Global Links: English for International Business is a three-level course that teaches the basic language and grammar structures needed to communicate in business: It is designed for adult students on the false beginner, low-intermediate, and intermediate levels who are employed as executives or are studying to enter the business world in that capacity. Global Links covers all four language skills, with special emphasis on the speaking and listening skills that managers need in international business.
FOCUS AND APPROACH
The goal of Global Links is to teach students the English they will need to communicate effectively in a professional environment. Students learn key vocabulary, social language, and structures through a progression of models and practice activities. Key language is recycled from module to module and unit to unit. Realistic tasks provide opportunities for students to produce the language they will need in common business situations.
Global Links is designed to meet the specialized needs of businesspeople and the instructors who teach them. Its modular design can flexibly accommodate students who are executives or managers and whose busy schedules may cause them to attend class irregularly. Although units are sequenced and reinforce previous learning, each can stand on its own. Within each unit, content is organized into self-contained twopage modules so that each lesson can be completed in a single class.