MPL Services

Basic service
Short intensive course (1-1 or small group)

Specialist services
Course conference
Seminars overseas

Follow-up
Telephone lessons

Proof-reading services
Research
On-line searches in newspapers and journals


Short intensive course
This course typically lasts one week and is for individual students (1-1) or small groups (2-5). Our students often take two weeks on a formula of 1 plus 1. In other words the first week is separated from the second by a suitable interval. For returning students we can organise shorter courses (2-3 days).

Small groups come from within the client's company. We can organise group courses for subsidiary companies across borders. In that case the groups include different nationalities.

We hold courses on dates which are convenient for you and ourselves.

Organisation
30 hours tuition
Contact time c45 hours (including breaks, lunch & social programme)
Daily timetable: 08.30 - 16.15
Tailor-made programme


Specialist services
Course Conference

We organise course conferences for larger groups of 10-15 participants. The content of these consists of a balanced mix between language support and conference activities.

A typical course conference might include
Study visits
Guest speakers
Language support (communication & comprehension)

Organisation
Timetable according to needs, guests and visits
Language support
Small group sessions for communicative skills
Teachers present at all meetings and visits
Preparation of summaries of meetings and visits

Example: SME support - benchmarking
The course conference included guest speakers from the Department of Trade & Industry, Cambridge University, and professional consultants. Study visits were made to business support agencies and to the St John's Innovation Centre.

Seminars overseas
We can travel to your workplace for particular seminars. A typical seminar would be for 5 - 10 participants. At present we offer

Financial English (5 days)
a seminar for 4-6 students including a role-play centred on an acquisition

Empowerment (1 day)
a seminar on the meaning, use and development of empowerment

Language and culture (2-3 days)
a seminar on cultural behaviour in business, including role-play and case studies

For larger groups we can send two teachers in order to alternate between specialist work and language support.

Follow up
Study programme
We provide a study programme for all students

Telephone lessons
We offer a programme of telephone lessons according to needs

Cambridge examination courses
We can prepare you for examinations such as the First Certificate or Proficiency through telephone lessons and regular exercises.

Proof-reading
We proof -read documents such as business reports, personnel policies and overhead presentations.

Research
We have access to newspapers and business journals on-line. Using our own methods of search and analysis we can prepare a portfolio of materials concerning subjects in business and political economy.