Why blended?
Blended English language courses offer you the advantages of classroom-based training integrated with the cost-effectiveness and flexibility of elearning, combining group learning and discussion, self-study, interactive learning and individual tutoring with qualified professional English teachers.
Course objectives
Blended learning courses are designed to improve the participant's use of English in all four language areas including fluency and comprehension. The elearning part of the learning cycle expands and enriches the participant's knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, and improves reading and listening comprehension.
Participants improve their fluency through applied simulations, conversation, and skills workshops with native English language trainers - in the classroom or by telephone, with virtual classroom or email support.
How can a blended English course help us?
- Effectiveness and Productivity - optimizing the training
process
- more time available with the trainer for fluency practice and consolidation of new learning through role-plays,
- 360 degree learning and practice of each language skill in a realistic business context,
- more emphasis on personalization and application to the client's business and sector.
- Flexibility - adapt learning to your work schedule and demands
- shorter, more powerful learning sessions,
- a personalized learning curve and pace adapted to each individual's needs and abilities.
- Innovation - evolution in the training process:
- powerful and insightful progress monitoring and reporting,
- higher student motivation and participation,
- stimulating high-quality interactive content and bespoke classroom role-plays.
So how does it work?
The course integrates classroom or telephone coaching lessons with a qualified English language teacher with online study to improve the participant's application of new learning and confidence in using English.
The training focuses on the accomplishment of participant-specific performance objectives and the development of new skills using an initial TNA to recommend a personalized learning path, and providing the participant and the HR Department with measurable and documented progress statistics.
The elearning part of the blended learning course allows the participant to choose which topics to focus on according to their individual strengths and weaknesses in comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, etc. Participants can also choose to specialize in Business English (PDF) or General English (PDF), or even a personalised combination of both.
Using the English language competencies test results, the course is composed of three steps:
Personalizing the learning cycle
The first phase of the course concentrates on testing, induction, and tailoring the course to the individual needs of the participant.
The second phase is divided into two streams - didactic and application/ practice. The didactic stream allows each participant to:
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study at their own pace due to the flexibility of the eLearning course, complemented and reinforced by the study book |
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practise and perfect new concepts with a qualified English teacher |
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receive feedback and reminders from the follow-up |
The application/practice stream reinforces and builds confidence in the participant's use of the English language through role-plays, conversation, skills workshops and debates. As with the elearning part of the course, the lessons with the teacher are designed to focus on specific Business English situations and/or general English language skills.
The skills workshops can be adapted to deliver specialized client- or sector-specific training, as well as communication skills training on topics such as International Presentations, Clear Communication, Negotiations in English, Working in International Teams, Understanding and Writing Legal Documents, etc.
View learning cycle explanation (PDF)
Progress reporting
TJ Taylor Training provides constant up-to-date reporting to the HR department and participants to monitor progress, resolve problems and to improve learning performance, and so maximize our client's training investment.
Our Blended English language courses have been designed to deliver cost-effective, flexible and didactically rigorous English language training. For any further information, a no-obligation quotation, or if you would like to discuss how our courses can help your company communicate across borders and cultures, we are always available by email or telephone.