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Due 1/22 - Unit 14 letters and rewrites of Units 1, 2 and 12 assignments are due at the start of class.
Final Portfolio: Due 1/31 at 13:30. Turn in at the Report Box for this class on the 8th floor of J Building from 1/29 to 1/31 (13:30) or directly at the end of class on 1/25. Useful links |
English Business Writing A/B (Undergraduate)
This course will be delivered using the training and practical session styles. In this class, you will practice different types of English-language business correspondence: business letters, business faxes, business e-mail, and business proposals in order to develop important skills related to business and writing. Classes will be conducted in English.
Homework assignments will include writing business emails and business letters. There will be about two hours of homework each week. Grading: 30% Participation 60% Writing Assignments (10% x 6 assignments) 10% Portfolio Text: Business Correspondence (Lin Lougheed, Longman) Consistent attendance in class is very important so please make every effort to be present. Homework must be turned in on time regardless of absences. If you have any questions, concerns, or trouble attending class, please feel free to contact me via email, my website, or during my office hours. Office J716 Tuesdays 11:15-12:45 English Business Writing A (Q2) Students will learn: Useful vocabulary, expressions, and phrases that are often used in business correspondence. Typical content and organization of business correspondence for the following functions: Requesting a service Confirming a service Ordering supplies Confirming an order Requesting information Providing information Schedule: 1: Introduction to the course 2: Requesting a service 3: Requesting a service 2 4: Confirming a service 5: Confirming a service 2 6: Ordering supplies 7: Ordering supplies 2 8: Confirming an order 9: Confirming an order 2 10: Requesting information 11: Requesting information 2 12: Requesting information 3 13: Providing information 14: Providing information 2, Revision 15: Evaluation and reflection. Portfolio completion. English Business Writing B (Q4) Students will learn: Useful vocabulary, expressions, and phrases that are often used in business correspondence. Typical content and organization for the following: Claim letters and adjustment letters Billing reminder letters, collection letters, and replies to these Customer relations letters Personnel letters Schedule: 1: Introduction to the course 2: Writing claim letters 3: Writing claim letters 2 4: Writing adjustment letters 5: Writing adjustment letters 2 6: Writing reminder letters and collection letters 7: Writing reminder letters and collection letters 2 8: Replying to reminder letters and collection letters 9: Replying to reminder letters and collection letters 2 10: Writing customer relations letters 11: Writing customer relations letters 2 12: Application letters and resumes 13: Application letters and resumes 2 14: Application letters and resumes - replies 15: Evaluation and reflection. Portfolio completion. |