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with the latest upgrades, also Student Services or the English
Language Department at the AGC School of languages.
In our modern world of globalisation, the need for English
as a means of international business communication has never
been higher! ?With this in mind, we at the Alfred the Great
College School of English offer a course which is ideal
for those who wish quickly to enhance their language power
in this direction.
We teach small
groups of students the essential components of Business
English communication, including
1. Presentations,
2. Negotiating,
3. Interviewing,
4. E-mail,
5. Phone
6. SKYPE techniques
1. International finance,
2. Import/export,
3. Production,
4. Service sector
5. Tourism
Other areas of business language the course includes
are
1. Job descriptions
2. CV evaluations
3. Franchising,
4. Formal letter
5. E-mail writing
6. Call conferencing
7. Outsourcing,
8. Project appraisals
9. Seminar techniques
These modular courses are specially designed to lead
to the examinations
1. BEC Vantage
2. BEC Higher
These valuable exams may be taken at various times throughout
the year.
Each participant in every group is given a personal profile
examination (to establish the main business areas of focus)
and regular consultations with our Director of Studies.
On successful completion of the course a special certificate
is issued, indicating the nature of the language encountered,
and the level of competence gained by the end of the course.
Courses are held Monday to Friday. Also evenings and
weekends (only available for those who do not require
a student visa to live in UK
All the courses require a minimum of 15 hours per week
study and can begin on any Monday (please contact with
student services for details) and for any combination
of weeks - 4,6 8 or 12. For closed groups the college
can also offer courses in the evenings and at the weekend.
Exam dates:
BEC Vantage
29th May 2010
10th June 2010
24th September 2010
6th November 2010
4th December BEC Higher
22nd May 2010
8th June 2010
23rd September 2010
4th November 2010
20th November 2010
The exam fee is not included in the course price and
is ca. £110 for an exam. Please contact with student
services for all other levels and fee.
Special Note: the number of students in class is dependant
on the teacher’s lesson plan designed by the course
designer.
Entry requirements for international students
You must send proof of your qualification.
This must be an original document,
Issued by the awarding institution on the official headed
paper of the institution.
If you have been awarded a qualification
If you have been awarded a qualification, you must provide
the original certificate of award.
The original certificate of award must be on the institution's
official paper clearly showing:
your name;
the title of the award;
the date of the award; and
the name of the awarding institution.
We will not accept original provisional certificates.
The original certificate of award must always be sent
unless you are waiting to graduate or you no longer have
the certificate and the institution that issued the certificate
is unable to give you a replacement.
If you cannot provide your original certificate
If you are waiting to graduate, or you no longer have
the certificate and the institution that issued it is
unable to send a replacement, you must provide the original
academic reference and the original academic transcript.
The original academic reference from the institution awarding
the degree must be on official headed paper of the institution
and clearly show:
Your name;
The title of award;
The date of award, confirming that it has been or will
be awarded; and
The date that the certificate will be issued or confirmation
that the institution is unable to re-issue the original
certificate or award.
The original academic transcript must be on the institution's
official paper clearly showing:
Your name;
The name of the academic institution;
The course title; and
Confirmation of the award
If your
Qualifications
are not from well known examination body,
If you cannot find your academic qualification on the
points-based calculator, you must also send an original
letter or certificate from UK NARIC, whose details you
can find on the right of the page, confirming the level
of qualification is at the same level needed in a United
Kingdom qualification.
If you cannot find your professional or vocational qualification
on the points-based calculator, you must also send an
original letter from the appropriate United Kingdom professional
body confirming the level of qualification is at the same
level needed in a United Kingdom qualification. The letter
must clearly show:
the name of the qualification, including the country
and awarding body; and
confirmation of which United Kingdom academic level this
qualification is the same as.
"For further details please see this chart"
