English Training at the Workplace

Working Toward a Common Goal

The Arizona Language Center provides Workplace English courses for employees and offers classes for staff members with beginner to advanced language skills in English.

Workplace Language training classes emphasize using the English language at the job site.

Workplace Language courses train English as a Second Language courses that can be customized to meet the needs of each individual company, be it Law Enforcement, Medical, Public Service or private sector business.

Workplace Language training can include the specific business vocabulary and terminology used in each industry! These courses advance basic understanding of company-specific procedures, promote safety through better understanding and improve English communication in the workplace with co-workers, managers and supervisors.

All Workplace Language courses are adapted to schedules suitable for individual organizations and may include the following areas of focus:

- Verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding directions and company information
- Understanding work and safety procedures
- Filling out workplace forms
- Sales and marketing terms (if required)

Workplace Language courses are arranged for individuals or small groups and are provided at the job-site facility. Convenient and flexible class times for participants allow learning to occur at a pace that is just right for each company. Qualified ESL instructors monitor student progress from a preliminary evaluation exam to an exit evaluation utilizing competency scales with ongoing evaluation. The Arizona Language Center’s Workplace Language courses include a complimentary Evaluation Exam to determine each student’s language skill level. Students are grouped according to their skill level and learn together.

 

Pronunciation Training and Accent Reduction

Improve Productivity & Safety at Your Business

One of the goals of the Arizona Language Center¹s Pronunciation course is to focus on accent reduction.

Accent elimination as a goal, is a virtual impossibility:- therefore, students focus on reducing specific pronunciation challenges that have made it difficult for native English speakers to understand them.



Benefits of Accent Reduction Training:

·Enhanced interpersonal interaction
·Increased confidence in the speaker
·Increased potential for professional advancement
·Increased employee productivity and safety, including prevention
  of time-consuming (and potentially costly) misunderstandings in the work place
·Expanded business negotiations and opportunities
·Reduced client frustration due to communication inaccuracies

Benefits of Pronunciation Training

Many international professionals who have studied English for years may still have problems communicating effectively due to a lack of proper pronunciation.
Incorrect pronunciation can result in misunderstanding between customers and co-workers as well as time-consuming repetition.

Companies that choose to invest in their employees in the area of pronunciation and accent reduction, minimize time and productivity losses in the workplace.
The elimination of the potentially harmful effects of poor communication is the invaluable benefit of language training.

The Arizona Language Center¹s English Pronunciation PLUS+ AR course trains employees and managers to speak with more confidence and clarity, contributing to increased understanding and a positive bottom line.

 


 

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