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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANT SECRETARIAT TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

SYLLABUS

Title of course : Business English I Code : ENGL 1121 Duration : One (1) semester Credits : Three (3) Hours : Three (3) of conference Date of revision : 2009

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COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for collage students in the Accounting and Business Administration

1. Comprehend the fundamental of English grammar

field. It focuses on broad areas of grammar, sentence structure and mechanics of the language. It develops the fundamentals of English and the finer points of style. Writing of memos, letters and other documentation. GENERAL OBJETIVES At the end of the course, students will:

2. Enrich their vocabulary 3. Apply skills studied in actual English communication activities 4. Add communication skills to business written documents

SPECIFIC OBJETIVES During the course development, the students will:

1. Learn and apply grammar rules. 2. Use the correct sentence structure of the language: punctuation, capitalization 3. enrich their vocabulary 4. identify appropriate elements of business style CONTENTS • Introduce parts of speech • Recognize verbs and subjects in the sentence • Identify adjectives, adverbs and direct objects • Practice noun plurals, kinds of nouns and possessives • Learn guidelines for numbers • Recognize different business styles • Learn the parts of the business letter • Practice letter formats • Familiarize with different kind of business letters • Learn resume formats and contents • Write Memos and e-mails

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LEARNING STRATEGIES • Conferences • Critical thinking questions • Network diagram • Panel • Cooperaive learning • Special projects • Moral dilemas

ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES • Essay • Exhibition/demonstration • Interview • Observation • Performance task • Portfolio • Question & answer )oral= • Quiz, test, examination • Response journal • Select response • Self’assessment • Cooperative learning • Rubrics

EVALUACIÓN • Periodical test • Oral presentations • Portfolios • Special assigments • Quizzes • Daily class participation and Attendance • Big books

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CALIFICATION SISTEMS

100 - 90 A 89 - 80 B 79 - 70 C 69 - 60 D 59 - 50 F

TEXT Geffner, Andrea B. Barron’s Business English 4th

• Bibliografic

Ed. 2004 REFERENCE

Carbone, Mary T. Better Writing. Tomson 2006 Guffey, Mary Ellen. Essentials of Business Communication. South Western,

2001. Sabin, William A. The Greg Reference Manual. Van Rys, John. The Business Writer. Houghton Miffin. 2006

• Internet Site Resources

www.College.hmco.com/English/students www.swlearning.com www.Thomsonlearning.com