English in-house courses
Business Writing Course
Description
The Business Writing Course may include:
- Writing Business E-Mails;
- Writing Faxes and Memos;
- Writing Business Letters;
- Writing Business Reports;
- Writing Business Proposals.
This course is designed for business professionals who are nonnative English speakers.
During this course the participants will:
- Learn how to use the appropriate tone and style in their correspondence;
- Enhance their productivity, job performance and self-confidence;
- Build their English vocabulary and learn hundreds of words essential to effective business writing;
- Review guidelines of standard English grammar, word usage, punctuation and capitalization.
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Course Outline
Mechanics
The Basics
- Components of Business Letters;
- Format of Business Letters;
- Paragraph Structure;
- Creating Sentences that Clearly Express Relationships of Ideas;
- Strategies for Planning and Drafting;
- Critical Thinking Strategies.
Vocabulary
- General Business Vocabulary;
- Common Business Abbreviations;
- INCOTERMS.
Grammar
- Parts of Speech;
- Various Principles of Subject and Verb agreement;
- Use of Various Verb Tenses;
- Regular and Irregular Verbs;
- Active and Passive Sentence Construction;
- Pronouns;
- Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs;
- Special use of Adjectives;
- Uses of Articles in Sentences;
- Modifiers of Nouns and Pronouns;
- Prepositions;
- Connectives in Coordinate Constructions;
- Connectives in Complex Sentences;
Punctuation and Capitalization
- Use of the Comma;
- Use of Semicolons and Colons;
- Use of Dashes, Parentheses, and Brackets;
- Uses of Quotation Marks, Ellipses, and Apostrophes;
- Uses of Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Marks;
- Rules for Correct Capitalization of English Words and Phrases;
- Rules for Writing Numbers as Words or as Figures.
Register
- Tone vs Style;
- Appropriate Email Etiquette;
- The importance of Using Plain English;
- Correct Use of Popular Cliches and Euphemisms;
- Politics of Business Writing.
Topics
- Enquiries;
- Replies and Quotations;
- Orders;
- Payment;
- Complaints and Adjustments;
- Credit and Collection;
- Banking;
- Insurance;
- Agents and Agencies;
- Transportation and Shipping;
- Personnel Appointments;
- Sales, Marketing, and Public Relations Correspondence;
- Customer Service Correspondence;
- Social, Personal, and Miscellaneous Correspondence.
Study options
Individually or in mini-groups (2-4 students).
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You can attend classes at IFL LANGUAGE SCHOOL or our teacher can come to your place.
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Course Length
30-90 lessons*
Minimum lessons weekly
2-hour* classes are held twice or three times a week.
Course start
Course can be started any time throughout the year if you are planning to take it individually or in a mini-group.
Entry requirements
Only for the students whose level of English is Intermediate or above.
Request our fees
*The words lessons and hours are used interchangeably and mean 55-minute tuition.
