The portal that offers you the opportunity to: Business Language acquire new knowledge and improve your proficiency and communication skills in Business Language for English, French, Italian and Spanish; Business Culture Modules learn more through the Business Culture Modules about the economic and social environments of 10 European countries (France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and the United Kingdom); Personal Development and On-line Study Motivation boost your / your employees career through a module on Personal Development and On-line Study Motivation. The ELSTI project has been carried out with the support of the European community. The content of the project does not necessarily reflect the position of the European Community or the Romanian National Agency for Community Programmes in the Field of Education and Vocational. Training, nor does it involve any responsibility on their part.

Portal The portal is available in 9 languages.

Choose the course you are interested in and click on Subscribe to the course Click on the courses icon to view the list of available courses Use your login data to go to your personal homepage. Subscribing to the courses Scroll down to select the portal language. Go to this section to check on your progress.

Log in area Link to the language training section package. Link to Accompanying Materials Tools for communication among users Grammar presentations and practice materials

ELS Business Language Training Package The ELSTI project has been carried out with the support of the European community. The content of the project does not necessarily reflect the position of the European Community or the Romanian National Agency for Community Programmes in the Field of Education and Vocational. Training, nor does it involve any responsibility on their part.

ELS Business Language Training Package two levels: Basic User and Independent User 4 target languages EnglishItalian EnglishItalian FrenchSpanish FrenchSpanish

Choose your business training language Users can choose from any of the 4 languages in which the course is available. Users can resume from the previously accessed materials. Users can add notes personalise their learning. Users can choose any unit to work on. Users get immediate feedback on their work.

Change slide The chosen level is highlighted in red. The chosen unit is highlighted in red. The course has 2 levels: Basic user and Independent user. The 2 Course Levels

Course Structure Each language course has 10 units for each level covering the following sections: –In the Office –On the telephone –Correspondence –Internet –Grammar –Culture and 4 types of follow-up activities : DialogueDialogue PracticePractice GameGame SimulationSimulation

The 6 sections of each unit, with chosen section highlighted in red. The 4 follow-up activities, with chosen activity highlighted in red. Structure of each unit

The instructions for each activity are in the field on the left. The Activity the user is in is highlighted in red These buttons allow the user to reset or check the activity The Practice Activity in The Office Section The section the user is in is highlighted in red

Buttons for the sound option (play / stop / pause) Words highlighted in blue link automatically to the grammar notes. Words highlighted in red link automatically to the unit glossary This button allows the user to listen to the dialogue again The Dialogue in The Office Section

Double click on the grammar form in blue and a pop up window will guide you to the grammar section. Dialogue in The Office Section: Grammar Pop up window The corresponding Grammar section will provide explanations and examples

Words highlighted in red link automatically to the Glossary section. Dialogue in The Office Section: Vocabulary Pop up window with explanation

After each practice section the users can check their answers. % of correct answers Press Solutions to see the correct answers. Press Reset to do the activity again. Sample activity: vocabulary game –drag and drop

Simulation – Writing Correspondence Section Press this link to send your writing task to the tutor for feedback. Instructions for the writing task.

Culture Section: Input Relevant input for the activities based on Business Culture.

Culture Section: Practice 1 Practice activity on the Culture input section

Culture Section: Practice 2 Vocabulary (drag and drop) game based on input information Each game has a time limit.

To access the ELS PORTAL, you must first subscribe to the course/s of your choice by clicking on Courses on the right of your own personal homepage (once you have registered and logged on to the portal).

For further information, please see the User Guide available on your own personal homepage (once you have registered and logged on to the portal).

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