ILI

The International Language Institute of Massachusetts (ILI) promotes intercultural understanding and diverse communities by providing high-quality language instruction and teacher training.

Workplace Language Programs in Northampton, USA

Workplace Language Programs in Northampton, USA

Introduction

ILI designs and delivers customized language programs for the workplace. Whether you’re an employer or employee seeking classes in Spanish, Portuguese, English, or other language, we’re ready to create and teach online, onsite at your workplace, or on campus in Northampton, Massachusetts.

We teach the best languages for business: Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Our English for the workplace programs include conversation, interview, and writing courses, all of which incorporate cultural components essential to international business and education. Our Spanish for the workplace and Portuguese for the workplace include the essential language skills to understand and be understood in the fields of health care, law enforcement, food service, finance, real estate, and more.

Who are these courses for?

Our bespoke language programs are for businesses and individuals that need English, Portuguese, or Spanish for the workplace.  Ideal for individuals, small companies, and large firms, our classes teach the best languages for business. No matter your needs, we can create a language solution.

Successful students in our classes practice, speak, and participate a LOT! Activities are geared toward energetic and meaningful engagement about topics and situations of your choice. Instead of just passively memorizing grammar rules, participants actively use specific communication skills based on real-world contexts relevant to work and school.  As a participant, you can put your English, Portuguese, or Spanish lessons into practice on a daily, weekly, and lifelong basis.

Bringing decades of experience, our career instructors love to teach languages. We’re dedicated to providing educational opportunities to language learners around the world, regardless of race, religion, gender identification, physical and mental abilities, economic standing, documentation status, and educational levels. 

Language Training Courses for Businesses

We design and deliver customized corporate language training in Spanish, Portuguese, English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and business writing, as well as other languages and communication skills. We teach English for the workplace, Spanish for the workplace, Portuguese for the workplace–in other words, the best languages for business.

Whether you’re a start-up or an established firm, we can take care of your workplace language needs with our Language Training Courses for Businesses. 

Sign up for a customized language program in English, Spanish, or Portuguese with Heather today or reach out and tell us how we can help you.

Whether English, Spanish, Portuguese, or other language, our language training programs incorporate the four skills areas: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Lower level language courses emphasize basic comprehension of text and speech and communication with coworkers and clients. Higher level classes incorporate more challenging activities and authentic materials (audio, articles, dialogues, etc) to improve verbal fluency, grammatical accuracy, and workplace communication skills. No matter the size or scope of your mission, our customized language programs can be tailored to fit the needs of your team.

If you’re in New England, we can bring you corporate language training programs online, onsite at your place of business, or in-person at our school in Northampton. For businesses around the globe, we offer live classes online to help you teach the short-term or long-term goals of your organization. 

Workplace Training Fund

In Massachusetts financial assistance is available to employers who provide language instruction in their workplaces.  ILI is an approved provider for the Workplace Training Fund, which provides reimbursement for up to 50% of the cost of language instruction.  Whether you’re interested in English for the workplace, Spanish for the workplace, or Portuguese for the workplace, contact Heather with any questions about customized language programs.

Academic & Business English programs

Whether you’re aiming for a big promotion at work or admission to a top university, we’re here to help you with your English. We can teach how to break the ice at professional networking events, draft reports for your international firm, or deliver dynamic presentations in an Ivy League classroom. 

  • Online English Conversation Class, with beginning level options available. This two-week customized language program gives you useful vocabulary, common expressions, and conversation techniques to speak a LOT of English. Topics include travel, business, education, art, food, family, current events–whatever you want!  
  • Job and College English Interview Class. This two-week customized language program trains you in how to succeed during the job interview process, from the first email to final handshake. You’ll analyze competency-based interview questions, create STAR answers, and practice speaking A LOT. 
  • Academic and Business English Writing. This two-week customized language program  trains you in how to write effectively for school and work, from the first brainstorm to the final proofread. You’ll analyze example texts, craft paragraphs and essays, and practice writing A LOT. 

Every customized language program provides more than just student-centered academic and business English training. Our English classes also incorporate cultural components to help you meet the expectations of professional and academic culture in the U.S., Canada, Australia., and other English speaking countries. 

The style and substance of communication among coworkers, colleagues, and companies may differ from that of your own country. By understanding the culture of professional environments in English, you can better adapt, collaborate, and succeed. 

For a more intensive experience, Intensive English Program (IEP) online and on campus with the University Pathways Track consists of 21 hours a week and runs in 4-week monthly sessions. The IEP incorporates speaking, writing, reading, and listening lessons useful for both general English learners and academic and business English students.

Sign up with Macey for a customized language program in English or reach out and tell us how we can help you.

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