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A 6-week
Course
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To advance to a senior position?
To stand out from the competition and get a good job with a good salary?
To work with international clients on global projects?
To read professional books in English?
To be ready for new projects that require English, whenever they may come?
To create a perfect CV, revamp your LinkedIn profile, pass an interview, and land that dream job!
Be able to best present your achievements, discuss projects, and navigate everyday tasks in English
Be able to work across cultures, communicate with your international customers and teammates
Boost your vocabulary and fix most common grammar and pronunciation mistakes
Prepare for a job or customer interview and impress the employer
Video lessons in English, with lessons from native speakers
More advanced vocabulary and grammar for work in IT
At least 10 minutes of speaking practice in every lesson
You will have your own account with access to all materials;
25+ video and audio lessons, with both recorded lessons and live classes;
Regular practice;
Private chat with other students and mentors;
Personal mentor to guide you through the material;
Private community network with mentors and additional bonuses accessible even after completing the course.
Topics:
Vocabulary
Modern idioms, collocations, and other words relevant to the module
Grammar
Gerunds vs infinitives
Soft skills focus
People skills: more important than you may think
Pronunciation
Technology-related words
Speaking
Describe the tech stack you used in a project
Outcomes:
• Know how to describe the peculiarities, the pros and cons of a particular tech stack;
• Know how to justify your choice of stack;
• Be able to use common phrases to give feedback, ask questions, check-in, etc.
• Avoid the most common mistakes when using gerunds and infinitives.
Topics:
Vocabulary
Modern idioms, collocations, and other words relevant to the module
Grammar
Articles: the, a/an
Soft skills focus
Marketing yourself
Pronunciation
Change the stress - change the meaning
Speaking
Pitching yourself
Outcomes:
• Know how to sell your skills to get the attention of an employer or client;
• Know some helpful expressions to describe your qualifications;
• Debug your usage of articles.
Topics:
Vocabulary
Modern idioms, collocations, and other words relevant to the module
Grammar
Modals, with present tense
Soft skills focus
How to be a good team player
Pronunciation
Commonly mispronounced adjectives
Speaking
Making offers, suggestions, and requests
Outcomes:
• Have general knowledge of soft skills and how to use them;
• Know how to avoid conflicts and misunderstandings;
• Be able to negotiate and make requests, suggestions, etc.
Topics:
Vocabulary
Embedded questions
Grammar
Embedded questions
Soft skills focus
Productivity hacks and the Pomodoro technique
Pronunciation
Internet terms
Speaking
Comment on a Jira ticket
Outcomes:
• Know how to write correct and concise comments on GitHub and Jira;
• Be able to point out mistakes and make requests.
Topics:
Vocabulary
Modern idioms, collocations, and other words relevant to the module
Grammar
First and second conditionals
Soft skills focus:
How to lead meetings and negotiations
Pronunciation:
Problematic and difficult sounds in English (“th")
Writing:
Two emails: 1. Invitation to a kick-off meeting; 2. Follow-up after a kick-off meeting
Outcomes:
• Know useful common phrases for calls and meetings;
• Improved pronunciation;
• Have useful templates and phrases for business emails.
Topics:
Vocabulary
Modern idioms, collocations, and other words relevant to the module
Grammar
Third conditional
Soft skills focus
Creating a solid Upwork profile
Pronunciation
Commonly-mispronounced words
Writing
Describing your previous job experience
Outcomes:
• Have a professional profile on Upwork;
• Know how to describe your work experience;
• Know how to discuss and negotiate the terms and conditions of your work.
Buy any course and you will join a community of 1k+ tech professionals. Also, you will get access to our free perks (=benefits):
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A FREE webinar once a month
2
A PRIVATE chat with activities and extra tasks
3
COMMUNITY support and
networking
Anna Gandrabura
Founded English For IT™ in 2012
14 years of English-teaching experience, plus 8 years in IT
Works with leading US and European IT companies (EIS Group, Provectus, People AI, Grammarly)
Studied Communication and Management at Stanford University
Holds regular workshops and participates in conferences worldwide
Shares English lessons on her popular YouTube channel
Blogs about motivation, mindfulness, fitness and English on her popular Instagram page
Karuna Krishnasamy
Has more than 7 years of experience in the IT industry
Got his start with Microsoft, now works for clients all over the world
Mentors our Lean Coffee Speaking Club at English For IT every Friday
Experienced in cross-cultural communication and working with multicultural teams
Junior
$149
Middle
$269
Finish the course within 8 weeks and book a 15-min 1:1 with Anna Gandrabura
We combine the speed and efficiency of AI-assisted feedback with personal attention from a human mentor.
Senior
$389
Finish the course within 8 weeks and book a 15-min 1:1 with Anna Gandrabura
We combine the speed and efficiency of AI-assisted feedback with personal attention from a human mentor.
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