Posts Tagged 'business English lesson'

Early English Learning, Problems, and Teachers

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Your early English learning sets the base and it can be where learned problems in pronunciation and grammar can begin. I believe that early English teaching should be done by English speakers who are in the normal or central range for English speakers and whose pronunciation and intonation is central to all English speakers, and should not be those that could be outliers in their pronunciation. Notice I did not say native English speakers. Outliers would be those ...

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Using Short Talks in English Teaching

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What are short talks?

Short talks are a way to improve a student’s pronunciation and to increase their English speaking confidence in a manner that promotes their learning. They are one to three minute talks on any topic that the student wants to present in front of the class, or, when they are more advanced, they can be impromptu talks. In order to be effective, the student should give a short talk in front of the class every two to three ...

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Business English Lessons and Courses in Taiwan

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I want to take a general look at where you can take or get business English lessons and courses in Taiwan. The main places you can get these English lessons are at English cram schools, English language schools, Universities, private tutors, online schools, and the International Trade Institute (ITI). My writing might be biases in that I spent seven years teaching at ITI.

Language Schools for Business English in Taiwan

I will group English cram schools and English language schools together as ...

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Just a Quick English Writing Lesson

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English Writing Lesson

I want to talk a little bit about writing and specifically about the process you can use to improve your final English writing product. Many people just start writing without first thinking about it and this is why I am writing this quick English Writing Lesson. It will give you a plan or process to follow when you want or need to write something. Whether it is a paragraph, an English business email, a company report, or any ...

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English Language Training, Is It Less Valuable in Today’s Business World?

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I ask if English language training is less valuable in today’s business world because we have seen the economic rise of China over the last decade or two and I wanted to think about the affect it would have on English Language Training.  Will it mean the rise of Chinese language training at the expense of English language training?  Is it becoming the number one economy in the world that dictates the language of business?  I am not sure if ...

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Why I teach Business English Lessons/Courses

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Teaching Business English Lessons

Why did I start John’s Online English to teach business English lessons to non-native English speakers?  The simple answer is that I wanted to start my own business.  The long answer, and we’ll look further at this in the blog, is that I looked at different business ideas and came to the conclusion that teaching Business English online was the best business for me.

How did it come to teaching Business English ...

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The Uses of Business English Lessons

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There are many uses for Business English lessons.  One is self-improvement by taking Business English courses you can take your business English to the next level and increase your chances for promotion.  It would also be easier for you to gain employment in international business where you will probably need to deal with overseas people in English.  Related to this would be working for a multinational corporation that would require English for ...

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How to Design an English Presentation

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How to Design Your English Presentation

Part of any Business English Course that deals with presentations will look at how to design or develop your English presentation.  How do you start?  What do you put into it?    In a Business English course this is the method or process that I would advise my students to use when developing their English presentation.  The method that I suggest using is to start at the result that you ...

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