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A little history about us, the Bilingual Education Institute (BEI) has been providing English and foreign language classes in Houston since 1982. BEI is Houston’s top accredited language training center. Our Total Activity Approach uses pair or group-work activities, role-plays, problem-solving exercises and so on, to encourage a high level of student participation. Classes can be held at your location or at the main BEI campus in midtown Houston.
Our Language classes are generally two hours in length and can take place during the work day or after hours until 9:00pm. Saturday classes are also available from 9:00am-12:00pm. In addition, the course would focus strongly on real-life communication in business settings and can be customized to be industry specific. Instruction will consist of Business Writing and Conversation, Business and Workplace Vocabulary, with a strong focus on professional English skills. There is also a built in Accent Reduction component to the course curriculum. The course may be designed to meet and individual’s needs or a group setting, while offering you the flexibility to select what is best for your employees.
When you finish this course, you will be able to: Communicate with your colleagues and supervisors in a new language Improve your basic working knowledge of a language Recognize and be prepared for real-life communication Strengthen your business relationships through improved written and spoken communication Develop flexibility in your communication style and techniques Convey credibility in a business/workplace environment
What You Will Cover: An accelerated curriculum to accommodate your work schedule Applying your language skills to the workplace Real-life situations and workplace samples Vocabulary and language structure unique to your field We look forward to assisting your company in the provision of language classes for your staff, as part of your ongoing training and development initiative.
Flexible Scheduling: Classes may be scheduled Mondays-Fridays during operating hours from 8:00am-9:00pm and Saturdays from 9:00am-12:00pm Minimum of two hours/session (55 minutes of instruction each hour)
Flexible Locations: (Option I): Bilingual Education Institute 6060 Richmond, Suite 180 Houston, TX 77057 (Option 2); At a location of student’s choice or Corporate location (if further than seven (7) miles from BEI, a $0.75/mile fee to and from BEI would apply)
Suggested course lengths: 20 Hours 60 hours 100 hours All Private and Group classes require the minimum purchase of 20 hours. Also, depending on the proficiency level desired, we suggest a program of a minimum of 100 hours for beginners.
Books and Materials are level dependant For group classes, a maximum of 10 students/class may be registered. $75.00 Registration fee for all new enrollees (non-refundable)
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