A speaking course for those who need to use English for business and social reasons. Students learn vocabulary useful for their professional lives, social and travel situations. There is extensive practice of useful communicative language (to make introductions, discuss work, analyse need and make choices, describe experience, make arrangements). Progress testing is included.

This course covers three skills: Speaking, Listening and Reading. Students practice speaking in pair practice and small group activities. They hear a variety of native speaker and foreign speaker accents during listening segments and develop vocabulary by reading current articles from business publications. Grammar review is included throughout the course. There is no homework but students are graded on the basis of progress tests and other graded activities assigned during the course.

Some students have requested this "back to the basics" review of the parts of speech and sentence formation so that they can finally master the use of fundamental grammar. Usage of all the parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions) is reviewed as well as formation of affirmative, negative and question sentences using the present, past, continuous and perfect tenses. They will master grammar and vocabulary to help them translate and faster and prepare them for our more advanced courses.

This course aims to help participants understand and appropriately respond to the rapid speech of native speakers in various formal and informal settings. It helps participants speak more fluently and naturally using appropriate tone, intonation and body language. Participants will practice listening to models of rapid speech (teleconferences, news broadcasts, and movies) and study how vocabulary is chosen to express ideas concisely and with more sophistication. Participants will be trained to enhance their accent and image when interacting or presenting in English so that they convey a professional image. This course is excellent preparation for other advanced speaking courses.

This Level 2 speaking course provides speaking practice to enable learners to develop fluency and confidence when communicating in cross cultural situations. Topics include small talk for building relationships and socializing at cultural and entertainment events. Communication on the phone for solving problems and handling complaints in a cross cultural setting comes next, followed by practice making presentations to cross cultural audiences. Progress testing is included.

A speaking course for those who need to use English for business and social reasons. Students learn vocabulary useful for their professional lives, social and travel situations. There is extensive practice of useful communicative language (to make introductions, discuss work, analyse need and make choices, describe experience, make arrangements). Progress testing is included.

A writing course focusing on emailing which is the method of written communication most commonly used in the workplace today. Participants learn preplanning techniques and the POWER method to improve reader focus, development, and organization of messages. Group and individual writing assignments receive detailed feedback from the instructor. Class time is used for group work but students are encouraged to write individual assignments as homework.

This helps learners unlock the meaning of the English grammar used in business writing (gerunds, participles, infinitives, linking phrases, relatives, conditionals, subjunctives, active vs passive voices and advanced use of tenses). Popular structural patterns and vocabulary used in business correspondence are introduced together with the concepts of how to organize sentences into paragraphs to facilitate meaning. Standard formats, tone and styles of correspondence are also introduced.

This grammar course is the foundation for all writing with a focus on proper construction of English sentences. Students learn to choose appropriate words and combine them in sentence patterns typically used in business writing to achieve different tones and styles.

Another course covering three skills: Speaking, Listening and Reading. Students practice speaking in pair practice and small group activities. They hear a variety of native speaker and foreign speaker accents during listening segments of the course and develop vocabulary by reading current articles from business publications. Grammar review is included throughout the course. There is no homework but students are graded on the basis of progress tests and other graded activities assigned during the course.

This 48- hour course thoroughly reviews the entire English verb system, with a special focus on tense. Other key aspects of English grammar to be covered including articles,countable and uncountable nouns, phrasal verbs, relative clauses, reported speech.Participants will practice via controlled exercises as well as short open writing tasks that allow greater self-expression and creativity. The explanations and exercises use up-to-date business contexts so students will not only improve their grammatical knowledge and skills but will also acquire new vocabulary and information.

This course focuses on writing simple single and multiparagraph business letters to the professional standard expected in international business. Students should be able to write all types of English sentences with accuracy because this course emphasizes how to organize and present ideas effectively. Group and individual writing assignments receive detailed feedback from the instructor. Class time is used for group work but students are encouraged to write individual assignments as homework.

A course that covers four skills: speaking, listening, reading & writing. Role plays develop accuracy and fluency in speaking. Listening in business contexts develops the ability to extract specific information. Strategies for reading a variety of business texts are provided. Course work includes five written home work assignments and two progress tests.

Writing Effective Business Correspondence: Customers and Suppliers

This Level 2 writing course is designed for people who write regularly in English for business purposes to customers and suppliers in the form of emails or letters and who want to improve the quality and effectiveness of their correspondence. Participants will practice writing requests, inquiries, orders, claims, adjustments and reminders that make a favorable impression on the reader.  They will receive extensive feedback from the instructor on their written work to ensure that they are making progress.

Writing Effective Business Correspondence: Events and Projects

This Level 2 writing course is suitable for people who write regularly in English at work to people both inside and outside their office in the form of memos, emails, and/or letters.  Using modern business style, participants will practice writing  invitations, acceptances, regrets, congratulations and short reports, including progress reports and proposals, both as group work in class and individually for homework.  Homework assignments will be submitted by email, allowing time for detailed correction and feedback by the instructor.

