General English

What Is General English?
 
Used day to day, this is English as it is taught and learned the world over. From films and music to the business world, this is the English we all know.

As you embark on your maritime career, it’s essential to develop your language skills so that they extend to cover the specifics of the maritime industry.
 

It’s easy to find on and offline schools that teach English classes around the world.

With the growth of international trade, we’d recommend looking at shipping hubs. Most of them will offer General English and Maritime English courses.

Some of the language skills they will aim to address include:

• Listening and comprehension
• Fluency development
• Oral intelligibility
• Reading
• Grammar
• Writing
• Vocabulary development

Below are some links to courses currently offered for General English:

• British Council: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
• Coursera: https://www.coursera.org
• EDX: https://www.edx.org
• Future Learn: https://www.futurelearn.com
• Babbel: https://about.babbel.com

► Get a solid foundation in General English before embarking on a Maritime English Program.