Professional English Courses

Discover our wide range of Professional English courses in London!

Our students learn English for many reasons and one of the most popular is improving English for work. Our English for Professionals Courses (ESP: English for Specific Purposes) are tailor-made to help specific students. These lessons are perfect for those requiring English Language development in their particular fields of work. Discover our wide range of Business English courses in London!

Business English Courses for Specific Professions

Our Professional English courses are designed to suit your individual needs and tailored to your industry. Unlike most schools offering Business English courses in London, we also have a set of English courses for specific professions. So, you can really focus on vocabulary and skills that you need in your everyday working life.

This can vary from professional English courses for doctors to professional English for finance and banking.

Choose the right Business English course in London to progress your career!

You can choose from the classes below – all taught at our English school in North London:

• English for Medicine: English classes for medical and healthcare professionals. This is great for doctors from overseas studying medicine in the UK.
• English for Biology: whether your interest is marine-biology, molecular biology, botany or another area, our experts can help you translate your studies into English.
• English for Chemistry: scientific English for chemistry students or professionals can help you communicate better both in the lab or at university.
• Banking English: English vocabulary and skills for banking professionals needs to be very advanced. So let us help you get it right.
• English for Finance: develop your English for the financial sector. Whether you’re in investments or working with currency exchanges, learn how to use English with a greater focus on maths, finance, and money.
• Accounting English: this course can support you as you study for your IFA, ACCA or degree. For qualified accountants, we can help you adjust to audits, bookkeeping, and budgets.
• English for the Oil & Gas Industry: working in the Oil and Gas industry requires a great deal of Technical English, which our course provides.
• English for Engineering: attend our dedicated Technical English course for engineers. Keep up with your colleagues as they discuss the technical specifications of your projects and designs.
• Executive Management English: a real Executive English course in London. Managers need more than basic English. You need to know how to persuade, command, negotiate, and much more on a higher level.
• English for Marketing: a Business English course dedicated to Marketing techniques. In addition to marketing lexis, we’ll cover key skills that you’ll use every day.
• English for Law: our Legal English course is for lawyers and law professionals. Whether writing office report or speaking in court, you need a high standard of both written and spoken, formal English.

Choose your specialised Professional English course in London today.

Our Professional English courses in London cover specialist areas of vocabulary and industry-specific language. This gives you what you need to succeed in your chosen area of expertise. There may also be the opportunity on your course to go on educational trips. Choose the most suitable Business English courses in London for your career!

ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP)

Tailor-made courses for students requiring English language development in their particular fields of work.

ESP INTENSIVE COURSE FOR PROFESSIONALS IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY

The course will concentrate on either Medical or Biological language depending on students’ background

Main Areas Covered:

• Pronunciation of key medical and biological terminology
• Expansion of key medical and biological vocabulary (eg. Systems, Diseases, Symptoms, Treatments & Preventions)
• Grammatical usage in note-taking and paragraph writing
• Listening and discussion of authentic medical and biological texts
• Discussion and debate on topical medical and biological issues (eg. Private versus state healthcare, Prescription charges)
• Medical role plays – clinical and non-clinical
• Delivering presentations on specialist medical and biological subjects (eg. Bioethics, the Human Genome Project)
• Reading and discussion of authentic medical and biological texts
• Class outing to the London medical “Wellcome Museum”

Minimum English level required : Pre-intermediate (B1)

ESP INTENSIVE COURSE FOR PROFESSIONALS IN CHEMISTRY

Chemistry is central to the fields of biology, physics, materials, ecology, and environmental and health sciences

Main Areas Covered:

• Pronunciation of key chemistry terminology referring to Atomic Structure and Mass
• Vocabulary of Raw Experimental Data, Statistics and the Periodic Table
• Expansion of chemistry vocabulary (eg. Material Phenomena, Experiments & Data Description)
• Grammatical usage in lab note-taking and research writing
• Listening and discussion of authentic chemistry experiments
• Delivering presentations on specialist chemistry subjects; Global Warming, Nuclear Energy & the Greenhouse Effect
• Reading and discussion of authentic chemistry experiments
• Class outing to the London Science Museum

Minimum English level required : Pre-intermediate (B1)

ESP INTENSIVE COURSE FOR PROFESSIONALS IN BANKING, ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

This course is designed for professionals within the Financial, Banking or Accountancy industries.

Main Areas Covered:

• Pronunciation of key financial, banking and accounting terminology (eg. Auditing, Personal Investment, Liquid Measurements)
• Expansion of industry-related vocabulary (eg. Money, Economics & Trade)
• Vocabulary Topics : Finance – Stocks and Shares, Mergers and Takeovers, Banking – Personal Investment and Central Banking, Accounting – Company Law, Auditing and Balance Sheets
• Grammatical usage in note-taking and paragraph writing
• Listening and discussion of authentic industry-related texts
• Discussion and debate on topical industry-related issues (e.g. The Euro, Taxes, Hedge Funds, the impact of Accounting & Auditing regulations in the Banking & Finance Industry)
• Delivering presentations on specialist industry-related subjects
• Reading and discussion of authentic industry-related texts eg. Balance Sheets, Financial Statements & Statistics
• Class outing to The Bank of England

Minimum English level required : Pre-intermediate (B1)

ESP INTENSIVE COURSE FOR PROFESSIONALS OF THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

This course is designed for managers, professionals and students within the oil and gas industry.

