E-Platform Content and User Guide
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What is Workplace English Training E-Platform?

Workplace English Training E-Platform is an interactive, online training resource for the staff of companies who want to develop and improve their business English skills.

The E-Platform is available by annual corporate subscription. With a corporate subscription, all staff within a given location can access the product online from our website or from a corporate intranet server.

The E-Platform provides continuous and flexible learning for all staff at any time from any location.

What does Workplace English Training E-Platform include?

The E-Platform includes 54 volumes of Workplace English Training E-magazine as well as 48 issues of The Language Key magazine. Business Word/Phrase of the Day and Business English Tip of the Week are published through the public area of the site. Learners can create their own courses through the Learning Path and Business English Courses modules.

Each volume of Workplace English Training E-Magazine is packed with interesting lessons, learning worksheets and interactive self-correction exercises to help you improve your English for the workplace. The following sections are included in every volume of the E-Magazine:

SECTIONS

CONTENT

Business Speaking and Listening

 Lessons on business speaking, such as negotiations, meetings, telephoning, business small talk, etc. Training involves pre-listening, interactive listening tasks, focus on functional language, and further interactive tests on the key language. Each topic also includes the complete lesson as a podcast (a downloadable mp3 file), allowing you to listen and learn while on the move.
Business Writing Lessons on business writing, such as letters, emails, reports, minutes, and business grammar, focusing on common errors. The theory and model examples are presented first, followed by a variety of interactive exercises to test your understanding.
Business Reading and Listening Business news and culture articles are presented through listening activities. Pre-listening tasks focus learners on the topic. Listening activities allow learners to listen to get the gist and then listen for specific information. The focus is then on words and phrases from the articles followed by interactive exercises to test your understanding.
Business Vocabulary This section focuses on key areas of business, such as employment, banking, administration, or on specific vocabulary areas, such as phrasal verbs and functional business expressions. Challenging interactive exercises encourage you to think about the new language terms and how they should be used in a business context.
Editor's Corner Tania Roberts, the editor of the E-Magazine, answers learners' questions about business English, and gives useful advice about learning English.
Business English Tips Short, condensed tips provide learners with useful advice about how to improve their business English.
ESL Product Reviews Reviews of English books and CD-ROMS from the best-known English language publishers, with a focus on business English. Also, there are reviews and links to some useful websites where learners can further improve their English.
Business English Fun Crosswords, language puzzles, word games, simplified jokes, business etiquette and culture tips, etc. Learners can improve their English while having fun!

Business Grammar and Usage Tests

Timed multiple choice tests focusing on business English usage or grammar. The tests will give you some idea of your business English proficiency.
Printer-Friendly Version You can download a fully-searchable PDF version of each issue. This version can be printed.

What are the learning goals of Workplace English Training E-Platform?

The learning goals are:
  • To provide learners with a greater understanding of the language structures that they can realistically and accurately use in their daily work;
  • To make learners aware of the errors that they make when using English in the workplace; and
  • To encourage learners to improve their proficiency in English through interactive learning methods. 

What does the Subscriber's Area Include?

The Subsciber's Area includes the following sections:

Past Volumes Archive All 54 past volumes of the E-Magazine can be found in the past volumes archive.
The Learning Centre

The Learning Centre is a library of reference material for business English. 

Covering all aspects of business English, you'll be able to download lessons and exercises on business writing, speaking, listening, grammar and vocabulary.

In addition, the speaking/listening archive contains hundreds of authentic listening files which will give you endless hours of practice.

The Learning Centre is divided into two main sections:

1) INTERACTIVE TOPICS where you can complete exercises, many including audio, online.

2) PRINTABLE TOPICS from our archive of past training resources.

Both of these sections include topics on the following areas: 

Writing Skills:

  • Grammar review articles (with exercises and answer key). Articles highlighting common grammatical errors made in business documents (with exercises and answer key).
  • Informative condensed articles on a wide range of business writing skills topics (also with exercises and answer key).
  • In depth reference articles on a range of business English topics.
  • Analysis and correction of business documents - comparisions of good and bad examples of business writing.
  • A large collection of sample business documents, including emails, memos, faxes, business letters, minutes, reports etc.

Speaking and Listening Skills:

  • Audio recordings of sample of dialogues (with transcripts) of general business conversations.
  • Audio recordings of sample dialogues (with transcripts) of business telephone conversations.
Search Content Database

The site has been designed so that you can find topics of interest to you quickly and easily.

For a general search, use the 'Keyword search'. This will search the whole site including the text within documents. The results, however, may not take you to the article or topic that you need.

If you are unsuccessful with the keyword search, click on 'Search Content Database'. This facilty searches the tags that we have added to all Learning Centre topics. Furthermore, you can search catagories and sub-catagories of topics. The display results give a brief description of each topic.

 In addition, the subscriber's area includes:

  • Access to 500 free model business documents (under the Business Document Templates section)
  • Access to the Student Helpline where you can post your queries about learning English.
  • Access to our business English level test which will give you a benchmark level and a description of what you can do in English.
  • Access to the Learning Path and Courses module.

How often is the E-Platform updated?

Workplace English Podcast lessons are published twice a month. Business Word/Phrase of the Day and Business English Tip of the Week are published through the public area of the site.

Who is Workplace English Training E-Platform suitable for?

The E-Platform is for anyone who needs to use English at work and for students who will later need English in their chosen professions.

The E-Platform is for learners from Pre-intermediate to Advanced levels.

The interactive exercises are graded according to their level of difficulty. 

Who develops Workplace English Training E-Platform?

Workplace English Training E-Platform is developed by a team of highly experienced corporate trainers who are currently teaching Business English to multinational corporations.    

Can I see a sample volume of 'Workplace English Training E-Magazine'?

Yes. You can view a complete sample volume [ click here ... ]
 

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