Learning materials from publishers
Cambridge Financial English course
To help professionals prepare for Cambridge ICFE, Cambridge ESOL and ACCA have collaborated with Cambridge University Press to offer a blended learning course called Cambridge Financial English. This is a mix of online self-study and face-to-face learning designed to develop language ability using authentic situations and issues. www.financialenglish.org/cfe/index.html
Absolute Financial English ICFE preparation course from Delta Publishing
Absolute Financial English is a practical and stimulating course book written for teachers and students preparing for Cambridge ICFE. The only full course book currently available for ICFE preparation, Absolute Financial English is excellent value for money containing 10 units which provide over 60 hours of material, written for either class or self-study.
Absolute Financial English contains an introductory unit which describes the exam in detail and includes an introduction to each paper. The subsequent units are divided into four sections with each section covering one of the four skills; closely following the organization of Cambridge ICFE. Each of these sections contains both a SKILLS focus and an EXAM focus, ensuring that language and exam skills are introduced and practised in a stimulating and methodical way.
Absolute Financial English focuses on training and the course provides extensive practice of the text types and tasks featured in the exam. The course also contains tips and hints throughout to assist candidates with each section of the exam.
Absolute Financial English comes with Audio CD included, as well as a Language Bank of Useful Language, all tape scripts and the answer key.
For further information and downloadable sample materials please visit www.deltapublishing.co.uk/titles/business-english/absolute-financial-english
The BPP Learning Media workbook for Cambridge ICFE
BPP Learning Media has developed a workbook to prepare students for Cambridge ICFE.
The workbook covers all four of the tests that comprise the qualification: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. Each section describes the precise requirements of the test, takes the student through illustrative exercises that are packed with hints and tips for success, and then provides examples and answers for further practice. There is also a full mock test covering all four areas, so that students can practise an entire test under timed conditions.
The workbook includes an audio CD containing part of the material for the Speaking and Listening sections, replicating the type of exercises that candidates must carry out in the test itself.
To order this workbook please visit the BPP website.
List of books currently available for financial English
The books below are currently used to teach courses for students of financial English. Although they were not written specifically for Cambridge ICFE, they include some relevant task types, reading or vocabulary which would be suitable for students preparing to take the exam.
Course Books
Banking English, Julie Pratten (Delta Publishing)
English for Business Studies. A course for Business Studies and Economics Students, Ian MacKenzie (Cambridge University Press)
English for the Financial Sector, Ian MacKenzie (Cambridge University Press)
Market Leader: Banking and Finance, Christine Johnson (Pearson Longman)
Market Leader: Business Grammar and Usage, Peter Strutt (Pearson Longman)
Oxford English for Careers - Finance 1, Richard Clark and David Baker (Oxford University Press)
Professional English in Use, Finance, Ian Mackenzie (Cambridge University Press)
Dictionaries and Vocabulary Books
Dictionary of Accounting (Bloomsbury)
Dictionary of Banking and Finance (Bloomsbury)
Test Your Professional English - Accounting, Alison Pohl (Penguin)
Test Your Professional English - Finance, Simon Sweeney (Penguin)
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