Business English courses, London, UK

Our Business English courses run in London, England

In today’s competitive business environment, English is increasingly becoming the global language of communication in the commercial world. However, effectively using English in the workplace requires a very specific and demanding knowledge of business-centred grammar and vocabulary. Recognising this, Bell London has developed Business English programmes to address your specific business English needs.

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Choosing the right Business English course for you

Hours per week

Core
Explore
25
1
24

6

English for professionals

Intensive Business English, designed to improve language skills in a professional context.
Ideal for working people.

Hours per week

Core
Explore
21
1
24

12

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Business English Preparation

Combine general English with English for work and/or BEC exam preparation.
Ideal for young professionals who are entering or who have just entered the world of work.

Hours per week

Core
Explore
8
17
1
24

6

Executive Combination

An intensive, tailored course offering 17 hours of 1 to 1 tuition plus 8 hours of group activities.
Ideal for senior executives requiring a highly personalised programme.

Hours per week

Core
Explore
15, 21 or 25
1
24

1

1 to 1

Private study with your own personal tutor.
Ideal for adults who wish to address specific language learning needs.

Special group training (for groups of adults from the same organisation)

Bell has for many years offered institutions, organisations and groups from the same country or area a special group arrangement. These group courses can be for business and general English students, teacher groups or groups which need English for a special purpose.

 

Our Business English experience

English language training courses for business

Because our Business English tutors come from such a diverse range of professional backgrounds, we have the knowledge and expertise to design specialised modules targeted at highly specific needs. Examples include:

  • Preparing an Italian philosophy professor for a job interview, which included public lecturing in New York.
  • Working with a senior officer of the Omani education department to enable him to use English in his field of Curriculum Policy and Planning.
  • Working with Swiss lawyers to expand both their knowledge of legal vocabulary and their understanding of the English legal system.

Since 1955, Bell International has been providing professional English language training programmes for the following industry sectors:

  • Aviation
    We have organised specialised courses for air traffic controllers, maintenance technicians, engineers and cabin crews, and have run successful language programmes for staff in the aviation industry from: the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Switzerland and throughout French-speaking Africa.
  • Communications
    We have worked closely with companies from the telecommunications sector and with multinational corporations, designing language courses for their personnel.
  • Diplomatic and Governmental
    We have been the first choice of many senior ranking people including the Secretary-General of UNESCO, members of the Ministries of Education of Peru, Angola, Poland, Spain and Switzerland, the President of the European Investment Bank, and members of the Ministries of Defence of both Spain and Italy. We also have a long history of co-operation with United Nations organisations, missions, embassies and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
  • Finance
    For many years, our clients have included banking corporations, insurance companies and investment houses from Brazil, Japan, Poland, Switzerland and Turkey, among other countries.
  • Oil
    We are a preferred provider of specialist language services to the petroleum industry in the United Arab Emirates, Angola, China, Libya, Norway, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
  • Peace-keeping and Military
    We have developed projects for the air force, navy, police and military, industrial clients in Algeria, Brunei, the Czech Republic, Dubai, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy and Spain.

Example organisations that have sent employees to Bell include:

  • ABN AMRO Bank, Poland
  • Aichi Steel Corp., Japan
  • Albanian Ombudsman’s Office
  • Brother, Switzerland
  • Credit Suisse, Switzerland
  • Delverde Pasta Products, Italy
  • Dodwell (Brewery Division), Japan
  • Federation Unie Auberge de Jeunesse (YHA), France
  • Fukuda Corporation, Japan
  • Gemex Trading, Hong Kong
  • Japan Tobacco Inc., Japan
  • Johnson & Johnson, Switzerland
  • Kogalym (Siberia) International Airport
  • Kone Elevators, Spain
  • L’Adige Newspaper, Trento
  • Latvian Air Traffic Control, Latvia
  • Mercator Software, France
  • Mitsubishi Electric, Japan
  • Nestle, Switzerland
  • Nissan Motor Co., Japan
  • Opal Apparel (suppliers to M&S), Turkey
  • Royal Irrigation Dept., Thailand
  • SAP (Software), Switzerland
  • Siemens Gmbh, Berlin
  • Stockholm Education Dept., Sweden
  • Toa Reinsurance Co., Japan
  • UNICEF AIDS Awareness Programme, Dem. Republic of Congo
  • UNICEF, Burkina Fasso
  • Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), Switzerland
  • Volvo, France



 

About our courses

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"Core" study programme
which is obligatory and consists of:

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The hours of group tuition (time spent in the classroom) varies for each course.

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For maximum results you can purchase additional 1 to 1 tuition which can be built in to your “core” study programme.

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Your teacher will set a personalised programme of study for you to complete each week in your own time. You can complete this in the study centre or at home. Your attendance will be recorded and your progress measured.

"Explore" study programme
including additional free modules such as:

Click to expandLectures (optional)

These cover a variety of topics from discussions on current affairs, British life and culture and the English language.

Click to expandGuided study (optional)

Take advantage of a variety of learning materials and advice from teachers in the study centre. The number of guided study hours for each course is our recommendation, however you can also access the study centre at other times.

Study programme elements for each course are shown in hours per week.

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