1. 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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2. ENGL 1121
Business English I
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed for collage students in the Accounting and Business
Administration 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:
1. Comprehend the fundamental of English grammar
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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Business English I
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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Business English I
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 Ed. 2004
REFERENCE
• Bibliografic
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
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