Saroj Spickett

Having taught over 100 hours of Business English (officially called Business English but the lessons cover a wide scope of English usage) at companies like Siemens and XAL, it has been my pleasure to improve English skills for employees at huge corporations that seek to become more global.

Lessons usually begin with a grammar rule whose usage and context is thoroughly explained by myself. Students are then asked to put this to practice through written exercises and conversation (if there are multiple students). They then report their results to the class, prompting discussion. Most lessons end with free conversation that is guided by certain topics, and I jump in to boost vocabulary when needed.

Whilst that is a structure I find really effective, I also like to keep lessons varied with podcasts, listening exercises and news articles. These introduce new vocabulary, as well as encourage students to think about different themes and express them in English. Students react particularly well to this teaching method and are often thankful for the 'lighter' approach that is not so heavily based on theory.