English Courses for companies, professionals and private individuals
Oxbridge designs weekly general English courses under the Model of Triangular Projection that integrates all aspects of communication in English, disregardless the initial level of learners. All the activities in the classes have a communicative purpose which is activated from different perspectives: grammar structures, vocabulary and fluency and pronunciation. These three elements combine in different proportion according to the level and objective of the course and team of teachers prepares the class activities weekly. Each class features activities based on current news and events. You speak English from the very first class and always learn with updated content. Every week you will receive by email the target language of the activities done in class so that you can review and file them properly. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals working in customer service and front office that usually use English to communicate with clients, suppliers, make phone calls or send emails. Suitable for all those who speak and understand a little bit of English. Content and objectives: To be able to communicate in English when dealing with customers, understand and answer questions and queries, solve problems, offer help, ask for and give directions and indications, talk about your company and work environment, formulate simple statements with big usage potential and communicative effectiveness. Special emphasis is put on communicating by phone or email, formulas for a successful face-to-face communication. Specific attention will be paid to pronunciation models and discourse strategies aimed at improving fluency and effective usage of English. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals who need to communicate fluently in English when dealing with work related issues and their daily professional activity. Suitable for speakers with an intermediate or high intermediate level (they speak and understand well) in order to cope with content that requires good competence in general English. Content and objectives: The suggested content includes a variety of themes related to company policies, human resources, negotiations and presentations, correspondence in English, talking on the phone, interacting at the work place, accountancy and finance, sales and marketing, budgeting and fiscal policies, interacting with suppliers and clients, etc. Apart from the linguistic content, learners acquire knowledge about different cultures and professional practices different from the domestic ones. Specific attention will be paid to pronunciation models and discourse strategies aimed at improving fluency and effective usage of English. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals who use English for administrative and management purposes and have to interact with clients to indicate, ask and explain, present or sell projects and products even though their command of English can be limited. Suitable for learners who speak and understand little English. Content and objectives: The content is targeted at daily administrative management of projects and businesses. You will learn to talk about your company and the projects you manage, interact with clients, organize meetings, make simple presentations, deal with accountancy and invoicing, ask for and give advice, talk to colleagues, collaborators and managers, solve problems inside and outside the office, face a job interview, learn about company hierarchy, labor rights, etc. The class format includes role-plays and games representing meetings, phone calls and debates, presentations and dialogues, as well as advice on how to interact with people from other cultures and customs. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals with a technical profile dealing with technical issues and maintenance who have to interact in English with foreign clients. Suitable for learners who understand a little bit of English and hardly speak it. Content and objectives: The course features basic formulas for communicating with clients. You will learn how to explain a technical problem and offer solutions. Vocabulary of repairs, assembling, packaging, electricity, tools, technical projects, etc. The classes contain basic formulas for structures and vocabulary for learning to ask and answer, get and provide information, give orientations, advice, explain and solve problems. The class format includes role-plays and games representing meetings, phone calls and debates, presentations and dialogues, as well as advice on how to interact with people from other cultures and customs. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals from the hospitality industry and restaurants that communicate in English with clients, suppliers, managers and collaborators. Suitable for learners who speak and understand little English. Content and objectives: Basic formulas for communicating in the hospitality industry context, know who is who in the industry, services and responsibilities, receive and attend clients, take the menu, make reservations in restaurants and hotels, advice about food and drink, express preferences and likes, suggest and recommend, deal with complaints and claims, ask for and give the bill, recommend places for sightseeing, etc. A course with a very practical orientation and immediate benefit for all those who work at the front desk in hotels, restaurants, bars and tourism and have to attend a big number of foreign clients and tourists. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals from the medical and pharmaceutical industry who interact on a daily basis with patients in English or read specific scientific literature in English. Suitable for learners with intermediate or high intermediate level of English who understand a lot but speak little or understand and speak well. Content and objectives: Topics are related to the different medical professionals, specialties, at the doctor’s, visiting patients, illnesses and conditions, symptoms and diagnosis, human body and its functions, systems but organs, medical equipment, hospitals and health care centers, describing health problems, prescribing remedies and giving advice about conditions, attending patients, medical histories and procedures, medical reports, dealing with patients and their family, therapies, shifts, pharmacology, prevention, etc. Very practical approach to the content focused not only on medical terminology but also incorporating situations from the daily interaction with patients. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals from the world of law and jurisprudence and all those who have to deal with contractual, legal or other issues containing legal terminology and concepts in English. Suitable for learners with a high command of English (they understand and speak well) due to the complexities of the situations covered in class. Content and objectives: From who is who in law and the duties of legal professionals to the difference in legal systems, negotiating contracts, legal correspondence, corporate law, claims and complaints, telephone negotiation of clauses, conditions, arbitrage, etc. This course focuses on the fundamental principles of law and has a very practical approach working over contracts and case studies in corporate law. The class format includes role-plays, case studies and authentic material with emphasis on both face-to-face and telephone or written communication. