English for Banking & Finance

Why is it worth joining us for an English language course for Banking and Finance?

English is the main communication tool in today’s world of Banking and Finance, the ability to communicate with confidence and effectively is essential. English for Banking is an essential course designed to meet the demands of the Banking Sector, so as to make communication clear and concise.

As specialists in the field of Business English and English for Banking, we know how important it is for you to have exceptional English skills in the fast-paced world of banking.  

Our task, as expert English Language trainers and consultants working in partnership with you, is to design and deliver a tailor made course so that you can become a proficient communicator in English.

The English for Banking training courses that we provide are carefully designed to develop proficiency in a number of areas, including specialist vocabulary and terminology for this sector, spoken and written communication skills and cross-cultural training. The needs analysis which we carry out, enables us to pinpoint the desired objectives of the programme and so provide us with the essential information necessary to devise the perfect Learn English for Banking educational package for you.

Our Programs for Banking and Finance

We offer flexible English for Banking Courses. The client should ideally have an intermediate level of English which we will assess through our placement test and initial oral assessment.

English for Banking Programme (1) – Upper Intermediate to Advanced

This course looks to primarily develop those who already have a good grasp of financial terminology in English and help them get to grips with the nuances of the language and how to use them at a high level effectively, enabling positive outcomes.

What you will learn during our specialised English course for banking and finance

Key topics covered during the course are:

• Capital Markets
• Investments
• Cross-Cultural Business formalities
• A comparison of today’s banking institutions
• Recent changes in the financial service industry
• The role of ethics and professionalism in the banking sector
• Banking trends in developing and developed countries
• Developing the understanding of nuance: focusing on tone, stress and intonation to improve your ability to interpret and present language more accurately
• Meetings: Negotiating and making presentations
• Reading for detail and nuance, enabling you to fully understand not just the information that you read but also the tone in which it is written.
• Accent reduction 

English for Banking Programme – Pre Intermediate to Upper Intermediate

This programme involves primarily developing your knowledge of important terminology in English, as well as your ability to communicate successfully in your professional role.

What will you learn during our specialised English course for banking and finance

Key areas covered by the course are:

• Personal and corporate banking
• An overview of the banking industry
• The European Central Bank
• Profitable banks and mergers
• International banking: currency markets and the role of foreign trade
• World economics and investment projects
• Interpreting data
• Listening for gist and detail
• Meetings: negotiating and giving presentations
• Reducing your accent
• Developing independent learning outside the classroom 

English for Banking Programme (2) – Upper Intermediate to Advanced

As the world of banking and finance is 24/7, our Learn English for Banking course is popular for busy bankers nationally and internationally.

This Intensive English for Banking course aims to develop your confidence and ability to communicate effectively in English in your profession. The course is taught by one of our expert Language Trainers.

What you will learn during our specialised English course for banking and finance

Key areas covered by the course are:

• Introduction to and development of financial terminology
• Commercial Banking: banking procedures and roles, competition, marketing and risk management.
• A comparison of today’s banking institutions
• Forex currency dealing
• Company finance: budgeting, financial reporting and strategy, loans and credits, security and leverage.
• Working Capital Management: Talking about sales, loss and profit.
• Capital Markets and Investments: trading, stocks and shares
• Acquisitions and Mergers
• Discussing changes in the financial service industry
• Debating banking trends in developing and developed countries
• Defining the role of ethics and professionalism in the banking industry today
• Describing diagrams, graphs and trends.
• Meetings: negotiating and discussing
• Giving presentations
• Writing emails
• Interpreting data
• Reducing your accent to be able to communicate more effectively
• Improving listening skills for gist and detail
• Enhancing reading skills for general or detailed comprehension
• Developing awareness of Cross-Cultural Business formalities