College of Language and Communication  Alexandria

Secretarial Work Course

The course aims at helping personal assistants and secretaries to develop fluency and confidence in using English in secretarial work contexts. During the course, learners develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in English by being given the opportunity to learn specialized vocabulary and expressions, activate passive vocabulary and the accurate pronunciation of specialized terms, which enables learners to carry out professional activities using the English language. Through three weeks of twenty seven hours of practical input, learners communicate in English more effectively and confidently on the telephone and overall, correspond in emails, faxes and letters, write memos and reports using appropriate style and register, making arrangements and preparing schedules (e.g. for meetings and conferences) in English.Duration: 3 weeks (27 total number of hours)