Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8
Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16

Week 1 - January 13, 15, 17

• Introduce course: course syllabus
  
• Survey of Textbook
  
• Writing Sample
  
• Diagnostic grammar test
  
• Icebreaker - Mountain Survival Exercise, Letters of Introduction
  
• Introduce and practice: learning logs
  
• Open e-mail accounts
  
• Homework: Read Ch. 3 “Communicating Interculturally” (p. 39 - 58)

Week 2 - January 22, 24

• Chapter 2: Understanding Business Communication (Skim)
  
• Discuss diagnostic grammar test
  
• e-mail procedures
  
• Ch. 3 “On the Job”, P. 56/7
  
• Homework: www Treasure Hunt (e-mail answers to vanhammen@mccada.mauicc.hawaii.edu
  cc to: daud@maui.net
  
  • Skim: Ch 4 (p. 59 - 75)
    
  • Read: Ch. 5 “Planning Business Messages” (p. 76 - 93)

Week 3 - January 27, 29, 31

• Chapter 3 continued (Unit quiz in-class)
  
• Chapter 5: “Planning Business Messages” (Transparencies)
  
• Unit Quiz In-class
  
• Ch. 5 Exercises 3 & 4 p. 93, in-class
  
• Homework: Read Ch. 6 “Composing Business Messages” (p. 94 - 115)
  
  • Skim: Appendix A, (p. 465 - 483)

Week 4 - February 3, 5, 7

• Discuss Appendix A
  
• Guffey Transparencies - Ch. 2
  
• Ch. 6 Quiz
  
• Exercises 1, 5, 6 (p114) in-class
  
• Rewrite “Book Sellers’ Fair” Letter 6.b, p. 114 / Groups / e-mail
  (due Feb. 7)

Week 5 - February 10, 12, 14

• Continue Chapter 6
  
• Accounting Class Grade, Ex. 6.2, p. 115 / Individual / e-mail
  (due Feb 12)
  
• Dress Size Letter, Ex. 6.3, p. 115 / Groups / Hard Copy
  (due Feb 14)

Week 6 - February 19, 21

• Continue Ch. 6
  
• Discussion of Ch. 6 Writing Assignments
  
• Grammar points: “Appreciate your doing...”/ “awhile” vs. “a while”
  
• Homework: Read Ch. 7 “Revising Business Messages” (p. 116 - 144)

Week 7 - February 24, 26, 28

• Exercises 1 - 15, p. 142 - 144 / Groups
  (due Feb 28)
  
• Guffey Transparencies - Ch. 4
  
• Document 7.A, “Office Move”, p. 141 /Individual / e-mail
  (due Feb 28)

Week 8 - March 3, 5

• Continue Chapter 7 as necessary
  
• Homework:
  • Read Ch. 8, “Writing Direct Requests” (p. 146 - 169)
    
  • Read Ch. 12 “Writing Short Reports” p. 264, e-mail Report Topic by Mar 7.

Week 9 - March 10, 12, 14

• Chapter 8 “on the Job” p. 162 - 164 / Groups / in-class
  
• $17 Maps (p. 38), Individual / e-mail or memo
  (due March 12)
  
• Document 8.A or 8.B (Coffee Pot or Wedding Suit), Hard Copy / Groups
  (due March 14)
  
• Homework: Draft of ex. 8.2, p. 166, e-mailed to instructor before class on Monday, March 17

Week 10 - March 17, 19, 21

• Tea Order, 8.2, p. 166 / Letter / Groups / in-class Mon. Mar 17
  
• CorelDRAW, 8.3, p. 166 / Letter / Individual / in-class
  (due Mar 19)
  
• Missing Lipstick, 8.10, p. 168 / e-mail / Groups
  (due March 21)
  
• Homework: Read Ch. 9 “Good-News Messages” p. 171 - 201

Week 11 - March 31, April 2, 4

• Continue Ch. 8 as necessary / Ch. 8 Transparencies
  
• Ch. 9 Quiz - T/F Section
  
• Look at examples of FAX cover sheets
  
• Homework: Draft of Doc 9.B, , p. 196, e-mailed to instructor before class Monday, March 31.

Week 12 - April 7, 9, 11

• Video Game Repair, Doc 9.B, p. 196 / Letter / Groups
  (due Apr 7)
  
• Listen 2 Books, 9.4, p. 198 / FAX / Groups
  (due Apr 11)
  (Get D.C. area codes from WWW.)
  
• Preview 9.5 “Letter of Credit”
  
• Homework: Read Ch. 10, “Bad News Messages” (p. 202 - 231)

Week 13 - April 14, 16, 18

• Chapter 9 continued
  
• Intro. Ch. 10
  
• Guffey Transparencies - Ch. 8
  
• Letter of Credit, 9.5, p. 198 / Groups
  (due Apr. 18)

Week 14 - April 21, 23, 25

• Chapter 10: “Bad News” Messages
  
• Guest speaker:
  
• “Damaged Dictation Machine” Letter 10.c, p. 226 / Groups
  (due Apr 23)
  
• Kula Health Spa Order or Wood Doors / Individual
  (due Apr 25)

Week 15 - April 28, 30, May 2

• Chapter 10 continued
  
• “Doc Martens” Letter, 10.7, p. 229 / Groups
  (due April 30)
  
• “Cliffs Notes” Letter, 10.8, p. 229 / Individual
  (due May 2)
  
• Learning log entries

Week 16 - May 5, 7

Final Exam