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
 1. Task Detail
2.2016/9/2
3. Task 1: Write a reply in English to a potential customers inquiry (15%)

4. 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.

5.

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

7. 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.

8.

9. 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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 10. 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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