Course Syllabus
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Course Number
Course Credit
Course Titile
Faculty/ Department
Semester
Academic Year
Lecturers
8. Pre-requisite
9. Course Status
10. Curriculum
11. Level
12. Number of hours/ week
13. Course Description
2202301
2 credits
English Letter and Report Writing
Faculty of Arts, Department of English
First
2006 (a)
Asst. Prof. Supakarn Iamharit (Coordinator)
Ajarn William Handrich
Ajarn Thomas Catucci
Ajarn Henry Pfister
Ajarn James Baldrey
2202112 or 5500116
Elective
Bachelor of Arts
Undergraduate level
3 hours
Writing of various types of business letters, with
emphasis on correct form, concise expression,
and clarity of content; principles of report
writing; writing of reports and minutes of
meetings.
14. Course Outline
14.1 Course Objective
By the end of this course students should be better able to write
buisness letters and reports which;
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b.
are clear, concise and well-organized, with good word
choice and grammar, and which contain the essential
elements of information;
demonstrate reason, logic, relevance, creativity, and
persuasive ability.
14.2 Tentative Schedule
Month
Tuesday 11:00 – 12:00
Friday 08:00 – 10:00
9 Introduction
Unit 1
June
13 Holiday
16 Unit 2
20 Unit 2 (continued)
23
Unit 3
27 Unit 3 (continued) / Practice
30
Unit 4
4
6
Unit 4 (continued) / Practice
Unit 5
11 Buddhist Lent Day
14
Commencement Day
18
Unit 5 (continued) / Practice
21
Unit 6
25
Midterm Week (No Class)
28 Midterm
Assignments 2&3 (Units 4 –5)
1
Unit 6 (continued)
4
8
Unit 7
11 Assignment 4 (Unit 6)
15
Unit 7 (continued)
18 Unit 7 (continued) / Practice
Assignment 5 (Unit 7) assigned
22
Unit 8
25 Unit 8 (continued) / Practice
29
Unit 9
Assignment 5 (Unit 7) due
Assignment 1 (Unit 3)
July
Unit 6 (continued) / Practice
Aug
1 Assignment 6 (Unit 8)
Sept
5
Unit 9 (continued)
8 Unit 9 (continued) / Practice
12
Unit 10
15 Unit 10 (continued)
19 Unit 10 (continued) / Practice
22 Revision
14.3 Teaching method
Lecture and discussion
Writing practice
14.4 Media
Transparencies
14.5 Assignment through Network System
14.6 Course Evaluation
Grading Assessment:
Letter of Inquiry or Response
Practice
Assignment 1
Claim Letter
Practice
Assignment 2
Adjustment Letter
Practice
Assignment 3
Sales Letter
Practice
Assignment 4
Job Application Letter & Résumé
Practice
Assignment 5
Memo
Practice
Assignment 6
Minutes
Practice
Report
Practice
Class attendance and Participation
Final Exam: Minutes & Report
Total
All practices are done in class.
Assignments 1, 4, and 6 are done in class.
Assignments 2 and 3 are done in the midterm exam.
Assignment 5 is done outside class.
30 %
70 %
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5 points
15 points
5 points
15 points
5 points
15 points
5 points
15 points
10 points
20 points
5 points
15 points
5 points
5 points
10 points
50 points
200 points
Grading Scales for Assignments
20 Points
A+ 20
A 19
A- 18
B+ 17
B 16
B- 15
C+ 14
C 13
C- 12
D+ 11
D 10
D- 9
F8-0
15 Points
A+ 15
A 14.5-14
A- 13.5
B+ 13
B 12.5-12
B- 11.5
C+ 11
C 10.5-10
C- 9.5
D+ 9
D 8.5- 8
D- 7.5
F 7- 0
Tentative Grading Scales for Final Grade
A
C+
D
100 –85 %
74 – 70 %
59 – 50 %
B+
C
F
84 – 80 %
69 – 65 %
49 – 0%
B
D+
79 – 75 %
64 – 60 %
15. Reading List
15.1 Required Text
Iamharit, Supakarn. English Letter and Report Writing.
15.2 Further Readings
Clark, Lyn R., Kenneth Zimmer and Joseph Tinervia. Business English and
Communication. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1988.
Criscito, Pat. Designing the Perfect Résumé. Colorado. Colorado: Barron’s
Educational Series, Inc., 1995.
Doherty, Michael, Lee Knapp and Susan Swift, Write for Business: Skills for
Effective Report Writing in English. Essex: Longman, 1987.
Forman, Janis and Katheleen A. Kelly. The Random House Guide to Business
Writing. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1990.
Iacone, Salvatore J. Modern Business Report Writing. New York: Macmillan
Publishing Company, 1985.
Lesika, Raymond V. and John D. Pettit, Jr. Report Writing for Business.
10th ed. Boston: Irwin McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1998.
McComa, Donna C. and Marilyn L. Satterwhite. Modern Business
Correspondence. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1993.
Weber, Karl and Rob Kaplan. The Insider’s Guide to Writing the Perfect
Résumé. New Jersey: Peterson’s, 2001.
16. Teacher Evaluation
16.1 Tutorial Group
16.2 Changes made in accordance with the previous evaluation
Adjustments in content and exercises
16.3 Discussion and analysis which create intellect and academic knowledge,
skills and professional knowledge, ethics, and social responsibilities
Discussion on how to write a good style of correspondence and how to
deal with business problems with fairness and diplomatic etiquette
Final Exam : September 29, 2006
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF ARTS
2202301 ENGLISH LETTER AND REPORT WRITING
SEMESTER 1, 2006
COMPILED BY
ASST. PROF. SUPAKARN IAMHARIT
English Letter and Report Writing
Contents
Unit 1 :
Unit 2 :
Unit 3 :
Unit 4 :
Unit 5 :
Unit 6 :
Unit 7 :
Unit 8 :
Unit 9 :
Unit 10:
Introduction to Business Correspondence
Letter Format and Letter Styles
Letters of Inquiry and Response
Claim Letters
Adjustment Letters
Sales Letters
Résumé and Job Application Letters
Memos
Minutes
Business Reports
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Appendix 1 : Sample of Formal Report
Appendix 2 : Sample of Memo Report
Appendix 3 : Sample of Letter Report
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References
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Memo to:
All Eng Lett Rept Writ teachers (2202301)
From :
Supakarn
Date :
May 29, 2003
Subj :
First Meeting
Please attend our first meeting on Tuesday, June 3 at 10:00 a.m. in Video Room
(1122), BRK building. Thank you for your corporation.