Our clients feel safe in the hands of experts in language teaching and learning as we are a unit within the Humanities, Arts and Languages Department of London Metropolitan University.
Working With Multi-Lingual Professionals
The languages spoken in the ELS team include: French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, German, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese and Japanese.
Many of our team have written books and regularly present at conferences. Some of the publications include:
- French:
Cécile Tschirhart and Dounia Bissar, Helen Phillips co-wrote "Foundations", published by Palgrave Macmillan. They regularly speak at conferences in their specialized field of independent learning. Cécile also manages our e-learning programme including the e-pack, Spanish at Key Stage 2 for the DfES and English on-line for the French market.
Monique Jones is the author of "Get By in Business French" (BBC).
- Spanish:
Almudena Sánchez is a co-author of "Sueñas 2" a Spanish course for Intermediate learners, (BBC).
- Italian:
Caterina Varchetta is co-author of "Foundations" Italian (Palgrave).
Tutors who teach our business clients
- ELS only employs teaching staff who meet the rigorous recruitment criteria expected of a university. Tutors are employed on part-time lecturer contracts and teach on a range of language courses including the University's Open Language Programme.
- All tutors are degree-qualified with specific language teaching qualifications and at least four years' experience in teaching in the corporate sector.
- We work very closely with our team of tutors to get regular feedback on the client's progress, to discuss issues and ensure courses match client's expectations.
It is university policy that tutors are observed and this is carried out during our programmes.
For more information and quotes please contact:
Luli Velez
Commercial Languages Consultant
The Learning Centre - LC1-05b
l.velez@londonmet.ac.uk
Tel: 0207 133 2482
