x  CORPORATE TRAINING

The EAST MELBOURNE LANGUAGE CENTRE has been successfully conducting tailor-made business classes for companies in Melbourne over a period of 20 years. Our special technically- and commercially-orientated courses concentrate on teaching business people to communicate effectively and confidently with native speakers and also to understand work-related correspondence and reports written in the target language.

The course systematically develops the participants' speaking ability, aural comprehension, and reading and writing skills using progressively graded texts and a variety of audio and video tapes or DVDs. A special feature of our teaching is the combination of text-books with concrete examples geared to the particular needs of the company, we provide our detailed outlines only after in-depth discussions with one of your representatives.

Our school has been conducting these fine-tuned classes for major German and Australian companies, such as Siemens, Hella and Bosch .German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin and English classes have been conducted over many years .Arabic, French and Indonesian classes are also offered. References can be provided.

The number of hours per week depends on the requirements of the clients, e.g. how urgent the need to communicate effectively in the target language is. If students require long-term training, it is our experience that classes should run at least once a week for a two-hour session. With this format it takes about 12 months to complete of the Elementary programme, provided participants put in another 2 hours per week for homework. At the Elementary level students are able to carry out basic communication in every-day situations.

We also specialise in teaching on a one-on-one basis to maximise the in- and output for the students and their specific needs. We are happy to provide a more detailed course-outline, once we know the aims and expectations of the company. The approach, the text and materials used in a short course is quite different to those used in a long-term course.

Early morning sessions (e.g. 7.30-9.30am) have proven most successful as participants are usually still fresh and not as pre-occupied. The class size should never exceed 12 students. Our current hourly rate is $150, plus GST, for classes not held at our Centre. This is for a maximum of 12 participants. Private tuition costs $85 per hour.

We are certain that our Centre has the proven skills, expertise and experience to provide you with quality training. If you have any further queries, do not hesitate to contact us on 9417 2265 or languagecentre@bigpond.com for further clarification. We look forward to hearing from you.

 

x  Cultural Awareness Programs

A lot of expatriates of midsize and large companies who are sent abroad do not perform to expectations. 
This means a huge company investment is being wasted.

Problems at work might be solved in a similar manner as in the home country. But problems at home are different if you live in a foreign country.  

   They can range from general stress due to the upheaval to more serious dissatisfaction due to the partner’s isolation in the new environment.
    Frustration of not being able to master a language quickly and understand its culture can be devastating. Not knowing anyone to share this frustration     with during the day even more.

   At the East Melbourne Language Centre we provide a forum where  partners of new employees from abroad can learn Australian English in the context    of it's country and culture. Groups are small enough to provide plenty of individual attention and the language is learnt using a fast track communicative    approach. This approach empowers the student to cope with various everyday situations immediately and gives the opportunity to meet other people in    a similar situation.

   If you have hired employees from Europe or Asia this year, we would like to provide you with a useful service and with good long-term bonuses for your    company.