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English for Doing Business in Asia – Writing
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 7 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Plan, research and structure a piece of writing according to the needs of a specific reader and purpose
- Write a series of coherent and cohesive paragraphs, in which topic sentences containing controlling ideas are expanded with details, examples and explanations
- Identify the purpose of a written document to meet the audience’s needs
- Organize a written document to suit the audience and purpose
- Develop an understanding of cross-cultural issues, style, and genre for business communication purposes
Prerequisite
"English for Doing Business in Asia – Speaking” is not a prerequisite. It is entirely possible for those who have not taken the "Speaking" course (
) to take this "Writing" course but that said, there will be overlap of a few key concepts and ideas between the two courses.A min of IELTS 5.5 and a max of IELTS 7.0 is recommended. See
for more info. Or, a min of 46-59 and a max of 102-109 TOEFL Score is recommended. See for more info.Instructors
Delian Gaskell
Senior Lecturer in the Center for Language Education
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Sean McMinn
Director of Center for Educational Innovation
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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