Professional language training - course formats
Language lessons and courses for professionals
Language Services Direct provides bespoke language training for professionals in a variety of formats, all of which can be combined or adapted to suit your specific learning needs.
Training can be taken in any language and is delivered by well-qualified, native-speaking trainers, experienced in teaching adult learners and business people. The core training formats we offer are:
Flexible individual training
- one-to-one, highly personalised lessons
- one or more 90-minute lessons per week
- arranged on a flexible basis at times suited to the learner’s schedule
- booked on a modular basis for agreed number of hours (minimum 15)
- lessons usually take place at the learner’s office
- course content is tailored to the specific requirements of the learner, and continuously reviewed
Group training
- up to six people from the same company per group
- one or more 90-minute lessons per week
- at fixed times each week or scheduled on a flexible basis to suit the group members’ availability
- booked either on a modular basis (e.g. 40 hours) or for an agreed period of time (e.g. 6 months)
- lessons usually take place at the learners’ office
- course content is tailored to the requirements of the group, and continuously reviewed
Intensive courses
- a 30-hour week of intensive language training and supervised self-study
- usually takes place on a one-to-one basis, although groups of up to six can be accommodated
- includes lunch with trainers to practise conversational skills in an informal context
- usually takes place off-site, at Language Services Direct’s office near London Bridge
- course content is tailored to suit the requirements of the learner, and reviewed on a daily basis
Language clubs
- for groups of up to 10 people from the same company
- designed for learners for whom the target language is not an essential business requirement
- typically, one 90-minute or 2-hour lesson per week
- arranged at a fixed time each week, usually outside core working hours
- course duration agreed in advance for a set number of hours/weeks
- lesson content is agreed in advance and then followed for the duration of the course
Blended learning
- e-learning, telephone and online training options are also available and can be blended with face-to-face training