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Silver, Marilyn B. – ABCA Bulletin, 1981
Describes a cooperative program involving the English and business communication faculty at a community college that was designed to improve the writing skills of nontraditional students. Includes a questionnaire used to gather suggestions for appropriate business writing assignments and approaches that might be used in all writing classes. (FL)
Descriptors: Business Education, Business English, College English, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedKam, Hong; And Others – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1988
Reflects on the teaching of English at Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, which is part of the ongoing educational reform in the People's Republic of China. States that cultural exchange is necessary in order to maintain an effective program. (RAE)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education, Business English, Communication Skills
Download full textTarnopolsky, Oleg; Kozhushko, Svitlana – 2002
This article notes that one constraint to learning business English in Eastern Europe, particularly in the Ukraine, is the lack of adequate and culturally-relevant textbooks and other teaching materials. It suggests that the best solution would be to write a new textbook that combines the latest achievements of the western world with cultural…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education, Business English, Cooperative Learning
Kjosnes, Iva S. – 1985
A project was conducted to update an existing high school business and office occupations education curriculum to include instruction in the use of computers and word processing equipment. The existing curriculum was assessed and revised in order to provide students with training in the following areas: the impact of computers on employment; the…
Descriptors: Accounting, Alphabetizing Skills, Bookkeeping, Business Education
Marinucci, Ron; And Others – Book Report, 1988
This series of eight articles examines cooperative curriculum planning by secondary education teachers and school librarians. The discussion provides examples of assignments that employ library resources and suggestions for working with teachers to develop new curriculum units, as well as the use of workshops to acquaint teachers with the…
Descriptors: Business English, Cooperative Planning, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking
Waubonsee Community Coll., Sugar Grove, IL. – 1990
The Waubonsee Community College Comprehensive Development Plan in Office Skills served 208 students by assessment of basic skills and referral to appropriate programs or help with job skills and referral to employment during the 18-month grant period from December 1988 through June 30, 1990. The target population was minority women or economically…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Business English, Community Colleges
Essex Community Coll., MD. – 1994
This document describes the Maryland Hospital Skills Enhancement Program, a collaborative effort of the Maryland Hospital Association, Essex Community College, and three Maryland hospitals that was designed to improve the literacy/basic education skills of hospital employees in 11 targeted service occupations. Two curriculum models were used:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Business Communication
