Delivery Mode

This course is in person on campus.

Online part-time courses are available subject to sufficient demand.  If you are interested, please contact us.

Course Details

Days & times of class: On Campus Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-8 pm (Irish Time)

Course length: 24 hours in class + self-study and teacher feedback

Course dates for 2024

• Block 2: Monday 04 November to Wednesday 11 December 2024

You can continue from one block to another if you wish or blocks can be taken independently of one another.  Please indicate on the application form which block(s) you wish to take.

Level: B1+ and higher

Course cost – €345*⁺

*Returning students receive a loyalty discount.  Please email infolang@ucc.ie for details.

⁺UCC staff and students should email infolang@ucc.ie to enquire about special offers.

Overview

This course will help you to improve your Higher-Level English skills, particularly focusing on English for your daily work and professional life.

Interactive and communicative classes with specialised tutors focus on improving fluency and accuracy while integrating speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Our highly skilled and dedicated tutors will give you focused advice and feedback to help you thrive in your current or future professional career.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will:
• have developed confidence in your speaking skills through role plays, presentations, and social conversation.
• be better able to flexibly and appropriately use formal and semi-formal language in a range of workplace situations, such as meetings, emails, phone and video calls, interviews, and presentations.
• be equipped with communication and language strategies to successfully manage collaborative teamwork, decision-making, negotiations, training, and networking.
• have increased your awareness of key business vocabulary and professional practice across cultures.
• be better able to comprehend, summarise, and evaluate information from business texts you read or listen to.
• have received expert feedback on the accuracy and effectiveness of your speaking and writing skills in terms of content and language in a professional setting.​

Student Feedback/Assessment

Students will receive regular feedback from their teacher(s) on oral skills (content e.g. ability to negotiate well) and language-related issues (persistent errors or pronunciation features).

There will be no formal assessment on this course.

Minimum class numbers

All part-time courses require viable numbers and class size to run. If your chosen course does not run, you will be offered the chance to postpone until the next block or request a refund. Please book early to avoid disappointment and ensure a place on your course.

Attendance/End of course certificate:

Attendance will be taken in every class.  If you attend 80% of your lessons you will receive an end-of-course certificate.  Please advise the teacher if you know in advance that you will be absent.

How to Apply

• Open for applications.
• Complete the Part-time application form