Business English Courses.
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At our English Language School in Denver, Business English courses are designed with the executive in mind, and courses are custom designed to meet our students' individual needs and interests. The Director and ESL Director will work individually with you to carefully select a curriculum that meets your special needs. Your background in English, your goals in learning, as well as your job-related English needs are all taken into consideration when deciding on curriculum to be used in your course of study.
You can choose from among a variety of Elective Business English courses to enhance your English language training.
 These elective courses have been carefully pre-selected by our Curriculum Department from among more than 300 different publications. They are available as supplements to our time-tested and proven core curriculum.
Although the majority of these elective courses are available to advanced level students only, there are several basic and intermediate level choices. Review the following descriptions, select the material that best suits your needs and interests, and let your Advisor know your choices. The elective courses are listed by their prerequisite proficiency level.
Level 0. Beginner.
Business Correspondence
 An introduction to the proper formats and approaches used in basic office correspondence. This program offers practice in business writing with exercises to boost grammar and punctuation skills. Included in the writing practice are model letters, faxes, and memos, with business vocabulary, styles and procedures used in writing.
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Level 1. Elementary.
Telephoning in English
 An introduction to the proper formats and approaches used in basic office correspondence. This program offers practice in business writing with exercises to boost grammar and punctuation skills. Included in the writing practice are model letters, faxes, and memos, with business vocabulary, styles and procedures used in writing.
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Company to Company
 For students interested in learning or improving their skills in business correspondence. Practice writing letters, memos, faxes, emails, informal proposals, and short reports is provided with continued practice in speaking, listening, grammar, and punctuation.
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Genicorp
 An introduction to the language of business in the context of the story of three young entrepreneurs who decide to start up a computer manufacturing company. Each chapter of the story presents new business vocabulary and expressions related to that phase of developments. This program will walk the student through the various stages involved in establishing a new company while introducing the vocabulary related to that stage. Practice with reading, speaking, and grammar are offered throughout this program.
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Level 2. Conversational.
Build Your Business Grammar
 For students interested in learning or improving their skills in business correspondence. Practice writing letters, memos, faxes, emails, informal proposals, and short reports is provided with continued practice in speaking, listening, grammar, and punctuation.
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American Business Vocabulary
 An introduction to the language of business in the context of the story of three young entrepreneurs who decide to start up a computer manufacturing company. Each chapter of the story presents new business vocabulary and expressions related to that phase of developments. This program will walk the student through the various stages involved in establishing a new company while introducing the vocabulary related to that stage. Practice with reading, speaking, and grammar are offered throughout this program.
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Making Presentations
 A complete program in making presentations including: preparing the presentation, preparing yourself, delivering a presentation, and handling an audience. Emphasis is put on the actual Emphasis is put on the presentation, using appropriate language and vocabulary skills necessary to make an excellent presentation.
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Negotiating Skills
 Especially valuable to professionals who will be negotiating in English and need the necessary language to do so efficiently and diplomatically. Customs associated with negotiating with Americans are also covered to avoid embarrassing situations in negotiation.
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Managing Meetings
 For professionals who handle meetings regularly and would benefit from organizational tips as well as appropriate language to use in English for meetings. Topics range from creating an agenda to strategy for handling sensitive topics in a meeting.
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Communicate Clearly
 A program emphasizing communication at all levels from body language to telephoning. Appropriate language for different situations is covered so that students are able to begin tailoring their English speaking to realistic circumstances they will face.
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Business Basics
 A basic course intended for professional students needing to learn English for their job. This program offers a systematic and structured approach to learning and practicing basic English skills in the context of business. Practice in grammar use, reading, and conversation are offered in this program they will face.
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Business Across Cultures
 A basic course introducing business through reading and discussion. Utilizes a very successful business case approach and methodology requiring students to use critical thinking and problem solving skills while learning the language of business. Emphasized in this program is speaking, reading comprehension, business vocabulary building, and exposure to world-wide business practices.
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Level 3 - 4. Independent User / Global Professional.
Business Matters
 An emphasis on the actual language of business while incorporating fluency activities. Students will be immersed in stimulating text, comprehension, discussion, and language practice activities in a business context.
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Financial English
 Presents and practices the specialized language of finance in all its aspects. Practical and sound material which will enable professionals in the financial sector to increase fluency and understanding in business English.
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Management and Marketing
 A language practice program for professionals working in these areas. While covering basic concepts, the materials include all the basic language needed by anyone involved in business management. Material is challenging and interesting offering, opportunities for vocabulary enhancement and communication.
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Business Communications
 Concise, current, and practical for international business students in today's global economy. Uses the highly successful case methodology to develop students' general communication and vocabulary skills. Professionals will actively engage in activities using decision-making, problem-solving, and communication in realistic business situations.
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