial institutions and professions ranging from small to multi-national organisations. Our programmes are always of the highest quality, taking into consideration your employees’ particular needs and providing you, our clients, with monthly, mid-course and end of course assessment reports so that we can carefully monitor the development of your personnel.
Our corporate clients benefit from our preferential corporate rates for in-house professional English language and communication development courses, teaching your employees in either individual or small group classes with a maximum of six participants.
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