English for Work Archives - Resources for English Language Learners and Teachers

21st century skills
Preparing learners for the world of work using the GSE Teacher Toolkit

If there’s one thing all our learners have in common, it’s that they are going to graduate school or university...
By Nicola Pope

October 15, 2018
4 1944
Adult Learners
Can you teach Business English when you’re not a specialist?

Teaching business professionals can be a scary experience, especially for new teachers. They are busy people and expect to see...
By Richard Cleeve

April 11, 2018
32 3261
Adult Learners
GSE Job Skills: Spotlight on Nursing

Explore how the Global Scale of English (GSE) learning objectives can help you align your English course with students’ needs,...
By Nicola Pope

March 26, 2018
3 1765
Adult Learners
How to bring soft skills into the business English classroom

Soft skills are interpersonal or people skills, and they include active listening, teamwork, decision-making and influencing skills. Mastering these skills...
By Richard Cleeve

February 26, 2018
32 6613
21st century skills
Using the GSE to prepare learners for the world of work

In today’s globalized world, English is a skill which is required for many jobs both home and abroad. As teachers,...
By Nicola Pope

February 13, 2018
6 3615
21st century skills
Future of Skills: What you need to know

The conversation about the future of jobs and skills is one of the most important in education. A student entering...
By Sue Alderman

January 2, 2018
15 4240
21st century skills
Creating a job interview role play

Try this free role play lesson plan we created using the Global Scale of English Teacher Toolkit. As we...
By Sue Alderman

November 14, 2017
65 14308
21st century skills
Using the GSE to enhance employability

Students often decide to learn English in order to work in a specific profession or to get a certain type...
By Sue Alderman

October 20, 2017
27 3869
English for Work
6 things to take note of when writing English emails

Every day, an astonishing 205 billion emails are sent and received worldwide. While a huge amount of these are informal...
By Steffanie Zazulak

July 27, 2017
170 36248
English for Work
The international companies using English as a common business language

It is estimated that at least two billion people throughout the world now speak English. Because of this, more international...
By Steffanie Zazulak

April 21, 2017
47 15218

English for Work

If there’s one thing all our learners have in common, it’s that they are going to graduate school or university...

Teaching business professionals can be a scary experience, especially for new teachers. They are busy people and expect to see...

Explore how the Global Scale of English (GSE) learning objectives can help you align your English course with students’ needs,...

Soft skills are interpersonal or people skills, and they include active listening, teamwork, decision-making and influencing skills. Mastering these skills...

In today’s globalized world, English is a skill which is required for many jobs both home and abroad. As teachers,...

The conversation about the future of jobs and skills is one of the most important in education. A student entering...

Try this free role play lesson plan we created using the Global Scale of English Teacher Toolkit. As we...

Students often decide to learn English in order to work in a specific profession or to get a certain type...

Every day, an astonishing 205 billion emails are sent and received worldwide. While a huge amount of these are informal...

It is estimated that at least two billion people throughout the world now speak English. Because of this, more international...