English training for employees gives your staff the tools they need to navigate standard workplace conversations. And we aren't talking about your standard English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. Which usually rely on teaching the exact same grammar and vocabulary lessons to every customer willing to pay. There's nothing wrong with those courses, we just choose to do things differently. Because we recognize that businesses have specific objectives to accomplish when looking for an employee English class. And that's precisely why our customized English training solutions are so popular!
Talking money in the workplace
Every business needs to talk about money. Whether it's discussing the yearly budget, setting prices, or negotiating wages - financial language comes up constantly. And specifically in the workplace, these conversations frequently come with lots of workplace idioms and slang rather than plain language. And no one is faulting you for using them, but these figures of speech are not obvious to ESL learners. In fact, they may misinterpret instructions, feel left out of important conversations and misinterpret instructions. Here's some common workplace expressions about money, that could be confusing your associates:
- "Break even"
Native English speakers understand that the phrase means that profit from a business venture equals the cost. But to someone learning English, the words "break" and "even" are impossible to understand.
- "Cut corners"
If a manager warns "don't cut corners on quality" it means they don't want you to skip anything just to save some money. But to a construction worker, they could take this literally.
- "Rainy day fund"
A "rainy day fund" refers to money saved up for the future, like retirement or even for an end of year bonus. English language learners might think it refers only to weather, rather than saving up for an emergency or a financial surprise.
- "Ballpark figure"
If a supervisor says "give me a ballpark figure" they are asking for a rough estimate. But to language learners, they could think you are talking about sports rather than rough pricing.
What is customized English training for employees?
General ESL programs just teach people how to speak English as a Second Language. And that is great if that's the only thing you want to accomplish. But most business owners do have other things they want to accomplish. Because you don't need your employees to learn generalized English, you need them to learn English for work. You need your ESL employees to learn business English so that they can communicate better at your specific workplace.
By teaching your ESL employees business English, that has been customized to reflect how your company already communicates sets them up to succeed.
- Our expert instructors meet with your leadership and determine what language improvements are required
- Then we meet with your employees to evaluate their current English proficiency levels
- Then we create a tailored English curriculum that will improve your ESL associates' professional communication, in a way that is relevant to your actual business needs.
Our interactive and engaging In-Person and Online Corporate Language Training provides English Classes for Companies online and on-site with live highly qualified native-speaking language instructors. We offer Real-Time Private and Group Corporate English Language Training. Get a Free Quote for your Industry Specific Onsite or Online Corporate English Training for employees.
