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

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
30 1553
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
2 710
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
26 3599
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
5 2390
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
11 2486
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
43 4640
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
26 3022
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
162 32487
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
40 9499
English for Work
How using jargon, idioms and colloquialism confuses English learners
“How do I learn thee? Let me count the ways” Did you get it? To ‘get’ the title of this...
By Kate Fitzpatrick
January 23, 2017
48 9482

English for Work

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...

“How do I learn thee? Let me count the ways” Did you get it? To ‘get’ the title of this...