English for Specific Purposes

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What is the course about?

We offer a range of courses which combine a focus on specialist vocabulary relevant for participants’ specific jobs with skills training. Specialist areas include Energy English (Oil, Gas and Energy Industries), Financial English, Human Resources English, Legal English, Maritime English, Political English, Purchasing English, Sales English, Technical English and Trade Union and European Works Council (EWC) English. Our ESP courses combine one-to-one training dedicated to a participant’s specialist terminology with group work and the development of professional and intercultural communication skills, putting the specialist vocabulary into practice. All our ESP courses are also available as closed group courses on demand.

Frequently Asked Questions

Working professionals looking to develop their English and communication skills

After registration, participants on this course programme will receive:

  1. a pre-course questionnaire to fill out which will help us to learn more about your background and your learning objectives
  2. information about York to help you prepare for your time with us here in the historic city of York

At the end of the course, you will:

  • improve your communication skills at work
  • improve your spoken confidence and fluency
  • develop vocabulary connected to your industry and/or job

Book some optional online individual training sessions to consolidate what you have learnt with us during your course in York
If you are from a country outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you will need a visa. Students from certain countries do not need to apply for a visa before arriving in the UK. You can check if you need to apply for a visa on the UK Visas and Immigration website.
We can recommend a few accommodation options. Find out about them on our accommodation page.
If you need to cancel or defer your course:
  • We understand that your plans may change quickly during this unprecedented time. If you need to defer your course, we will not charge any fees on tuition, as long as you notify us by 16:00hrs on the Friday before your course begins. We will defer your course and any fees paid for up to 12 months from your original start date.  If you need to cancel your course and are unable to defer to a later date, we regret we will not be able to refund your fees unless you have given us a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice of cancellation.
  • If we have arranged homestay accommodation for you, we will not charge any cancellation fees if you notify us at least 48 hours before you are due to arrive. If you notify us with less than 48 hours’ notice, you will need to pay for three nights’ accommodation
  • If we have arranged hotel or self-catering accommodation for you, the cancellation conditions will vary according to the type and location of the accommodation, and we will confirm them to you individually when we send your accommodation details
  • If you need to leave your course early for any reason, we may be able to offer the following options:
    • You may continue your course online using a combination of virtual lessons with your trainer and self-study
    • In some cases, particularly where the total course duration exceeds four weeks, we may decide to cancel your programme and refund your course fees for any unused weeks
    • In other cases, we will issue a voucher for any unused complete weeks, for you to return to York Associates at a later date
  • If you need to leave your accommodation early, we will require a minimum of 3 days’ notice. After this, all accommodation fees will be refunded to you

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Fast Facts

Start date(s)
Max. group size
6
Min. age
21
Minimum CEF level
Starting from B1
Course materials
Included
In York Course Formats
Price
15 group hours + 5 individual hours
£600
15 group + 5 individual hours
£950
15 group + 10 individual hours
£1300
15 group + 15 individual hours
£1650
Booking fee
£60

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