English in the Workplace: Writing Module

Course Duration

32 hours, 4-day training workshop

Delivery

Face to face training or online training

Course Inclusive

Training materials & certificate of completion

Course Objectives

This course that aims to improve the overall quality of work related documents such as memos, e-mails, reports, and letters. The course brings the participants to a clear grasp of the writing process and re-orients their views on writing towards the standards of plain English. It is for people who understand the importance of producing well-written work in the context of professionalism.

Course Outline

MODULE I: Introduction

  1. Importance of Communicating Properly 
  2. The Role of English in Business Communication 
  3. Overview of Communication Modes in the Workplace 
  4. Understanding Variation in Conversation Styles 

MODULE II: Principles of Writing

  1. To Write or Not to Write
  2. To Specify is to Exclude
  3. Writing is Scripting
  4. Inadvertent Messages
  5. Practicable Response
  6. Persona

MODULE III: Achieving Accurate Communication

  1. Avoiding Vague and Ambiguous Sentences 
  2. Avoiding Redundancy 
  3. Avoiding Jargons 
  4. Handling Idioms

MODULE IV: Intensive Grammar Review

  1. Subject-Verb Agreement 
  2. Pluralization Review 
  3. Verbs
    1. Tenses Review (Simple and Perfect Tenses) 
    2. Active vs Passive Voice 
    3. The Subjunctive Mood 
  4. Parallelism 
  5. Common Grammar Mistakes
    1. Misplaced Modifiers
    2. Adjectives versus Adverbs
    3. Prepositions
    4. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
    5. Most Common Grammar Errors
  6. Punctuation Review
  7. Capitalization
  8. Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences

MODULE V: Pragmatics/Context

  1. Understanding Context
  2. Politeness
  3. Gender Consciousness
  4. Power Relations in Conversation
  5. Intercultural Communication

MODULE VI: Business Correspondence

  1. Types of Business Construction
    1. Letters (Sales, Intent, Proposal, News, etc)
    2. Memorandums
    3. Emails and Email Etiquette
  2. Achieving Coherence and Thought Organization
  3. Tone
  4. Aspects of Writing
    1. Emphasis
    2. Advice/ Suggestion/ Command
    3. Register

MODULE VII: Practice Written Communication Exercises

  1. Outlining
  2. Constructing Business Letters
  3. Constructing Essays
  4. Constructing Technical Documents
    1. Understanding Writing Styles
      1. APA
      2. MLA
    2. Citations
    3. Footnotes and Endnotes
  5. Identifying Errors and Proofreading

MODULE VIII: Using MS Word to Enhance Documents

  1. MS Word Tools
    1. Spelling & Grammar
    2. Thesaurus
    3. The References Tab

More Writing Exercises

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