LANGUAGE CLASSES
Learn, Improve, Practice a Foreign Language

Advanced English
Intro to Literature

Instructor: Helen Maybury
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Venue: Falls Church, VA
Dates: Wednesdays
Level: Advanced
Fee: Free
Registration: Contact WBFN Office

French Classes
Intermediate French

Instructor: Catherine Gouarne
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Venue: Bethesda, MD
Dates: Thursdays
Level: Intemediate
Fee: Free
Registration: Contact the WBFN Office

French Classes
Advanced French Conversation

Instructor: Brigitte Juhel
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Venue: Bethesda, MD
Dates: Tuesdays
Level: Advanced
Fee: Free
Registration: Contact the WBFN Office

Read a play or a novel by a French author to discuss during our meetings.

Spanish Classes
Advanced Spanish Conversation

Instructor: Isabel Moreno
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Venue: Virginia
Dates: Fridays
Level: Advanced
Fee: Free
Registration: Contact the WBFN Office

English Classes
Speak, Listen, Read, Write

Dates: Mondays & Wednesdays, February 1 - April 26, 2010
(No class: Feb. 15, 24, Mar. 29, 31, Apr. 5)
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Venue: The World Bank
Instructors: Certified teachers of ESOL (English for Speakers Other Languages)
Level: Students will be assessed and placed according to English language level. (Returning students may not be asked to come for an interview)
Registration Deadline: January 20th
Assessment: January 26 (Tue)
Fees: $200 for members & $220 for non members, course fee + materials and/or course book fee (approx. $10-35)
Class size: up to 12 students

The classes will focus on the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Grammar is included within the teaching of these four skills. Classes will be offered at three levels based on demand.

Places will be on a first come first serve basis, however, priority will be given to newcomers. The date and time of the interview to assess your English language level will be confirmed by email on receipt of your registration form and course fee payment (the course book/materials fee is payable on the first day of class). We will let you know by January 22 whether we can offer you a space in the appropriate class. Should you need to cancel, your payment will be refunded, provided you inform WBFN at least 5 days before the start of the course.

Note: If there are insufficient registrations, classes will be cancelled 4 days prior to the start date of the class.

Business English
Communication

Instructor: Frank Sterrett
Class Dates: Wednesdays, Starting October 14- December 9, 2009
Time: 9:30am-12:30pm
Venue: The World Bank
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Registration Deadline: September 11
Assessment: September 16 (Wed)
Fee: $120 for members and $140 for non members + materials and/or course book
Class Size: limited to 12 persons

Learn to communicate in a US business setting – business norms, and language. It can be very different from your country of origin. This course will provide an opportunity to develop listening and speaking skills that mesh with US business customs in five key areas of business communications:

• cultural diversity and socializing
• using the telephone
• presenting information
• participating in meetings
• negotiation 

If you are considering employment, or are already employed in a US organization, this course will help you master the basics of business communications.

Note: Admission is contingent on satisfactory completion of assesment condected by the instructor.

Business English
Presentations

Instructor: Frank Sterrett
Class Dates: Wednesdays, Starting February 3 - April 7, 2010
Time: 9:30am-12:30pm
Venue: The World Bank
Level: Advanced
Registration Deadline: January 20, 2010
Fee: $120 for members and $140 for non members + materials and/or course book
Class Size: limited to 12 persons

Learn how to make a business presentation in English! This 24 hour course covers such essentials as presentation structure, creating audience rapport, visual aids, voice skills such as articulation and intonation, techniques for keeping audience attention, and key business terms. Participants will make numerous individual and group presentations, engage in culturally significant business exercises and learn the art of presenting with impact. In this course the value of team effort is introduced as preparation for the course that follows on business negotiations. This course is essential for anyone who currently works in a US business environment or would like to do so.

Note: Admission is contingent on satisfactory completion of basic Business Communication course [or equivalent] and assessment.

Business English
Cross-cultural Business Negotiations

Instructor: Frank Sterrett
Class Dates: TBA
Time: 9:30am-12:30pm
Venue: The World Bank
Level: Advanced
Registration Deadline:
Assessment: TBA
Fee: $120 for members and $140 for non members + materials and/or course book
Class Size: limited to 12 persons

If you are considering employment [or are already employed] in a US organization that operates internationally or you just want to sharpen your ability to think on your feet in English, this 18-hour course will be very helpful to you.

The way people negotiate in a US business setting can be very different from your country of origin both in terms of business norms and processes as well as the language required. This course will provide an opportunity to develop and apply business negotiation skills that mesh with US business customs while maintaining sensitivity to cross cultural issues.

The goal is to develop communicative competence in a business negotiations  setting. The classes are organized as workshops around progressively more complex cases and students will actually engage in negotiations using a negotiation worksheet and a position presentation worksheet.

Admission is contingent upon satisfactory completion of WBFN’s Communicating in Business and Business Presentations courses [or equivalent], advanced English reading and speaking skills, and permission of the instructor.