The online CertIBET consists of 10 modules, delivered entirely online over 10 weeks in Moodle, with total of approximately 70 hours work for participants (excluding the post-course assignment). Each module takes a minimum of 7 hours to complete. There is a one week break timetabled between Modules 5 and 6.
- Module 01: Introduction to Business English Teaching
Introduction to the course;definitions of business english (BE); be settings & contexts; be trends; be learners’ needs, motivation, characteristics & expectations; business technologie
- Module 02: Business English Needs Analysis, Research & Negotiation
Learner needs analyses ; Company needs analyses; Content negotiation; Research techniques; ESP - Module 03: Business English Course & Syllabus Design
Setting learning goals; Performance-based learning; Course & Syllabus design; Developing schemes of work; Lesson planning & timetabling; [Optional] Common European Framework - Module 04: Business English Course Delivery
Delivery modes; Blended approaches; Technology in course delivery - Module 05: Business English Teaching Approaches & Techniques
BE course types; Lexical, discovery & task-based approaches
ONE WEEK BREAK
- Module 06: Business English Course Materials
Using course books & published materials; Adapting and creating authentic & supplementary materials; Using Web-based materials; Using the learner as a resource; Copyright Issues - Module 07: Business English & Globalisation
Globalisation; English as a Lingua Franca; Local contexts, needs & learning styles - Module 08: Business English & Culture
Understanding culture ; Cross-cultural awareness & training; Simulations, role plays & case studies - Module 09: Evaluation & Assessment
Assessment types; Evaluating and measuring course objectives; Learner feedback; HR & company feedback; BE public exams - Module 10: Business English & New Technologies
ICT tools for BE teachers; Web 2.0; BE teacher development online
Course review
Click here to download the Cert IBET Course Breakdown including the BE skills covered, and timetabled video conferencing sessions.
Each course has a maximum of 15 participants. Participants are expected to spend a minimum of 7 hours per week on online individual, pair and collaborative group work, including offline reading and reflection. Deadlines for task completion are weekly, and participants can log on at any point during the week to work on the course. There are no 'fixed' times to be online, apart from regular timetabled online video-conferencing sessions; the dates and times of these are negotiated to suit everyone on the course.
As the course is structured around weekly deadlines, you are in constant contact with course colleagues and tutor(s) in our course Moodle, for the duration of the course. The course is very highly tutor- supported: groups of 10+ participants have two tutors.
See here for further information on how our online courses work in practice, and what they look like.