ESLI 596--Business Writing for International Students

ESLI 596--Business Writing for International Students



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NOTE: all drafts have to be both emailed and brought to class on disk, CD, or USB flash drive

Saturday, January 28:         

  • Introduction to class and to each other
  • Letter of introduction; description of professional interests                                             
  • Sarah Ramer, “It’s More Than the Economy, Stupid”
  • Introduction to résumé writing in the US

Saturday, February 11:               

  • ASSIGNMENT:
  • 1)     Find and bring at least one job ad that interest you to class
  • 2)     Guffey, Chapter 13
  • Analysis of language in job ads/audience; résumés
  • Carlos Lobo, "Résumé Reading 101"
  • Introduction to cover/application letters 

Email draft of resume and cover letter by Thursday 8 p.m.

Saturday, February 18:             

  • ASSIGNMENT:
  • 1)     Bring job ads to class again
  • 2)     Guffey, Chapter 14
  • 3)     Bring disk/CD/USB flash drive with draft of resume and cover letter to class
  • Cover letter; introduction to job interviews
  • Workshop; sample student work 

Email application packet to interviewers by Thursday 8 p.m.

Saturday, February 25:             

  • IN-CLASS JOB INTERVIEWS
  • Creating on-line résumés

Saturday, March 4:            

  • PORTFOLIO # 1 DUE (Job Applications)
  • ASSIGNMENT: Guffey: Chapter 6
  • Audience and letters; good news letters

Email drafts of claim and claim response letters by Thursday 8 p.m. 

Saturday, March 11:                   

  • ASSIGNMENT:
  • 1)     Bring disk/CD/USB flash drive with draft of claim letter to class
  • 2)     Bring disk/CD/USB flash drive with draft of positive claim response letter to class
  • Workshop; sample student work

SPRING RECESS: MARCH 18-26

Saturday, April 1:                 

  • ASSIGNMENT: Guffey, Chapters 7 and 8
  • Persuasive and sales messages; memos, inter-office communication
  • Bad news letters 

Email drafts of bad news and persuasion letters by Thursday 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 8:                 

  • ASSIGNMENT:
  • 1)     Bring disk/CD/USB flash drive with draft of bad news letter to class
  • 2)     Bring disk/CD/USB flash drive with draft of persuasion letter to class
  • Workshop; sample student work

Saturday, April 15:                 

  • PORTFOLIO # 2 DUE (Business Correspondence)
  • ASSIGNMENT: Guffey, chapter 10
  • Proposals for formal research project
  • On-line research; reliability of on-line sources 

Email proposal for research project by Thursday 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 22:                   

  • ASSIGNMENT: bring disk/CD/USB flash drive with proposal for research project to class
  • Workshop
  • Sample research projects

Email draft of research project by Thursday 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 29:                   

  • ASSIGNMENT:
  • 1)     Guffey, chapter 12
  • 2)     Bring disk/CD/USB flash drive with draft of research project to class
  • Workshop; sample student work
  • Oral presentations; introduction Power Point

Saturday, May 6:                      

  • How to design Power Point Presentations for the Business World (bring CD or disk to class)

Saturday, May 13:                      

  • POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS
  • PORTFOLIO # 3 DUE (Research Project and Presentation Slides)