www.eurobusinesslanguageskills.netwww.eurobusinesslanguageskills.net

The portal that offers you the opportunity to:• acquire new knowledge and improve your proficiency and

communication skills in Business Language Business Language for English, French, Italian and Spanish;

• learn more through the Business Culture ModulesBusiness Culture Modules about the economic and social environments of 10 European countries (France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and the United Kingdom);

• boost your / your employees’ career through a module on

Personal Development and On-line Study MotivationPersonal Development and On-line Study Motivation.

The ELSTI project has been carried out with the support of the European community. The content of the project does not necessarily reflect the position of the European Community or the Romanian National Agency for Community Programmes in the Field of Education and Vocational. Training , nor does it involve any responsibility on their part.

www.eurobusinesslanguageskills.net Portal PortalThe portal is available in 9 languages.

Choose the course you are interested in and click on ‘Subscribe to the course’

Click on the courses icon to view the list of

available courses

Use your login data to go to your

personal homepage.

Subscribing to the courses

Scroll down to select the portal language.

Go to this section to check on your progress.

www.eurobusinesslanguageskills.net Log in areaLog in area

Link to the language training section

package.

Link to Accompanying Materials

Tools for communication among users

Grammar presentations and practice materials

ELS Business Language ELS Business Language Training PackageTraining Package

The ELSTI project has been carried out with the support of the European community. The content of the project does not necessarily reflect the position of the European Community or the Romanian National Agency for Community Programmes in the Field of Education and Vocational. Training , nor does it involve any responsibility on their part.

ELS Business Language ELS Business Language Training Training PackagePackage

two levels: two levels: Basic User and Independent UserBasic User and Independent User4 target languages4 target languages

EnglishEnglish ItalianItalian

FrenchFrench SpanishSpanish

www.eurobusinesslanguageskills.net Choose your business training languageChoose your business training language

Users can choose from any of the 4 languages in which the

course is available.

Users can resume from the previously accessed materials.

Users can add notes personalise their learning.

Users can choose any unit to work on.

Users get immediate feedback on their work.

Change slide

The chosen level is highlighted in red.

The chosen unit is highlighted in red.

The course has 2 levels: Basic user and Independent user.

The 2 Course Levels

Course StructureCourse Structure

Each language course has 10 units for each Each language course has 10 units for each level covering the following sections:level covering the following sections:

– In the Office– On the telephone– Correspondence– Internet– Grammar– Culture

and 4 types of follow-up activities :and 4 types of follow-up activities :•DialogueDialogue•PracticePractice•GameGame•SimulationSimulation

The 6 sections of each unit, with chosen section highlighted in red.

The 4 follow-up activities, with chosen activity highlighted in red.

Structure of each unitStructure of each unit

The instructions for each activity

are in the field on the left.

The Activity the user is in is

highlighted in red

These buttons allow the user to reset or check the activity

““The Practice” Activity in “The Office” SectionThe Practice” Activity in “The Office” Section

The section the user is in is

highlighted in red

Buttons for the sound

option (play / stop / pause)

Words highlighted in blue link

automatically to the grammar

notes.

Words highlighted in red link

automatically to the unit glossary

This button allows the user to listen to the dialogue again

The “Dialogue” in “The Office” SectionThe “Dialogue” in “The Office” Section

Double click on the grammar form in blue and a pop up

window will guide you to the grammar section.

““Dialogue” in “The Office” Section: GrammarDialogue” in “The Office” Section: Grammar

Pop up window

The corresponding Grammar section will provide explanations and

examples.

1

2

3

Words highlighted in red link automatically to the Glossary

section.

““Dialogue” in “The Office” Section: VocabularyDialogue” in “The Office” Section: Vocabulary

Pop up windowwith explanation

After each practice section the users can check After each practice section the users can check their answers.their answers.

% of correct

answers

Press “Solutions” to see the correct

answers.

Press “Reset” to do the activity again.

Sample activity: vocabulary game – ‘drag and drop’

““Simulation” – Writing Simulation” – Writing ““Correspondence” SectionCorrespondence” Section

Press this link to send your writing task to the tutor for

feedback.

Instructions for the writing task.

““Culture” Section: InputCulture” Section: Input

Relevant input for the activities based on Business Culture.

““Culture” Section: Practice 1Culture” Section: Practice 1

Practice activity on the Culture input section

““Culture” Section: Practice 2Culture” Section: Practice 2

Vocabulary (‘drag and drop’) game based on input

information

Each game has a time limit.

To access the To access the ELS PORTAL, you ELS PORTAL, you must first subscribe to the must first subscribe to the course/s of your choice by course/s of your choice by clicking on “Courses” on the right clicking on “Courses” on the right of your own personal homepage of your own personal homepage (once you have registered and (once you have registered and logged on to the portal).logged on to the portal).

For further information, For further information, please see the “User Guide” please see the “User Guide”

available on your own available on your own personal homepage (once personal homepage (once you have registered and you have registered and logged on to the portal).logged on to the portal).

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