Course: Commercial Correspondence

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Course title Commercial Correspondence
Course code UMJL/E6CCE
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Sampey Daniel Paul, MFA
Course content
Week 1 - Formal and Informal Styles 2 - Meeting Minutes 3 - CV 4 - An Internal Report 5 - A Mission Statement 6 - Email Style 7 - A Formal Letter of Agreement / Recommendation Letter 8 - Emails to a Client 9 - A Business Proposal 10 - A Financial Report

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Practice exercises, Individual work of students
  • Home preparation for classes - 80 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 10 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
identify and explain the goals of various genres of business writing
identify and explain the goals of various genres of business writing
identify and explain characteristics of various levels of formality in business correspondence in English
identify and explain characteristics of various levels of formality in business correspondence in English
identify and explain characteristics of various genres of business correspondence in English
identify and explain characteristics of various genres of business correspondence in English
identify and explain grammatical structures used in various genres of business writing
identify and explain grammatical structures used in various genres of business writing
identify and explain vocabulary structures used in various genres of business writing
identify and explain vocabulary structures used in various genres of business writing
Skills
communicate clearly and effectively in written business English at an advanced level
communicate clearly and effectively in written business English at an advanced level
discuss different genres of written business English at an advanced level
discuss different genres of written business English at an advanced level
use appropriate grammatical structures of various genres of written business English at an advanced level
use appropriate grammatical structures of various genres of written business English at an advanced level
use appropriate vocabulary of various genres of written business English at an advanced level
use appropriate vocabulary of various genres of written business English at an advanced level
format and submit professional documents in various genres of written business English at an advanced level
format and submit professional documents in various genres of written business English at an advanced level
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
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