At Toward English, we don’t guess what your employees need. We conduct a comprehensive needs analysis to understand their unique language requirements, ensuring our training aligns with their specific job functions and communication challenges.
We prioritize measurable results. Our no-nonsense approach emphasizes performance-based assessments that demonstrate ROI. Our classes not only meet your company's unique needs but also engage and empower your employees through dynamic and enjoyable classes—Just check our reviews!
Our training is built around your team. After assessing their needs, we customize course outcomes to deliver practical, relevant results that reflect the real-world English skills your employees require for their day-to-day tasks.
Language learning made simple. At Toward English, we focus on equipping your employees with essential language skills for on-the-job tasks. We assess their abilities in realistic scenarios—like interviews and presentations—ensuring they can communicate effectively and overcome language barriers.
We believe that every student has the ability to learn and speak English fluently. But without clear objectives and a straightforward plan, it’s easy to lose motivation and give up.
Most students never achieve fluency, but it’s not because they’re incapable; it’s because they have vague objectives and a poor plan.
Our straightforward approach to customizing courses for organizations and individual professionals is to ensure that the course objectives and plan are crystal clear for all major stakeholders (ie project managers, employees, and instructors). Moreover, end-of-course assessment is performance-based and designed to determine student attainment of the course objectives. In sum, everything comes back to the needs analysis because that is what enables us to customize our existing courses or, if necessary, develop industry-specific courses from scratch (e.g. an English for medical purposes course or, English for construction).
Lucas Oliveira2023-12-19 Muito bom a minha experiência e posso dizer que o modo de ensino é efetivo, infelizmente por causa dos meus horários e fuso horário não pude continuar à acompanhar as aulas, mas super recomendo, Matthew fluente em português e super atento para sanar dúvidas. Colecionando Bons Momentos2023-12-17 Eu fiz umas aulas e gostei muito. O prof Matt foca muito na conversação e isso ajuda demais quem precisa desenvolver o speaking. Além disso, ele também faz correções, inferências de como se comunicar melhor e a interação com outros alunos, de outros lugares é muito legal. Quando tiver condições, quero voltar às aulas. Alpe2023-12-13 Eu tive uma experiência incrível estudando na Toward English. Eu fui desafiado a elevar meu nível de inglês do intermediário para o avançado em poucos meses de estudo e dedicação. Com um alto nível de profissionalismo e conhecimento técnico, Matthew me ensinou muito e assim pude passar para o outro nível. Realmente recomendo e indico essa empresa que me guiou e me ensinou muito para que eu pudesse alcançar meus objetivos na língua inglesa. Muito obrigado, muita gratidão a vocês da Toward English. Igor Almeida Érika Matias2023-12-03 It was a pleasure to participate in those classes. I’ve been taking the classes for 3 months. I was able to improve my English a lot, it was a super dynamic class. Everyone can notice my improvement and this makes me feel so good as I know that improving my English means more independence. Matthew is excellent at what he does, very attentive, and always making sure you really understand everything. Mathew, I really thank you for being so patient with me and teaching me lessons that should help me for the rest of my life. _______ Foi um prazer participar dessas aulas. Estou fazendo as aulas há apenas 3 meses. Consegui melhorar muito meu inglês, foi uma aula super dinâmica. Todos podem perceber minha melhora e isso me faz sentir muito bem, pois sei que melhorar meu inglês significa mais independência. Matthew é excelente no que faz, muito atencioso e sempre se certificando de que você realmente entendeu tudo. Mathew, agradeço muito por você ser tão paciente comigo e me ensinar lições que devem me ajudar pelo resto da minha vida. Fabiana da Rosa2023-11-14 Professor Matt é incrível pois ele direciona as aulas conforme a necessidade de cada aluno ! Consegui uma boa evolução na minha fala e me deu mais segurança em me comunicar com os americanos sem medo ! Super recomendo . luciana silva2023-11-14 I am very happy to have found this professional school to help me learn English, every day I gain more confidence and learn more, I just have to thank Toward ENGLISH. rodrigo Mendes2023-08-31 Super indico esse curso Professor muito atencioso Forma simples e fácil de aprender . Suellen Manley2023-08-27 I had the pleasure of being a student of Teacher Matthew and I am thoroughly impressed with his teaching style and commitment. His dedication to his students' learning is truly remarkable. He is incredibly patient, always taking the time to ensure that every student understands the material. What sets him apart is his exceptional ability to explain complex concepts in a clear and easily understandable manner. With Teacher Matthew, learning becomes an enjoyable journey. I highly recommend his classes to anyone seeking a top-notch education experience. Nayane Teixeira2023-08-25 Eu queria deixar aqui minha gratidão ao professor Matthew pois é um excelente professor, paciente, atencioso, dedicado, e tenho aprendido muito e meu inglês tem melhorado a cada dia. Eu super indico as aulas com o Matthew.
My journey as a language teacher began in 2012, teaching at “The Queen’s” in Japan. In October 2022, my wife and I founded Toward English with a vision to offer high-quality conversation classes to Brazilians.
Since then, our vision for Toward has steadily changed to meet the growing need for professional communication skills. Today, we help Brazilian companies and professionals develop communication skills to meet personal and professional goals. Additionally, we develop entirely customized curriculum for organizations that require highly specialized courses such as English for construction purposes (ECP), English for hospitality (EH), or English for medical purposes (EMP).
I have a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University (ALB in Extension Studies), a postgraduate degree from Trinity College London (LTCL DipTESOL), and a master’s from the University of Chichester (Master of Arts in Professional Development for Language Education)
Unlike many language training companies that assume they know what your employees need in English, we take a different approach. We believe that understanding your team’s specific needs is critical to success. That’s why we begin with a comprehensive needs analysis to identify the real-world English skills your employees require.
Once we’ve accurately assessed your team’s needs, we customize our course outcomes to align with their specific job functions and communication challenges. This ensures that our training delivers practical, relevant results that reflect the day-to-day English your employees need.
Simply put, you should choose us because we focus on your company’s unique needs, deliver measurable results (ROI), and offer classes that students love (see our reviews). Our no-nonsense approach to needs analysis, combined with performance-based assessments, is the key to the success of our customized courses.
All for-profit companies in MA are eligible, excepting only instances where taxes are owed or the company doesn’t contribute to unemployment benefits.
Course costs are completely reimbursed up to $20,000. The only cost incurred by the company is employee wages for 50% of the time employees partake in the training. So if a course is 60 hours, employees would need to be compensated for 30 hours of their training time.
Reimbursements are typically issued in 6-8 weeks.
Only W2 employees.
Yes, grant-funded classes can be group or 1-1.
60 to 80 hours. 80 hours is the minimum recommended course length recommended for language training in Massachusetts; however, for smaller groups and 1-1 we offer expedited courses.
We offer both in-person and remote language training.
Anytime day or night. Schedules depend on you.
Please schedule a meeting with us! We’d be happy to learn about your team’s needs and then give you a quote.
No, they’re included.
Usually 4-6 months, but other factors can influence this.
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(Philippians 3:14)