Course: Commercial Correspondence

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Course title Commercial Correspondence
Course code UMJL/A6KOR
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
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 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
prerequisite
Knowledge
The minimum English language level is CEFL B2 to register for the seminar.
The minimum English language level is CEFL B2 to register for the seminar.
learning outcomes
The student is qualified for composing of many types of business documents on the B2 - C1 level of English. The student can understand styles and genres of English for business use.
The student is qualified for composing of many types of business documents on the B2 - C1 level of English. The student can understand styles and genres of English for business use.
teaching methods
Practice exercises
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • S. LAMB. Writing Well for Business Success: A Complete Guide to Style, Grammar and Usage at Work. New York: St. Martin?s Griffin, 2015. ISBN 1250064511.


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