Commercial Correspondence

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR
FACULTAD DE COMUNICACIÓN, LINGÜÍSTICA Y LITERATURA
ESCUELA DE LINGÜISTICA
PROGRAMA DE ESTUDIO:
Asignatura: Commercial Correspondence
Código: 20296
Profesor: Dina E. Romo Rother, M.Sc.
Semestre: Segundo Semestre 2007-2008
Créditos: 4
Nivel: Sexto Mención en Traducción
Paralelo: A/B
Horario: Lunes 07h00-8h40, martes 08h00-08h50, jueves 10h00-10h40
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA MATERIA:
En este curso se estudia la redacción de cartas comerciales, el curriculum vitae,
memorandos, faxes, correspondencia electrónica (e-mail) , las partes de la carta,
dominio de todo tipo de carta comercial y la traducción de cartas del inglés al
español.
OBJETIVO GENERAL: GENERAL OBJECTIVE: Prepare the students for writing
all types of commercial correspondence with the corresponding techncial
vocabulary and appropriate business terminology as well as the proper translation
to Spanish.
OBJETIVOS ESPECÍFICOS: SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE: To enable students to use
the technical vocabulary, correct grammatical constructions, punctuation and
different structures depending on the type of letter they have to write and its
corresponding translation to Spanish.
CONTENIDOS:
FEBRUARY
18 Introduction and guidelines
19 The Letter: parts of it. Formats. Folding a letter. Envelopes
20 The Résumé: its parts
25 Writing a Cover Letter Translation
26 Writing your Message
27 Exercises Translation
MARCH
3 Replying to a Job Applicant
4 E-Mails to Job Applicants Translation
5 Requesting a Service: Model Letter Translation
10 Confirmation of a Service – Translation
11 Letter Practice
12 Ordering Supplies: Model Fax Translation
17 Confirmation of an Order
18 Requesting Information: Model E-mail
19 Letter Practice: Prepositions of Place. Sentence Fragments
25 Providing Information: Model Fax
26 Claim Letters: Model Translation
31 Adjustment Letters: Model Translation
APRIL
1 Apologies and Actions: Use of Numbers
2 Reminder Letters and Collection Letters. Model Translation
7 Reply to Reminder Letters and Collection Letters Translation
8 Employee Relation Letters
9 E-Mail: Employee Announcement (New Employee)
14 Letter of Introduction
15 Customer Relation Letters: Model E-Mail: Change in Company (Address)
16 E-Mail: Product Promotion
21 Model Letter: Product Recall
22 Personal Business Letters- Model: Thank-you letter
23 Midterm Exam
28 Congratulations Letter
29 Condolence Letter
30 Personal vs. Professional Messages
MAY
5 The Report : types and parts
6 The Report: analysis and writing
7 Memorandum: Parts and Purpose
12 Revision: Letters of Commercial Correspondence
13 Inquiry, quotation, order Translation
14 Confirmation of the order Translation
19 Refusal of offer Translation
20 Complaint letters Translation
21 Collection letters Translation
26 Miscellaneous correspondence Translation
27 Translation: Memos
28 Translation: Memos
JUNE
2 Common Abbreviations- Monetary Units
3 Legal Translation
4 Different documents: Translation
9 Translation- documents
10 Translation. Exercises
11 Revision
18 Final Exam
METODOLOGÍA: The teacher will give a brief explanation of the different types of
letters and its parts. Students will analyze the examples. Exercises in the book will
be checked in class. The exercises assigned for homework as well as translation
will be corrected and discussed in class. The writing activities will be assigned for
homework. Homework will be collected and graded. Translation activities will be
done orally and written. Translation examples will be done in class. If a student
misses a class, he or she will not be justified. Depending on the case, the student
can present late work or an exam. The student not only has to translate but also
how to write a letter correctly.
EVALUACIONES: EVALUATION
Quizzes
10
Midterm Exam 10
Homework
10
SISTEMA DE CALIFICACIÓN:
Homework
Quizzes
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Total.
10
10
10
20
50 points
FECHAS DE EXÁMENES:
Midterm Exam
April 23, 2008
Final Exam. Semana del 16 de June, 2008
FECHA DE ENTREGA DE NOTAS EN SECRETARIA:
Midterm Exam
Homework
Quizzes
Final Exam
May 5, 2008
June 13, 2008
June 13, 2008
de acuerdo con la fecha de secretaria
BIBLIOGRAFÍA : BIBLIOGRAPHY
Textos de lectura obligatorios: Required Textbooks
Lougheed, Lin. Business Correspondence. A Guide to Everyday Writing.
Pearson Education, Inc., 2003 (textbook)
Manpower Institute. Manual de Business English. Compilation of five different
Business books, 2001.
Note: During these months in case I find another book that contains letters both in
English and Spanish, then the second option will be changed!
Textos de Referencia: Reference Textbooks:
Sabin, William A. The Gregg Reference Manual. Glencoe /Mc Graw Hill, 2001.
Satterwhite, Marilyn R. Business Communication at Work. Glencoe/Mc Graw Hill,
2000.
Otros Textos Recomendados: Recommended Textbooks:
A. Ashley. A Handbook of Commercial Correspondence. Oxford University Press,
1992.
Delgado, Conchita. Maldonado, Amelia. Manual de Referencia para la Oficina
Moderna. McGraw-Hill, 1994.
Datos del Profesor:
Títulos obtenidos: Licenciada en Lingüística Aplicada,
PUCE, 1981.
Master of Science in Applied Linguistics, SUNY, Albano,
New York, 1987.
Correo Electrónico: romq@access.net.ec
Horario de atención a estudiantes: previa cita
Aprobado:
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