Business Language Trainer – Specialized Continuing Education (English, German)

Do you have advanced language skills, but feel like you’re missing that extra something that would make you truly competitive?

Do you enjoy working with people and sharing your knowledge and experience with others?

Do you have many years of experience as a language teacher and want to explore new opportunities?

Come and round out your language skills with methodological foundations and become a business language coach!

Our training is an interactive course conducted in the target language, where you can experience and learn how to guide and lead language learners on the path to becoming successful and confident language users. Our goal is not language instruction; nor do we focus on language development during the training; rather, our goal is to provide you with a set of methodological tools and knowledge so that, by the end of the training, you will be able to teach business and specialized language, lead groups, conduct one-on-one sessions, plan and implement language training programs, and assess and evaluate your learners’ language proficiency.

We recommend this training to professionals who already speak the language at an advanced level and wish to supplement their knowledge with methodological and business expertise.

Prerequisites for participation

a) a degree in a foreign language or a teaching certificate in the chosen foreign language, obtained at least at the bachelor’s level (formerly college level),

or

ba) a degree in teacher education, humanities, social sciences, or economics obtained at least at the bachelor’s level (formerly college level) and

bb) a certificate of a complex language proficiency exam (in a single or bilingual format) at least at the B2 level in the language corresponding to the chosen foreign language, or an equivalent document, and

bc) active language proficiency at the B2 level.

DETAILED TRAINING AND OUTCOME REQUIREMENTS

As a graduate of this program, your target audience will consist of employees, mid-level managers, and executives who are already experienced and successful in the business world and who choose to learn a language in order to advance, develop their careers, or even pursue a new career path.

The three main pillars of the program enable our graduates to find employment in multiple segments of the job market:

• The program provides the economic background knowledge necessary for teaching business and specialized language, effective methods of modern language instruction, and an understanding of group dynamics.
• It introduces students to language coaching, the role of a language trainer, and the methods, attitudes, and competencies required to perform these tasks.
• It introduces students to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), thereby explaining how language levels build upon one another and the assessment and evaluation processes aligned with CEFR levels, as well as the development and creation of curriculum materials.

The final thesis of the program focuses on practical application, ensuring that our graduates not only receive their diploma but also a set of practical teaching materials they have developed themselves—whether for their own training, coaching, or language teaching philosophy, with which they can launch their careers and build upon in the future.

As part of their thesis, students use their theoretical background to design a two-day workshop on a topic of their choice and develop a detailed three-hour session for it, complete with a workbook and a trainer’s manual.

Optional language specializations during the program: English, German

Duration of the program

2 semesters, 60 credits.

Available languages

English, German

Additional information

Available language combinations: Hungarian-English, Hungarian-German. We also welcome applications from those who meet the requirements listed in the “Admission Requirements” section, have successfully passed the final exam in one of the majors listed there, are in the process of receiving their degree, and can provide proof of this.

INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES

Location of the program: Budapest

Planned first day of classes: End of September 2026

Application deadline: For the program starting in the 2026/27/1 semester: August 31, 2026

Required documents

• Copy of diploma (with an English-language insert, if available)

If applying with a degree obtained abroad, the following documents must also be submitted in addition to those listed above:

1. A Hungarian translation
of your degree obtained abroad 2. A decision on the recognition of your degree level (National Office for Education)
3. A decision on the recognition of your professional qualification (National Office for Education)

Detailed information on the recognition of higher education diplomas obtained abroad can be found on the Education Office’s website.

• Receipt confirming payment of the registration fee.

Minimum enrollment: 10 people

Tuition

350,000 HUF per semester, of which the registration fee (tuition deposit) payable upon application is 35,000 HUF
; this amount will be credited toward the tuition fee for the first semester.

Bank Transfer Information

Information for transferring the registration fee (tuition deposit):

Recipient: Kodolányi János University

Account number: Erste Bank 11600006-00000000-33437190

Please enter your name in the “Remarks” field.

ONLINE APPLICATION