Business English in Berlin
Evening & intensive courses ("Bildungsurlaub")
All Business English courses provide training for the English that you need in a professional context, regardless of the industry in which you work: for meetings, telephone calls, presentations, small talk, at trade fairs abroad. The only exception is the Legal English course for lawyers. All teachers are native speakers. Please sign up no later than one week before the course starts.
Intensive courses Business English
The Intensive Business English course has 30 units of 45 minutes each and can be recognized as educational leave (Bildungsurluaub): more
| Course time | Begin | PrICE** |
|---|---|---|
| MON to FRI, 9 AM - 2.30 PM | 1st MON of month* | 370 € |
* except in June, July and August (no intensive English courses in summer)
** plus 35 € registration fee plus 20 € for teaching materials
- Duration: 1 week
- Start: every 2nd MON of the month
- MON - FRI, 9 am - 2.30 pm
- levels B2-C2
- max. 10 students per group
- accommodation at on-campus hotel possible
Individual lessons: Business English
Course times and content can be customized. Minimum booking 10 teaching units of 45 minutes
| Prices per 45 minutes* | |
| online | 63 € |
| GLS Language School (face-to-face lessons) | 63 € |
* Plus
- 20 € for teaching materials
- 35 € registration fee
- travel costs from 6 € (depending on distance), if instructor meets you off-campus
Discounts:
- 3 € less per lesson when booking 20+ lessons
- 7€ less per lesson when booking 40 or more lessons
The above prices apply to general language lessons. For specialized one-to-one lessons and individual exam preparation courses, we charge an additional 5 euros per lesson (10 euros for the special field of law).
Private mini-group: Business English
Private mini-group = a language course to which you can bring up to 5 friends or colleagues. Course contents and times are freely selectable. Minimum booking: 10 lessons *a 45 minutes.
| Prices per 45 minutes* | |
| online | 75 € |
| GLS Language School (face-to-face lessons) | 75 € |
* Plus
- 20 € for teaching materials
- 35 € registration fee
- travel costs from 6 € (depending on distance), if instructor meets you off-campus
Discounts:
- 3 € less per lesson when booking 20+ lessons
- 7€ less per lesson when booking 40 or more lessons
English for Business Communication
- Price: 3.210 €, plus 35 € registration fee
- 60 Unterrichtseinheiten im Einzelunterricht mit dem Schwerpunkt English for Business Communication (buchbar auf Niveau A2, B1/B2 und C1)
- Termine nach Absprache, auf Wunsch auch an Ihrem Arbeitsplatz
- Es werden alle vier Sprachfertigkeiten: Hören, Sprechen, Lesen und Schreiben gefördert. Berücksichtigt und trainiert werden hier insbesondere die für das Berufsleben typischen Fähigkeiten und Kommunikationssituationen, d.h. im Einzelnen: meetings, telephoning, small talk, business correspondence, presentations, negotiating
- Das Curriculum bzw. genauere Unterrichtsinhalte schicken wir gern auf Anfrage zu
- Lehrmittel inklusive
- kann als Bildungsurlaub anerkannt werden (mehr dazu)
English for lawyers
GLS has a lot of expertise in teaching legal English, the teachers have a legal background and, just as importantly, are qualified teachers of English as a Foreign Language.
Course Materials
We work with course books of Pearson, Hueber and Klett and we use our own tailor made course material.
Bildungsurlaub (eductional leave)
With 30 lessons per week you can do your language course as eductional work-leave (Bildungsurlaub) in Berlin - hotel accommodation is available on campus.
Certificate
The University of Cambridge in England awards globally recognized Business English Certificates (BEC) which certify proficiency in English for professionals after reaching the B1 Level. Corresponding certification exams may be taken at GLS (more).
Business Courses - English
With Business English you can also work abroad in language schools which specialize in English language courses for professionals. GLS organizes Business English courses in the UK and Malta.
