Writing for impact. Corporate Business Writing Course

ECTS: 6
Department: TC
Degree level: 1^st year of Bachelor
Teaching contact hours: 24 hours  
Instructor: Joanna Bastian

Learning objectives

• Writing confidently and effectively in English,
• Writing with greater ease following a process approach,
• Organizing business writing for greater impact,
• Writing the most frequent types of business English documents: emails, notes, minutes, short reports,
• Tailoring one’s writing to the specific needs of the readers,
• Using an appropriate style and tone (formal and informal),
• Editing and checking writing to be more accurate and effective,
• Developing an extensive range of useful vocabulary and phrases used in business English.

Course topics

• Emails: introductions, requests, enquiries, invitations, complaints, negotiations in writing,
  arrangements,
• Preparing notes and meetings minutes,
• Report writing,
• Getting the tone right.
  
  Additional speaking and listening activities complete each lesson.

Teaching method

Group of up to 30 students: weekly 2-hour sessions

Assessment

• Intermediate assessment (oral presentation of a 6-minute English BBC recording)
• Final written exam (based on a real-life business communication situation)

Entry requirements

At least B1 level in English