What you will study
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- CEFR levels: B2-C1
- Developing English language skills: grammar, speaking, reading, listening and writing
- Expanding specialist finance vocabulary: accounting, banking, corporate finance, insurance, business economics and trade
- Improving personal and professional skills: leadership and management, time management, stress management, education and training, interpersonal communication skills, cross-cultural communication skills, business ethics
- Developing business skills: applying for a job, interviewing, telephoning, business correspondence writing, presentations, negotiations
Key features of the course
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- Flexibility to suit your needs – allowing you to study anytime, anywhere
- An emphasis on personal and professional development through independent learning
- Relevance of topics, terminology and language skills to the context of business communications
- Online practice tests and tutor-marked assignments to reinforce learning
- Certificate of completion
We offer a wide range of English-language courses for tax, accounting and finance professionals planning to move to an English-speaking country for work or further studies in their professional fields.
English for Finance allows you to improve your English language skills to work in finance settings and effectively communicate with the international finance community.
This non-credit eight-month course can be taken alongside your degree or professional qualification studies elsewhere or as part of your informal career development programme. It will be of particular value to prospective students applying to study at a university abroad or to undergraduate, postgraduate or professional students of business management, accounting and tax law.
Learning outcomes
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- Language skills
- Key skills
- Cognitive skills
- Practical and professional skills
- Transferable skills
Career relevance
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- Accounting professions
- Financial management
- Tax advisory
- Investment analysis and management
- Business administration
- General management
- Sales and marketing
- Risk management
- Management consultancy
- Business and financial journalism
- Professional bodies
- Professional training
- Further education
- Educational management
- English for Specific Purpose (ESP) teaching
- Coaching, mentoring and counselling in finance, tax advisory and business management
- Government offices and NGOs
Study method
Online learning with tutor guidance and support
How long it takes
16 weeks (B2) + 16 weeks (C1) (256 hours)
You need to be able to spend approximately 8 hours per week on studying this module.
Teaching and assessment
A tutor will guide you throughout the study process and mark and comment on your written work. You and your tutor will primarily communicate with each other through email.
The course work includes online practice tests, tutor-marked assignments and end-of-module assessment. You must use the online VLE-system to submit your tutor-marked assignments and end-of-module assessment. We accept MS Office documents and audio .mp3 files.
The Pass mark for the module is 50%. Upon successful completion, students are issued a certificate of completion from London School of Finance and Law.
Study materials
All study materials are provided on the module website.
Microsoft Office presentations and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) versions of study material are available.
A computer with a browser and broadband internet access is required for this module. Functionality may be limited on mobile or tablet devices.
An audio software package (e.g. Audacity to be downloaded here) must be installed and used for recording answers to speaking tasks.
If you have a disability or particular study requirements, please tell us as soon as possible.
Registration
Course start date: 22 August 2020
The module website will be available to registered students three days in advance of module start. Module sessions will be opened on a weekly basis to enable tutor-led, gradual progression through the study materials and continuous assessment.
Course registration is open, but please be aware that due to the increased demand it may take us longer to respond than usual.
Registration closes 15 August 2020 (places subject to availability)
Registration for current students:
Registration for new students:
You have to apply for LSFL membership to study this course.
Future availability
English for Finance starts four times a year – in February, May, August and November.
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