Units and Content
Units on the Distance Cert IBET are individual, bite-sized chunks that will take you between one and three hours to complete. Overall, you will study 30 units that total around 50 to 60 hours of input and self-directed work.
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The Units - listed below - are sent to you in blocks of 5 units at a time.
1. What is Business English?
2. Understanding the World of Business
3. Teachers and Learners
4. Lesson Planning
5. Teaching Grammar
6. Understanding Marketing
7. Training Presentations
8. ELT Approaches
9. Published Resources, Coursebooks, Authentic Material and Making Your Own
10. Conducting Needs Analysis
11. Writing Course Proposals (inc. Setting Goals, Objectives and Outcomes)
12. Speaking, Roleplays and Simulations
13. Understanding Human Resources
14. Training Meetings
15. Teaching Vocabulary and Lexis
16. Listening in Business English and using Audio and Video
17. Business English, ESP, EAP and ESAP
18. Training Negotiations
19. Understanding Finance
20. Reading and Using Case Studies
21. Telephoning and Conference Calls
22. Using Technology, Blended Learning and Teaching Virtually
23. Teaching Writing 1 – E-mailing and Shorter Texts
24. Intercultural Communication
25. Projects and Tasks in Training
26. Teaching Writing 2 - Longer Texts
27. Teaching One-to-one and Using Coaching Approaches
28. Assessment, Testing Feedback and Teaching for Exams
29. Understanding Leadership and Teams
30. Going Freelance, Presenting at Conferences, Professional Development and Writing for Publication
