Learning structure

 Short description. This course aims at helping non-native English users of intermediate and upper-intermediate (B1-B2) levels enhance their writing skills in work-related contexts. Participants will learn phrases and linguistic structures used in emails by analysing examples of different types of emails. Then they will practise using the active vocabulary and grammar through email-writing activities.

The objectives: 

to analyse the key elements of a successful email;

to study the tone and level of formality in emails;

to write more efective subject lines and email text;

to apply linguistic key structures in different types of emails;

to write and peer-review 3-5 work-related emails. 

 Content:

The sturucture of an email

 Formal, semi-formal and informal emails

  Emails for a particular purpose: information inquiry emails, requests, work update emails, reminders, invitations, confirmation and rejection emails, thank-you emails

 Developed skills. Participants will improve their email writing skills and overall written English skills.

 Target group. VMU academic and non-academic personnel. 

 Duration. 10 academic hours.

 Place. The course will be held online.

 Professional development practices by groups of competencies. Group 1 - general (foreign languages, intercultural communication, and cooperation, management, etc.).

 The direction of professional development practices. Level B training program (experienced) - for those wishing to develop and/or acquire new competencies or to maintain existing qualifications. 

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