Experience the Excel Method and enjoy fast and efficient progress.
Experience the Excel Method and enjoy fast and efficient progress.
Executive English Courses
Executive English Courses
3 Director
4 About us
5 Executive training centre 6 Course content 7 Course content 8 Intensive one-to-one 9 Interactive Approach 10 Training framework 11 Benefits 12 Previous clients
CONTENTS
Hanna Walton leads a team of trainers and consultants to deliver highly individualised training programmes.
She has considerable expertise in second language acquisition and has developed extensive frameworks for learning strategies based on psycho-linguistic and neuro-feedback principles
She has developed ongoing working relationships with a number of international companies, which has involved consultancy, implementation of company language programmes, policies and quality control.
Hanna Walton’s background lies in working at University level as a consultant and lecturer, specialising in the field of second language acquisition and application.
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Our expertise is finding the best language solutions for each client and their specific business transactions.
The Excel Academy works with international companies in the UK and abroad. We specialise in implementing highly personalised language policies. Our projects range from work on specific job roles to departments and organisations as a whole.
The Excel Academy differentiates itself by its ability to respond to personal communicative needs as well as learning strategies.
Our consultants have extensive experience in linguistics and training executive from both the production and service sectors.
The company was incorporated at Companies House in 1994, number 2941066, under the name Excel Academy Language Programmes.
The Excel Academy is accredited by the British Council and since 1998 has maintained the highest level of quality from ISO 9001 for its management systems and processes.
ABOUT US
EXECUTIVE TR
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Up to date resources
✓ Video, audio and IT Equipment
✓ Current professional and business texts and scenarios ✓ Spacious and comfortable individual training rooms ✓ Modern facilities
✓ High speed Internet
Accommodation arrangements
Our host families are specifically selected for their welcome as well as the quality of accommodation to enhance relaxation in the evenings.
Alternatively, accommodation is selected at friendly local hotels enabling participants to make contact with other visitors to the area.
✓ The Excel Academy is based in Bromley, a prosperous commercial and residential centre
✓ Situated in the leafy outskirts of South East London
✓ 15-20 minutes to Central London by train
Key features of our training:
✓ Training system accredited by ISO 9001 and The British Council
✓ Scenarios and case studies from the client’s workplace form the basis of simulations and role-plays
✓ Clients develop a personal language journal containing typical texts, language models and frameworks as an easy reference tool to use at work
✓ Regular feedback during the course identify further language needs required by specific and complex job tasks
✓ Clients learn how to maximise their personal learning style and how to benefit from systematic learning and language application
✓ An objective evaluation of communicative competence based on an accredited system ✓ A report containing recommendations for maintaining and developing communication
skills in English
Our trainers:
✓ Are highly experienced and respond to your individual way of learning ✓ Implement your own objectives immediately
✓ Enhance your learning from systematic feedback
✓ Use the most recent interactive training methods developed by second language acquisition research including principles of psycho linguistic and positive neuro-feedback
TRAINING
Learn about your own specific interests and topics:
✓ Your company: Structure, organisation, finance and culture ✓ Your job: Responsibilities and role
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The course offers a programme of between 30-36 hours per week plus the option to develop social skills in English at lunch with a trainer, allowing clients to:
✓ Become competent to express their own ideas and opinions in English ✓ Control, direct and participate in meetings
✓ Give factual and persuasive presentations ✓ Make proposals
✓ Negotiate a contract
✓ Describe, explain and solve problems ✓ Exchange information
Our highly experienced linguistic experts ensure maximum progress for each individual client. We assess client’s pre-course language abilities and ensure progress to the next level of competence as set out below:
✓ Group courses can be arranged for clients with similar backgrounds and objectives. ✓ We provide a complete and totally personalised service in addition to our
pre-arranged courses. We include transfers from airports, as well as all accommodation arrangements.
Level 1: Basic English - dealing with everyday tasks
Level 2: Situational English - dealing with predictable work, everyday survival situations and exchanging information
Level 3: Operational English - dealing with a variety of work tasks; Exchanging and specific information about your job, professional and personal issues
Level 4: Operational English - dealing with matters arising from your job role, discussing the situation
Level 5: Managing Interactions in English - dealing with specific and complex business situations
Level 6: Leading and Controlling in English - dealing with all complex and specialised business situations and conventions
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BRITISH COUNCIL 2011
An audit and analysis of principal job tasks determine precise language objectives and course content.
Our personalised training programmes focus on developing English and
communication skills as required by particular job tasks in English. Trainers ensure that language tasks correspond to those needed in the world of work.
Develop English language and business skills necessary for effective communication with international partners at all levels.
✓ Express your own ideas and opinions
✓ Perform totally specific work tasks in English and learn by actually doing ✓ Create your own personal language corpus comprising specific client texts
and language models
THE TRAINING FRAMEWORK
THE TRAINING FRAMEWORK
HOW DOES IT WORK?
✓ Benefit from efficient language audit techniques, analyse and determine your actual and personal language needs
✓ Profit from clearly structured learning models to develop your own texts ✓ Get quick results from carefully sequenced language frameworks
✓ Use objective assessment criteria based on the Council of Europe’s ‘Waystage’ and ‘Threshold’ as well as the National ‘Languages Lead Body’
✓ Continue independent English language learning using a detailed record of your achievements together with specific evaluation procedures
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What does the organisation gain?
✓ The company gains recognition for its specialist skills, expertise and knowledge Improved working relationships with international partners necessary to promote business in the global market
✓ Increased results in the world of business
What are the personal benefits?
✓ Empowerment of the individual through increased confidence in performing in English at an international level
✓ Ability to use professional expertise in a global business environment ✓ Capacity to work effectively and efficiently with international partners
What are the course objectives?
✓ This super-intensive programme provides language and communication training which focuses on specific job functions, according to the needs of the individual. It develops skills to a level where managers, directors and senior executives need to express their expertise in English using a wide range of communication tools
Who benefits?
✓ Practising or newly appointed directors, managers, executives or individuals, who need to carry out specific job functions in English, using appropriate communication strategies and responding cultural differences. Your competence in English increases your opportunities to compete in the global market
OF MEETING PEOPLE?
✓ Social interaction and inter-cultural experience
✓ Understand and respond effectively to cultural differences
✓ Make contact with and build personal relationships with your professional trainers and host families
✓ Learn to interact with people in an international environment ✓ Experience a different lifestyle in the home of a British family
51 Tweedy Road | Bromley | BR1 3NH tel +44 (0) 20 8466 7070 [email protected] | www.excelacademy-uk.co.uk UK Registered Company no 2941066
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PREVIOUS CLIENTS
Clients from these companies have benefited from our
effective training programme:
Albright & Wilson, St Miehiel, France Bouygues SA, Rouen, France
Bouygues UK
Carbone Lorraine, Amienns, France Carbone Lorraine, Nantes, France
Finnra, Finnish Road Association, Helsinki, Finland Glunz AG, Frankfurt, Germany
ISF Management, Koblenz, Germany Latvian Road Association, Riga, Latvia
Marbach, Neckarsulm, Germany Ministry of Agriculture, Sweden
Proline, Koblenz, Germany
SCA Hygiene Products SA, Paris & Linselles, France Siemens, Paris, France
SMI (Koyo Group) Irigny, France Valeo, Amiens, France Valeo, Abeville, France