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals from the world of education, nursery, primary and high school teachers and university professors that have to teach English or deliver other subjects in English. Suitable for people with high command of English (they understand and speak well) due to the complexities of the covered situations. Content and objectives: The suggested topics are aimed at improving the communicative skills and presentation of academic content. The course includes classroom language, cohesion of speaking and writing, most common errors and false friends, type of classes, guidance for presenting academic content, introducing, developing and concluding topics, describing graphs and tables, critical analysis and dissertations, writing essays, techniques for studying and exams, paraphrasing, plagiarism, reading strategies, referencing and quoting, text editing, sequencing, summarizing, answering questions, recommending, behavior and body language, educational systems, etc. Practical orientation for effective communication and interaction with students and colleagues. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals from the corporate world who have to negotiate terms and conditions, present projects and products, sell and convince or professionals who deal with customers and need to improve their communicative and persuasive skills. Suitable for learners with a high command of English (they understand and speak well). Content and objectives: How to negotiate successfully in English, what effective phrases to use and which ones to avoid, what persuasive strategies to implement, the nuances of the English language when accepting or refusing, how to manage effective meetings, etc. are some of the topics included in this seminar. Participants learn to negotiate in unfavorable situations and to face unhappy clients, close deals, have correspondence (letters and emails), talk on the phone, praise and criticize, etc. The class format includes role-plays for meetings, phone calls and debates, negotiating and presenting projects, products as well as case studies of corporate interest. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals who have to speak in public, present projects or products, persuade and convince, and need to improve their communicative and persuasive skills in English. Suitable for learners with a high command of English (they understand and speak well). Content and objectives: A good presentation in English requires a variety of linguistic skills and knowledge of protocol, which are part of the content of this seminar. From how to greet your audience to how to answer difficult questions, this seminar incorporates the most important target language when presenting a project or a product. It also features how to identify the object of the presentation, how to draft its structure, work on key points, refer to graphs and data, analyze pros and cons, summarize, conclude and answer questions. Big importance is paid to body language and techniques for controlling nerves and achieving better fluency, good pronunciation and the usage of the correct linguistic register. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals from the world of finance, economy and all those who are interested in these subjects. Suitable for learners with a high intermediate level of English (they understand well and speak quite a lot). Content and objectives: This seminar helps developing linguistic skills relevant for the areas of economy and finance. The topics cover accountancy, budgets and balance, invoicing, fiscal policies, sales and acquisitions, types of business and negotiations, expressions related to capital and corporate and personal finance, bank products and services, gains and losses, price and cost, offer and demand, investing, stock markets, actions and participations, etc. Very practical and dynamic approach with role-plays and case studies that help interacting in a financial context. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals who need to correspond in English at their work place and send letters or emails as well as talk on the phone. Suitable for learners with an intermediate or a high intermediate level of English (they understand and speak quite well). Content and objectives: We start with our most immediate working surrounding and we broaden the concepts with every class. As a central axis, corresponding in English through writing letters and emails, talking on the phone and leaving messages. The contents include asking for and giving information, interacting with colleagues, arranging appointments and agenda, informing and presenting products and projects, asking for and giving permission, interacting with clients and suppliers, solving problems inside and outside the office, etc. Courtesy formulas and correct usage of formal and informal register are also featured. The class format includes role-plays and games for meetings, phone calls, debates, presentations and dialogues. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Professionals from the human resources world, managers and personnel directors, recruitment and selection experts, people in charge of continuous development of workers and all those interested in these subjects. Suitable for learners with an intermediate or high intermediate level of English (they understand and speak quite well). Content and objectives: Contents include topics such as corporate hierarchy, work places and duties, selecting personnel, job interviews, writing a CV and cover letters, contractual policies, continuous development of workers, workers’ rights and obligations, types of contracts, corporate language, payroll management, hiring and leaves, negotiating conditions and responsibilities, holidays and days off, compensations and pay, etc. The class format includes role plays and games for job interviews, phone calls, negotiating economical conditions and responsibilities as well as case studies of corporate interest. TRY FOR FREE
Target learners: Students and professionals who want or need to certify officially their level of English. Suitable for learners with an elementary level of English as a minimum, A2 or pre-intermediate, seeking to gain a short of mid term qualitative improvement (minimum 3 months) Content and objectives: These courses prepare you for the official certifications for the levels B1, B2 or C1 of English according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which establishes a unified scale of language competence in Europe. Its price, 180 euros/month, includes the exam expenses. In order to sit the exam, the learners have to obtain previously a level recognition by their Oxbridge teacher. The examinations have to be set in person according to the calls posted in this page (at least once a year) and the registration has to be done one month before its planned date. TRY FOR FREE