Perhaps you are a busy professional person who needs to improve the English you need for your work? As well as developing your knowledge of general English, you probably need to study the specialised language you need for your job. For example, doctors may need to talk to patients and other doctors, bankers need to be familiar with the language of accountancy and finance, whilst lawyers must understand how English is used to draw up specialised contracts. If you are in business, you may need to take part in meetings, mix socially and write reports and emails.

To provide the right mixture of general and specialised English, Colchester English Study Centre recommends that you follow a Professional English combination course: 20 x 50-minute lessons of general English each week at the correct level in international groups, combined with 5 or 10 x 50-minute private lessons each week that focus on specialised English. The combination of an international group programme with very focused one-to-one classes is an efficient, enjoyable and cost-effective way of ensuring rapid improvement in your professional English skills. Of course, we also have fully tailor-made one-to-one options available for those who have specific targets and limited time. Students can start these courses on any Monday. A detailed questionnaire will ensure that the programme is fully tailor-made to meet the professional’s individual requirements.

BUSINESS ENGLISH (FOR MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS)
Successful business presentations, using the telephone, social English, business vocabulary, reading the business press, negotiating, meetings, financial management, computer systems and applications, written communications, letters, fax, email, internet, business report writing.

ENGLISH FOR DOCTORS
Medical presentations, doctor-patient language, case conferences and discussions, medical terminology, pronunciation, social English, medical visits.

ENGLISH FOR LAWYERS
Contracts, legal documents, international law, professional visits, courtroom language, working with clients.

ENGLISH FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
International politics, how laws are made, meetings and presentations, telecommunications, professional visits.

ENGLISH FOR BANKING
Financial English, accountancy, dealing with clients.

ENGLISH FOR DIPLOMATS
Official communications, press releases, making speeches, social English.