The GlobalEnglish Corporate Learning Service™ is used by global companies to deliver highly engaging, personalized instruction to develop their employees' business English communication skills. The comprehensive online product addresses the needs of learners at all levels and develops the critical skills required to communicate confidently and effectively in English.

The Corporate Learning Service provides complete support for learners—from assessment, to skill development, to on-the-job performance support. English is taught in the context of relevant business situations, with significant focus on meaningful cultural contexts.

Pre-assessment consists of a placement test and the creation of an individual study plan to ensure learners can efficiently and effectively meet their own learning goals. The core learning system provides improvement in all skill areas. And the productivity tools provide important, reliable performance support when learners need help with English on-the-job.

The GlobalEnglish Placement Test evaluates learners' current English skills and recommends the appropriate starting point within the GlobalEnglish curriculum.

• The 45-minute test assesses learners in grammar, reading, and listening.
• The adaptive format means that learners receive questions that are specifically targeted to their level, resulting in a more efficient and accurate placement.
• In addition to curriculum placement, learners also receive specific feedback about their strengths and weaknesses in each skill area.

Individual Study Plans provide a customized learning path based on learners' needs, current English proficiency, and goals.

• Learners set clear learning objectives for themselves in the areas they identify as relevant.
• The study plan includes detailed recommendations on the best way to achieve the stated goals.
• Learners establish their desired timeframe for study, and the plan is set up to help learners stay on schedule.

Comprehensive courses develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills for learners at all levels, true beginner through advanced.

• The business English courses focus on practical business English, covering global business issues and introducing learners to common business language that they will use in their daily business interactions.
• Personal feedback and progress information help learners track their studies and include suggestions for extra practice, when needed.
• A course progress test at the end of each course assesses understanding and overall mastery of the key learning points from the course.
• An offline study option allows learners to download an assignment and work on it without an Internet connection.

The Business Skills Courses include challenging, topic-based simulations that prepare learners to participate in conversations with business associates.

• The courses focus on common business situations, including negotiations, telephoning, meetings, and business socializing.
• The realistic conversations allow learners to master practical business expressions and understand differences in tone and appropriateness.
• To prepare for the simulation, learners can study the specific phrases and expressions, hear a sample conversation, and complete focused listening and speaking practice activities.

Online conversation classes for all levels—beginner through advanced—are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• The classes offer an exciting opportunity to practice speaking with a teacher and other learners.
• Teachers provide helpful feedback during class and encourage active participation to help learners improve their conversation skills.
• Each 55-minute class is based on a weekly business topic, with open classes available as well for learners to ask specific questions or interact with other learners in a more unstructured environment.

Skill Centers contain additional targeted practice activities to strengthen listening, speaking, pronunciation, and grammar skills.

• The Listening Center provides a variety of activities to help learners practice and improve their listening skills to increase their ability to understand spoken English and participate effectively in conversations.
• The Speaking Center gives learners the opportunity to sharpen their conversation skills for a variety of situations.
• The Pronunciation Center builds learners' confidence and fluency by developing their ability to accurately produce the individual sounds of English and helping them improve their rhythm and intonation.
• The Grammar Center provides a topic index with access to the hundreds of grammar activities from the GlobalEnglish courses.

GlobalEnglish Magazine provides reading practice with authentic material from a variety of worldwide media sources.

• Articles focus on business, world events, and popular culture and can be read at the appropriate level: beginner, intermediate, or advanced.
• Each article includes a discussion question to encourage learners to think critically about the information they've read.
• The magazine features a business word of the day, providing translation, definition, a sample sentence, and audio for a new word or phrase each day.

A translation and text-to-speech feature—available from nearly every page on the site—provides translations and the ability to hear text read aloud.

• Text-to-speech increases learners' comprehension of English while improving listening and reading skills.
• The audio is available in multiple accents, and the two speed settings make the tool valuable for learners at all skill levels.
• The translation feature lets learners instantly find translations for individual words or blocks of text up to 150 words in any of our supported languages.

The GlobalEnglish Productivity Toolbar™ sits in the Internet browser and provides quick access to translation, text-to-speech, and other GlobalEnglish resources.

• Convenient access to important productivity tools makes it easier for learners to use English on the job.
• The toolbar gives learners immediate support for work-related tasks, such as writing emails, producing documents, or preparing for meetings.

The Vocabulary Center allows learners to create and manage their own words lists and access industry and topic specific vocabulary.

• The center provides comprehensive word lists for specific industries and job functions such as banking and finance, IT, pharmaceuticals, accounting, and customer service.
• Learners have access to lists for common everyday topics, such as careers, entertainment, sports, and more.
• Each entry includes a definition, translation, and a sample sentence, and audio is provided for the word or phrase and the sample sentence.
• Learners can build word lists relevant to their own business needs, using the existing lists and adding their own words, as desired.
• Four activities allow learners to practice the new vocabulary, improving retention and the ability to use the new words and phrases in conversation.

The Writing Center provides a variety of resources to help learners write clearly and create effective documents in English.

• Sample documents include some of the most common types of business correspondence and model effective tone, phrasing, and other key elements of clear writing.
• Learners can export sample text to an email application and then customize the text easily and quickly to meet their needs.
• Specific writing guidelines offer direction on writing effective emails, preparing presentations, and handling other important writing tasks.

The Business Situations Index makes it easy for learners to find the GlobalEnglish course activities that focus on the language they need for a specific business situation.

• The comprehensive index is organized by topic, situation, and activity type, with links to activities for learners at all levels.
• Learners can also use the index to go back to certain activities if they feel they need some review.

The Culture Notes provide extensive cultural information to help learners prepare for international business interactions.

• In-depth country reports familiarize learners with key cultural elements of countries important to their business and professional lives.
• The reports provide detailed notes on culture, including characteristics of society, business etiquette, managing customer relationships, and more.
• Topic notes compare and contrast specific customs around the work to help learners navigate the complexities of multinational business.

The Accents and Dialects of English feature exposes learners to accents that are different from their own, helping them interact confidently and effectively with English speakers from around the world.

• Learners improve their ability to understand and recognize various English accents from speakers in over 60 countries.
• Learners improve their listening skills while building cultural awareness about native and non-native speakers of English.
• Written transcripts provide support for listening comprehension

The Geographical Names feature models the correct pronunciation for the names of global business centers and other important cities in English-speaking countries.

• Learners become more familiar with the names of specific cities, counties, and countries, enabling the learner to increase the effectiveness of their daily interactions.
• The place names are spoken by native English speakers, giving users valuable exposure to authentic pronunciation.