English for Doing Business in Asia – Writing

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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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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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