Financial English
ICFE preparation course
Our course in Financial English has been developed to provide students with the terminology and language resources to survive in both the real world of Financial English and in the Cambridge International Certificate in Financial English (ICFE) examination. The course structure is topic based and focuses on functional language skills within that topic. All four areas of language learning (reading, writing, listening and speaking) are practised and developed over the course, with particular reference to the skills required for the ICFE examination.
The following topics will be included on the course:
- Accounting
- Auditing
- Banking
- Bankrupcy and insolvency
- Budgetary processes
- Company financial strategy
- Debt recovery and credit policy
- Economic conditions and forecasts
- Financial reporting
- Foreign exchange and currency
- Investment banking
- Insurance
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Pricing and purchasing
- Raising capital
- Risk assessment and analysis
- Taxation
- The Stock Market
Students
Due to the challenging nature of the vocabulary and tasks, this course has been designed for students able to study at a *C1 (advanced) level of English or above. Students should also have some background or interest in finance, either as a student or a professional.
Note: *If you are below C1, try our BEC Vantage course for a firm foundation in Business English first.
The Way We Teach
Our teachers are experienced instructors in English for specific purposes. The course materials are taught in a communicative style that is fun, but hard work and continually requires student interaction and participation.