Onsite Programs - For Foreign Born Professionals
Idioms at Work

Description:
Goal

Participants improve understanding of workplace discussions and conversation by learning common idioms, slang and workplace vocabulary.

Objectives

• Understand idioms in spoken English
• Study the relationship of sports to American business vocabulary
• Learn to use idiom reference dictionaries
• Monitor speech for smooth, idiomatic conversation
• Identify and discuss unfamiliar idioms and vocabulary heard on the job
• Have increased understanding of American humor in meetings

Methodology

Written and verbal exercises, role plays, discussion and impromptu speaking exercises.  Enrollment is limited to 4 - 12 people per class.

Scheduling

This program is offered in one of two formats:

• 20-hour course
• 1-day workshop

What You Learn

General

• Learn to pay attention to unfamiliar idioms at work
• Learn specialized idioms for technical, business, and financial applications
• Acquire techniques for ongoing vocabulary building
• Learn the critical role that military and sports play in generating workplace idioms

Understanding

• Identify and discuss unfamiliar idioms and vocabulary heard on the job
• Interpret shades of meaning in idioms by listening to tone of voice and interpreting context
• Practice asking co-workers for meanings

Practicing

• Practice learning idioms using advertisements, articles and headlines
• Learn and apply appropriate phrasing for common social situations
• Use idioms to express various emotions

Target Audience
Non-native speakers of English.