English for economics = tiếng anh kinh tế

ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS Nguyễn Thùy Trang, MSc Deparment of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, TLU Email: trangnt@tlu.edu.vn COURSE INTRODUCTION ◼ Credit numbers: ◼ Duration: weeks (16 Mar– 10 May 2020) ◼ Workload: classes/week ◼ Monday - period 1,2,3 – Room 419A2 (ID: 739-815-2787) ◼ Thursday - period 1,2,3 – Room 333A2 (ID: 504-706-3498) RULES FOR ONLINE CLASSROOM ◼ Join in minutes before starting  Write your full name  Be on camera (compulsory) 7a.m COURSE INTRODUCTION Textbooks Ashley, A (2012) Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence Nguyễn Trọng Đàn (2010) The Language of Business Correspondence in English NXB Lao động - Xã hội COURSE INTRODUCTION (cond) Objectives ▪ To provide practical help in writing commercial correspondence, mainly letters and emails ▪ To explain how to write clearly and effectively, and point out the do’s and don’ts within the specific areas of business writing COURSE INTRODUCTION (cond) Areas covered Letter layout, content and style Enquiries and Replies to enquiries Offers Orders Complaints and Adjustments Payments in International Trade Transportation COURSE INTRODUCTION (cond) Assessment ◼ Continuous assessments: ◼ ◼ Ms Trang’s option 40% Mr Hiep’s option ◼ Attendance 10% 20% ◼ Participation 10% 10% ◼ Homework 30% 30% ◼ Presentation 25% 20% ◼ Mid-term test 25% 20% End-of-term test: 60% COURSE INTRODUCTION (cond) Mid-term test ◼ Time: 50 minutes ◼ Write a business letter with specific requirements COURSE INTRODUCTION (cond) End-of-term test ◼ Time: 75 minutes ◼ Structure: parts ◼ 20 Multiple Choice questions ◼ Vietnamses – English translation sentences Questions Comments 10 Requests for freight and loading/sailing dates General guidelines in writing requests State clearly and concisely what you want right from the beginning Keep your request short and to the point, easy to understand and easy to answer Be reasonable Provide complete and accurate information 24 25 Opening First request: Tell your supplier what sort of organization you are • We are a large steel company and wish to export a consignment of (name of goods) to (place) 26 Opening Give reason • We intend to ship a consignment of (name of goods) to (place) + (time) • We shall shortly have a shipment of … to be sent to/ for delivery to … • We are due to ship a large quantity of … • We wish to send a consignment of … 27 Details of the consignment • The consignment consists of which have been packed into ( … wooden crates/ cases), each measuring x x 2.5 metres and weighing … kilos • The consignment consists of wooden crates marked 1-4, each containing machines in their cases Each crate weighs … kilos and measures … cm 28 Requests • Please quote your inclusive rates on the following consignment • Please let us know the present freight rates for… • Please advise us of the current rates of freight on… • Please inform us about the loading dates… 29 Requests • Could you inform us which vessels are available to reach London before the end of next month and let us know your freight rates? • Please let us know the earliest vessel leaving London for New Zealand, and let us have your charges and the relevant documents 30 Replies to requests for freight and loading/sailing dates 32 Opening ▪ In reply to your letter of , the rates we can quote you are as follows ▪ Thank you for your enquiry of (date) regarding your consignment to…We are pleased to quote as follows ▪ Thank you for your letter of Enclosed you will find details of our rates and sailing schedule 33 Details of freight or loading/sailing dates • Our freight rate for crated consignments is $91.00 per tone or 10 cubic meters • The first available vessel we have will be the MV Orient, which will accept cargo from … to …, when she sails She is due in London on … Note: MV: Motor Vessel MS: Motor Ship SS: Steam Ship 34 Details of freight or loading/sailing dates • The earliest vessel due out of London for New Zealand is the Northern Cross, which is at present loading at Dock No , …, and will accept cargo until … when she sails • Weekly sailings are available from … to… every Monday 35 Forwarding Agents Forwarding agents: arrange both import and export shipments Their services can include: ▪ collecting the consignment ▪ arranging shipment ▪ packing and handling (if required) ▪ arranging documentation ▪ arranging delivery of the consignment 36 Air Transport Air Waybill: Formerly known as Air Consignment Note ▪ Like the B/L, the air waybill serves as a receipt for the goods taken on board and is evidence of the contract of carriage ▪ Unlike the B/L, the air waybill is only a receipt, not a document of title and cannot be transferred to another person 37 ... 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