Course provides instruction and practice in basic writing skills, emphasizes paragraph development and organization, and reviews sentence structure, word choice, and spelling. Assignments include short pieces, journals, and essays. Mastery of the basics of grammar and mechanics is assumed. Class integrates major business English skills with traditional business communication concepts. Students will write letters and reports.
Major emphasis is placed on writing clear, forceful, and persuasive documents.
Technical aspects such as format, style, and organization will be covered. Introduces students to forms and processes of written communication appropriate to college-level audiences. Coverage includes, at a minimum, expository prose, formal research writing, grammar, usage, and style . 1216 Principles of Speaking 2 Cr. A performance course in public speaking for the beginner covering theory and practice in the preparation and presentation of original speeches to inform and persuade.