English training for employees is a very important aspect of onboarding. Employers like Amazon and Chobani that hire Limited English Proficient (LEP) workers are starting to see the value. For one, growth opportunities like employee English training provides incentive to remain employed for longer periods of time. According to the 2024 LinkedIn workplace learning report, employee retention rate was improved by over 57%. Secondly, companies that provide learning opportunities as a benefit create more confident workers who are more likely to grow into higher paying roles.
It is clear that corporate English training is mutually beneficial for worker and employer alike. But the true benefit is determined by the quality of the program you choose. Because not every corporate English training program is created equal. Some cheaper online programs are self-guided. In that there is no actual instructor leading the course and providing correction. They rely on videos and readings and assume every user grasps all the content in the exact same way. Then there are the courses operated with Artificial Intelligence (A.I).
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English For Professionals: 3 Skills For The I.T Industry
English for professionals is a completely different experience than your standard ESL (English as a Second Language) classes. For one thing, our English classes for companies can be as specific as you need them to be. Our corporate English training puts decision makers and leaders in the drivers seat with our industry specific English courses. Tell us your goals, and let us evaluate your ESL employees current English proficiency. We will devise a course specific to your individual needs, and improve your employees English by the end of class.
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Professional English Grammar & The Challenges Adult ESL Learners Face
Professional English- or communicating in a manner that is appropriate in the workplace- is a language skill that native English speakers must learn as they enter they enter the workforce. As with any language, there are different manners of speaking that are appropriate for different situations. For instance, native speakers will be more casual when speaking with friends, using slang words, speaking faster and becoming more animated while being less aware of tone, volume and accents. When it's time for that same person to go to work, they will change how they speak by using proper grammar structures, a bigger vocabulary, while speaking at a slower pace and lower volume. When it's time to go home, they may not speak as proper to their parents or respected individuals but not as casual as when hanging out with friends. Being aware of who you are talking to and knowing how to address them is a fundamental element of being a fluent English speaker. So what do business owners and decision makers do when they have workers who speak English as a Second Language (ESL) and need to provide them with a business English course?
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Corporate English Lessons and Covid-19
Corporate English Lessons have always been important for conducting global business, but how has Covid affected the demand? According to World Health Organization (W.H.O), there have been 242 million cases of coronavirus since the onset in December 2019. Before the pandemic, online learning was already commonplace but when the pandemic swept the globe, all...
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