Main Areas Covered:

• Pronunciation of key industry-related terminology
• Business, Marketing, Law and Finance vocabulary
• Expansion of industry-related vocabulary: Working on a Rig eg. Health and Safety, Drilling Operations eg. Preventing Blowouts, Geological and Geophysical Operations eg. Petrol Mapping, Producing and Delivering eg. Pipe Lines
• Grammatical usage in note-taking and paragraph writing
• Listening and discussion of authentic industry-related texts
• Discussion and debate on topical industry-related issues (eg., Rig Location, Oil Spills & Pricing)
• Delivering presentations on specialist industry-related subjects
• Reading and discussion of authentic industry-related technical texts
• Educational Class Outing

Minimum English level required :Pre-intermediate (B1)

ESP INTENSIVE COURSE FOR PROFESSIONALS IN ENGINEERING

This course is designed for professionals within the Engineering industry.

Main Areas Covered:

• Pronunciation of key engineering-related terminology
• Expansion of engineering-related vocabulary (eg. Design and Measurement, Aerodynamics, Renewable Energy)
• Vocabulary of Materials Technology (eg. Steel and Concrete)
• Vocabulary of Manufacturing and Assembly (eg. Machining and Mechanical Fasteners)
• Grammatical usage in note-taking and paragraph writing
• Listening and discussion of authentic engineering-related texts
• Delivering presentations on specialist engineering-related subjects
• Reading and discussion of authentic engineering-related texts (eg. Case Studies & Research Papers)
• Class outing to famous London landmarks (eg. The Lloyds Building, The Science Museum)

Minimum English level required: Pre-intermediate (B1)

ESP INTENSIVE COURSE FOR PROFESSIONALS IN HUMAN RESOURCES

This course is designed for managers, professionals and students in the Human Resources sector.

Main Areas Covered:

• Pronunciation of key human resources terminology
• Vocabulary development of recruitment strategies and discipline
• Expansion of related vocabulary (eg. Recruitment Process, Health & Safety and Management)
• Vocabulary development of Training, Coaching and Mentoring, Discipline and Reward Systems
• Grammatical usage in writing memos, emails and producing job specifications
• Listening and discussion of authentic related texts
• Delivering presentations on specialist related subjects (eg. how to retain your best employees, how to build a successful team)
• Role Plays (eg. Interviewing, Meetings and Telephone Conversations)
• Reading and discussion of authentic related texts (eg. Training Reports, HR Journals)
• Class Outing to the Human Resources Department of a top London Company

Minimum English level required : Pre-intermediate (B1)

ESP INTENSIVE COURSE FOR PROFESSIONALS IN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

This course is designed for professionals and students within the Marketing industry

Main Areas Covered:

• Pronunciation of key marketing-related terminology
• Developing Vocabulary of Marketing Basics
• Expansion of executive management & marketing vocabulary (eg Executive Management & Corporate titles, Research, Marketing Basics, Products and Branding)
• Developing Vocabulary of Publicity &Pricing, Entrepreneurs, Hierarchy
• Grammatical usage in note-taking, paragraph writing, writing e:mails, reports & letters
• Listening and discussion of authentic marketing-related texts
• Discussion and debate on topical marketing-related issues (eg Customer Relations Management, Media and Telemarketing)
• Role-plays – Sales, Executive Management Meetings and Advertising
• Delivering presentations on specialist marketing-related subjects (eg. the use of social media in marketing, gender in management)
• Reading and discussion of authentic marketing-related texts
• Class outing to the marketing department of a top English Charity

Minimum English level required : Pre-intermediate (B1)

ESP INTENSIVE COURSE FOR PROFESSIONAL LAWYERS

This course is designed for law professionals and students

Main Areas Covered:

• Pronunciation of key legal terminology
• Expansion of legal vocabulary (eg. The Legal System, Law in Practice, & Contracts)
• Development of Vocabulary related to Company Law & Liability
• Solicitors’, Barristers’ and Judges’ roles
• Grammatical usage in note-taking, client correspondence and paragraph writing
• Listening and discussion of authentic legal texts
• Discussion and debate on topical legal issues (eg. Super injunctions, Victims’ Rights & Corporation Tax)
• Delivering presentations on specialist legal subjects eading and discussion of authentic legal texts (eg. Legal Precedents & Case Studies)
• Class outing to The Old Bailey Court

Minimum English level required : Pre-intermediate (B1)