BIBF offers Business English Programmes, which test proficiency of communication in English for international business needs. The BIBF IDBE courses prepare successful students to sit the BIBF International Diploma in Business English Examinations. The BIBF International Diploma in Business English examines reading, writing and listening in business-related situations and covers four levels of competence: IDBE 1(Elementary), IDBE 2 (Pre-intermediate), IDBE 3 (Intermediate) and IDBE 4 (Upper-intermediate). IDBE 4 is a core component of the BIBF Banking Studies Diploma Programme.

• Each Level is a total of 60 hours
• Sessions are 3 hours
• Sessions are held two days a week
• Days are determined based on demand

The BIBF International Diploma in Business English (IDBE) examinations are practical examinations that focus on the application of language in dealing with real-world business situations. There are four IDBE levels; at each level there are reading, speaking, writing and listening skills.

On successful completion of this Stage, participants will be able to:

USE SIMPLE BUSINESS ENGLISH TO:

• Discuss daily routines in Business contexts
• Summarise simple telephone messages
• Practice making arrangements, excuses and giving directions verbally and by e-mail
• Demonstrate simple business - based dialogues
• Explain and solve simple business problems
• Compose short business e-mails
• Express opinion and practice agreeing and disagreeing techniques regarding business matters
• Read and comprehend different business-based texts
• Plan, prepare and demonstrate a short presentation on a business related topic

On successful completion of this Stage, participants will be able to:

USE BUSINESS ENGLISH AT A PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL TO:

• Discuss solutions to different business related problems they might face at work
• Speak/discuss and share ideas about their career prospects
• Exchange information and give opinions on familiar business related topics
• Read and comprehend different business-based texts
• Write business messages using the appropriate business vocabulary
• Compose short formal business correspondence in the accepted formats, on a variety of topics in different sectors of business
• Plan, prepare and demonstrate a short presentation mostly related to business using appropriate business vocabulary

On successful completion of this Stage, participants will be able to:

USE BUSINESS ENGLISH AT AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL TO:

• Participate in discussions, develop negotiation skills & exchange views on modern day issues
• Conduct meetings, discuss improvements & make suggestions related to business matters that are current in today's industry
• Read, comprehend & analyse a wide variety of texts on business related topics
• Plan the structure and choose effective techniques for making short presentations in the workplace
• Compose formal business correspondence in the accepted formats, on a variety of topics in different sectors of business
• Examine descriptions of predicting trends in today's economy
• Plan, prepare and demonstrate a short presentation using appropriate business vocabulary

On successful completion of this Stage, participants will be able to:

USE BUSINESS ENGLISH AT AN UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL TO:

• Comprehend and associate in different business theories
• Compare facts and discriminate between ideas and support opinion regarding a business matter
• Select, order, group, judge and contrast facts related to a business theme
• Discuss, support and conclude on certain business topics
• Create, design and demonstrate advertisements of products
• Communicate with others using phrases of request and offer
• Recommend certain products to customers
• Judge and explain a situation through a formal letter to a client
• Compose different types of formal and semi –formal business correspondence
• Plan, prepare and demonstrate a short presentation using advanced business English vocabulary

BIBF offers the International Diploma in Business English (IDBE) 3 times a year, January – March / April – June / September – December 2013.

To find out more details about IDBE, please visit our website: www.bibf.com or call BIBF infodesk on 17815555 / 17815579 or 178155603 / 17815526

(20 sessions-3-hours per session – 60 hours)

BD 335/- for each level

Mrs. Siddika Sabooni
Business English Consultant
Telephone: +973 1781 5603
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Mrs. Sameera Al Khal
Administration Coordinator
Telephone: +973 1781 5526
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