The English Course - Business Book 1

Please note: This title is not yet available and is still in development.
The content and structure are subject to change.

Main Features at a Glance:
● Integrated package: textboook, 2 DVDs (or CDs) & self-study web site
● Interesting & relevant topics for reading practice
● Audio clips to stimulate students’ reading
● Full & free support for the teacher is available online
● Student online activity can be tracked fully by the teacher
● Audio & video clips can be downloaded to mp3 players & mobile phones
● Fits the 30-week academic year at colleges and universities.
● Easy for teachers to use while providing a stimulating, feature-rich set of
materials for students.

Aims and Components

The English Course is a series of integrated English language titles for students from false beginner to intermediate levels. Business Book 1 is a lower intermediate level course, which comprises a textbook, a teacher’s DVD with quizzes and audio/video activities, and a self-access web site. Business Book 1 is principally intended for college or university students who hope to enter an English-speaking working environment after graduation. The course is also suitable for adult learners wanting to learn business English skills, or for people transferring to English-speaking countries. The aim of the course is to balance the communicative-based approach to language learning with cutting-edge technology, for both classroom use and student self-access study. The units in the textbook introduce a variety of business English situations and teach the language functions and vocabulary necessary to deal with each situation. The situations and characters in the video represent are presented in a fictional company environment. Each unit in the course includes the following: 2 video clips for listening comprehension, the demonstration of appropriate conversational settings and language use; 8 student speaking and listening opportunities; and 8 online revision/practice exercises on the student self-access web site, plus additional audio material for students to use.

Gary Ireland (Author)

Gary Ireland first came to Japan in 1986 and since then has taught students of every age and level in a variety of additional teaching positions, including a preparatory school, culture centre, vocational school and several business English centres. Gary began teaching in college and university in 1993 and has taught at six Tokyo colleges and universities since. After graduating from university and before settling in Japan, Gary spent several years travelling around the world, and has continued to travel as often as possible since being based in Japan. In total, he has travelled in over 50 different countries throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and Central America.

Max Woollerton (Author)

Max Woollerton came to Japan in 1987 and began teaching English at a private language school before moving on to a vocational college, a preparatory school, a public high school and a school for overseas returnees. Max has taught in numerous other educational settings and his students have included people from all walks of life. Max began teaching in universities in 1999 and has taught at eight Tokyo universities. Max Woollerton is a Master of Education graduate of the University of Manchester's Education Technology and ELT programme. He is committed to the development of the use of technology in a practical and useful way within the Japanese EFL classroom. He hopes that The English Course will, as it develops, come to embody all of the positive aspects of using technology to learn a language. Max is also particularly interested in learner motivation and how to encourage it's development.