A course focusing on writing advanced informative business memos and letters which require careful planning, organizing and editing. Participants get handson experience in developing professional informative messages for a variety of purposes. Group and individual writing assignments receive detailed feedback from the instructor. Class time is used for group work but students are encouraged to write individual assignments as homework.

This course covers three skills: Speaking, Listening and Reading. Students practice speaking in pair practice and small group activities. They hear a variety of native speaker and foreign speaker accents during listening segments and develop vocabulary by reading current articles from business publications. Grammar review is included throughout the course. There is no homework but students are graded on the basis of progress tests and other graded activities assigned during the course.

This Level 3 speaking course is for those who need to practice using English fluently and confidently in cross-cultural business meetings and conferences. Topics include stating and asking for opinion, interrupting and handling interruptions, bargaining and making concessions, accepting and confirming, summarizing and looking ahead to the future, dealing with conflict, rejecting what you don't want. Progress testing is included.

This course is designed for those at management level who want to express themselves better as professional corporate language users when writing emails, letters, and reports. They want to write using proper tone, contemporary style and professional language. They want to learn how to edit their grammar, word choice, mechanics and content for smooth expression and maximum impact. The meanings of complex grammatical structures and trendy vocabulary will be explored to enable participants to read and translate corporate communication with greater accuracy and ease.

This communication skill course lets students practice the language of negotiation at various levels of formality while teaching basic strategies and tactics on getting one's way while retaining the goodwill of others. Discussion of theory is supplemented by computer simulations and role plays.

A communication skill course for those who have to make oral presentations at meetings, seminars or conferences. Delivery techniques, design and use of visual aids, structure and organization of messages are featured. Emphasis is given to the development of clear pronunciation, strong vocal projection, effective phrasing, and use of natural gestures and confident body movements. Class size is limited to 15. Participants receive feedback on their presentations from their peers and instructor.

Covers 4 skills: speaking, listening, reading & writing. Role plays develop accuracy and fluency in speaking. Listening in business contexts develops the ability to extract specific information. Strategies for reading a variety of business texts are provided. Course work includes five written home work assignments and two progress tests.

This course provides guidelines for writing informal letter and memo reports. Topics include analyzing, choosing, and organizing data and information, considering reader focus and using visuals. Students will practice writing short reports to learn how to present information effectively through tightening their writing, using transitions, topic sentences, visuals and headings. Report types to be covered will be based on participants' needs. Materials concerning mechanics may be added if writing samples show the need.

This is a refresher course to familiarize executives at all levels with the best practices in business communication today. It is a series of informative sessions each followed by inclass practice. Topics include: Making Your Writing Easy to Read, Planning, Composing and Revising,Preparing a Presentation, Basic Business Letters, Meeting Communications (for International Conferences),Informative Business Reports,Writing Formal Reports,Using Graphs & Visuals in Reports, Writing Press Releases, Writing Newsletters, Persuasive Writing, Using Technology to Improve Communication.

This Level 3 course is designed for people who are interested in learning about the finance and accounting fields who want to practice their English communication skills in that context (telephoning, negotiating, participating in meetings and making presentations). This course also includes extensive guidance and practice in writing e-mails and letters on finance-related subjects, as well as a review of the key vocabulary of finance and accounting. Listening practice based on interviews with finance professionals is also included. Students will be evaluated based on their participation in class discussions and role play activities, as well as on in-class writing assignments and group presentations. This course is also ideally suited for students who plan to study for an MBA or a degree in finance in the future.

Another course covering three skills: Speaking, Listening and Reading. Students practice speaking in pair practice and small group activities. They hear a variety of native speaker and foreign speaker accents during listening segments and develop vocabulary by reading current articles from business publications. Grammar review is included throughout the course.There is no homework but students are graded on the basis of progress tests and other graded activities assigned during the course

This communication skill course introduces participants to the concept of persuasion and teaches persuasive tactics and strategies to use in writing. Students practice writing persuasive messages for a variety of purposes. Group and individual writing assignments receive detailed feedback from the instructor.Class time is used for group work but students are encouraged to write individual reports as homework.

This course focuses on developing the skills, vocabulary and overall fluency needed to analyze and discuss, international business issues. It is a good preview course for anybody interested in entering an MBA program. Students read texts, listen to authentic interviews, and engage in a variety of speaking activities to develop confidence in discussing key concepts in business. Topics include management, work and motivation, recruitment, production, marketing, banking, stocks and shares.

This course provides practice in analyzing, discussing international business topics featured in the Economist magazine such as advertising, banking, project management, energy, technology, investment and competition. Participants will practice facing related business dillemas and work together to come up with appropriate decisions.

This course is designed to let business people improve the quality of the writing they do at work. The aim is to develop writing competency, not broad language proficiency. The first class is held at Sasin, but most of the work is done via e mail. Participants will submit one work sample of 400 words per week to the instructor and get personal oneonone tutoring. The instructor will comment on the grammar, style, tone and organization of each writing sample. The writer then revises it accordingly. Participants can worki at their own speed but the instructor will send reminders that time is running out. A maximum of 8 writing samples can be submitted within the 8 week course.