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Business E-mail Course
- Level of lesson
- Intermediate-Advanced
- (Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2-N1 equivalent)
- Ten 50-minute lessons
Students will first learn about the e-mail format used in Japanese business situations. They will then study the differences between writing internal and external e-mails in order to request, ask questions, report, apologize, or decline. Additionally, students will acquire the fundamentals of writing notices, invoices, and other documents used in business.
| Lessons | Topics | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
E-mails (1) Making requests (to external parties) |
Students learn expressions used in writing request e-mails. They also learn an e-mail fundamental: e-mail formatting. |
| 2 |
E-mails (2) Making inquiries (to external parties) |
Students learn how to make e-mail inquiries. They also learn an e-mail fundamental: phrasing e-mail subjects. |
| 3 |
E-mails (3) Responding (to external parties) |
Students learn how to respond to inquiries. They also learn an e-mail fundamental: phrasing subjects for reply e-mails. |
| 4 |
E-mails (4) Expressing thanks (to external parties) |
Students learn expressions for expressing thanks in e-mails. They also learn an e-mail fundamental: carbon copying (cc) and blind carbon copying (bcc). |
| 5 |
E-mails (5) Declining (to external parties) |
Students learn expressions for tactfully declining. They also learn an e-mail fundamental: conveying thoughtfulness (1). |
| 6 |
E-mails (6) Reporting (to internal parties) |
Students learn the differences between e-mails to internal and external parties, and how to report to each. They also learn an e-mail fundamental: conveying thoughtfulness (2). |
| 7 |
E-mails (7) Notifying (to internal parties) |
Students learn expressions used in notification e-mails sent internally. They also learn an e-mail fundamental: the rules of business e-mails. |
| 8 |
Business writing (1) Invitations and replying (to external parties) |
Students learn how to format business documents. They also learn how to reply to and expressions often used in invitations. Additionally, they learn a business document fundamental: season's greetings. |
| 9 |
Business writing (2) Invoices and faxes (to external parties) |
Students learn about fax etiquette and how to write invoices. |
| 10 | Recap | Students do a general review of etiquette used in writing e-mails and documents. They write actual e-mails and documents and send them. |
*Lesson content and order may change.
Teaching materials and lesson formats
Every lesson will proceed according to a few pages of printed materials. You will first have a simple conversation with the instructor on that day's theme. Next, you will read and learn expressions often used in e-mail. Each lesson will teach the basics of writing an e-mail, including providing an appropriate subject, and conclude with a quiz on the subject matter.
