Subject: Chinese/English Written

Communication II
Assessment: reply & Essay
[Task Attribute: Letter &Essay Writing; ]

[Word requirement: 750w excluding referencing, title page and appendix (if any), 5%
allowance unless stated otherwise]

[Due Datesmentioned in this file are in AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time = Brisbane Time, 10
hours ahead of UTC]

Warning: This work should ONLY be used for research assistance; neither the Writer nor the
Company should be responsible for other purposes. Submitting other people's work as one's own is
Academic Misconduct, which is completely opposed by the Company.
 Table of Contents
TASK DETAIL............................................................................................................................................ 3

CLIENTS COMMUNICATION................................................................................................................ 1

MARKING CRITERIA............................................................................................................................... 2

SUGGESTED READING............................................................................................................................ 3
Task Detail
2016/9/2
Task 1: Write a reply in English to a potential customers inquiry (15%)

Context: Your company is based in China and produces sporting equipment for both the
domestic and overseas markets. You have received an inquiry letter from an Australian
company interested in the range of products on offer by your company. Please write a reply to
the inquiry. Your letter should be based on real-life situations, containing company names,
addresses and details of products as close to real life as possible and should follow the format
and rules of business letter writing, as explained in the lectures. The length of your letter
should be around 250 words.

Task 2: Write a short essay, in English, about your own experience and understanding of
business correspondence, especially relating to international trade (25%)

Context: If you have had some direct experience in international trade, you can write about
how useful business correspondence has been in your experience. If you have not had direct
experience in international trade, talk to someone who has, and write about how useful
business letters are in conducting international trade, keeping in mind the types of
correspondence we have learned so far, including inquiry, offer, counter-offer, placing an
order as well as the tone and language of business correspondence. You may also reflect on
how information technology has transformed business communication, such as the use of
email and e-commerce. Your essay should be no less than 400 words and no more than 500
words.

Note:

The completed assignment must be printed on A4 paper.

You may ask your teachers specific questions such as where to put the dateline, but you
may not ask them to go through drafts of your assignment before you hand them in.
No need of references.

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Clients Communication
The writer must base on the clients resume to complete the task.

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Marking Criteria
You must respond appropriately to:

(1) Register (language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting) formality and politeness

(2) Organisation clear and logical

(3) Style concise and clear

(4) Content relevant and complete

(5) Format business letter format for task 1.

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Suggested Reading

The readings are provided at:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qcg0jmez9x91j91/201608271929%20readings.r
ar?dl=0

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