Success with Business C1 Higher - Softcover

John Hughes; Paul Dummett; Helen Stephenson; Rolf Cook; Mara Pedretti

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147377246X ISBN 13: 9781473772465

Publisher: Heinle ELT, 2019

Synopsis

BEC (Business English Certificate) is an internationally recognised business qualification which demonstrates an ability to use English in professional contexts. As a Cambridge English examination, it is used as a suitable entry requirement by academic institutions and for recruitment by international companies. Now in a new edition, Success with BEC provides a complete preparation for the BEC exams. It is also an ideal focus for in-company training courses and for business people and students wishing to improve their English and job prospects. The course covers the three levels of the exam: * BEC Preliminary * BEC Vantage * BEC Higher

About this title

About the Author:

John Hughes has worked in ELT for twenty years as a teacher, teacher trainer and director of studies. Currently, he runs training courses, both face-to-face and online. He is also an author with over 20 ELT books. His books for Cengage Learning and National Geographic Learning include Spotlight on FCE, Practical Grammar, Total Business and the new six-level National Geographic course for adult learners called Life.

Paul Dummett is a teacher and writer based in Oxford, UK, where he ran his own school teaching English to professionals from 1996 to 2006. He currently teaches refugee children in Palestine and Jordan with The Hands Up project. His main interests are the use of images and narrative in language teaching and how these can aid deeper learning and memory. Seeking out writing projects that explore these interests he has found a natural home at National Geographic Learning, co-authoring titles such as Life and Keynote and acting as a Course Consultant for Look, a seven-level primary series. He enjoys travel, exercise and live music/spoken word performance.

Helen Stephenson first taught business English in the 1980s. She has written in-house training courses and a course for upper-secondary students. She teaches at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.

Rolf Cook is a native of the UK, but has lived in Italy since the early 90s. He has 20 years' experience in teaching English as a foreign language and runs training sessions on teaching techniques. Rolf is also a translator, and teaches translation at university level.

Mara Pedretti lives in Italy and has been an English language teacher since 1995. She is a freelance teacher training in creative teaching and effective communication. She teaches EFL at university level and Business English in companies. She is also an ELT consultant for an Italian publisher.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinle ELT
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 147377246X
• ISBN 13: 9781473772465
• Binding: Perfect Paperback