Effective English speaking is an essence in today 's business world. To be successful in keeping up with the changing trends for career advancement and opportunities, communication skills specially in the English language is one of the top qualities employers look for.
The ability to communicate 'effectively' in English not only provide us with the edge over business transactions, dealing with working peers, telecommunication but in almost every aspect of our daily life today. In businesses, we transact in English, most documents and correspondence are done in English. Whether you are just a free surfer on the internet or doing some business over the web, English is still the main language all over the world.
Do we need excellent English skills to keep up with the world 's innovations and changing trends in businesses and domestic matters? You would probably think we should but it is learning how to communicate effectively and not knowing the English as in the level of a linguist that matters. Research shows that 8 out of 10 who learned English and had passed English as a language academically, does not communicate effectively in dealing with businesses or peers in an office. Thus is the scenario where native tongues or dialects are most often heard in an office almost everywhere.
The trend in careers and businesses nowadays are in the 'communications' linked industries such as call centers and business process outsourcing services where the top earners are those who have the capability to speak, listen and converse well in English.
There are institutes everywhere that provide English communications skills training, courses for English comprehension and learning English to be qualify for job opportunities and college entry abroad. To land a good career locally or abroad, more and more are 'tuning' up their English skills.
Choosing an institute for this purpose is utmost important as not to be misled by their 'very promising' packages and some even have 'promised jobs' at the end of their courses. As such, when choosing an institute to enhance your English skills, you should first look into :
- Accreditation of the center or institute
- Facilities and qualified facilitators
- Course(s) that fits you
- The environment of the training center
- The objectives of their courses
Having check listed the above, you should now know the purpose and where the training will bring you upon completion of your course.
To summarize it all, learning English is not just like in academics where you learn to pass your grades but to read, write, listen and speak English effectively.
We will be discussing more in detail in our coming posts with regard to ESL/EFL and other programs available for professionals and those seeking career advancement.
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