Course Title: Business English B (Writing) Teacher’s Name: M. Farooq

The Course Outline and the Goal

At the end of the course, the students will be able to (1) scan a business document (2)

understand the document’s format, body, openings and closings (3) write a complete business

document including letter, fax, e-mail, and resume.

IMPORTANT: To get a general idea of the ‘Actual Classroom Study and Style’ see: 学生の声:website：

http://media.nuas.ac.jp/~farooq/default.html

ビジネス英語はとても勉強になった。実際に書いてみることがほとんどだったので、将来この授業が役に立つと思う。間違えた所も先生がちゃんと直してくれているので、どこが間違っているのかが明確だった。また先生からのコメントも嬉しかった。フォーマルとインフォーマルの区別が少し難しかったが、とてもいいコースだと思う。とった方がいい。授業は書くことが多かったが全く嫌じゃなかったし、逆に楽しかった。もっと実践的になると、フォーマルレターで何を Main Message に書いたら良いのか勉強したかった。でもとても楽しい授業だった

Teaching Method and Plan

Most of the business correspondence study areas below are taught through real-life objects, quizzes,

and simulation activities. At the beginning, the students perform a written task with no preparation.

Later, they learn and practice the required skills in pairs, groups and with the whole-class; and then

perform a similar task again. During the study, the students will work with the teacher individually to

get confidence in writing.

01 Guidance on the course objectives, contents and methodologies

02 Get to know about the students’ written English proficiency

03 English in the World Quiz; Standard Business Letter Writing Quiz

04 Writing the First Real-life Business Letter; Standard Letters: Answers Sheet

05 Business Letter Format; Standard Letters: Replying an Application Letter

06 Sample Letters of Previous Students; Body of Business Letters: Opening, Closing, Main Message

07 Body of Business Letters: Answer Sheet; List of Standard Phrases: Opening, Closing, Main

Message

08 List of Standard Phrases: Answers Sheet, List of Standard Phrases: Locating the Phrases

09 Real-life e-Mail Writing Skill; Editing: Finding Common Errors; Editing: Types of Errors; Editing:

Correcting Overall Errors

10 Editing: Correcting Overall Errors (Answer); Editing: Correcting Errors in the Layout

11 Editing: Correcting Errors in the Layout (Answer); Writing your own Resume

12 Scanning and Skimming an English Newspaper; Internal Communication: Memo Samples

13 Internal Communication: Writing Formal Memos; Writing Complete Real-Life Business Letters

14 Standard Format of a Telfax; Real-life Business Fax Writing

15 Formal Letter Report; Formal and Informal English Words

16. Semester Written Test.

Grading Criteria

Grades will be based on (i) regularity in attendance, (ii) completion of regular assignments, (iii)

participation during whole-class work; (iv) competency in writing a business letter and an

e-mail in the form of a short report; and (v) a final written test.

Text/Reference Materials

No textbook is required for students to purchase. Handouts will be provided employing the following

reference books.• Lougheed, L. 1993. Business Correspondence. New York: Addison-Wesley.