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Jeremy Comfort, Patrik Schulz and Peter Franklin
York Associates International Ltd
1-900991-15-2
This is the second in the series of business English discs from York Associates and Konstanz University of Applied Sciences.
Five units focus on writing emails, letters and reports, minutes of meetings and job applications. The first three areas are particularly appropriate areas for business English learners.
A CD-ROM product such as this is ideal for practising writing skills, especially in the area of guided practice activities, where learners input text and receive feedback; for freer writing, users can submit their efforts to a teacher. The product is therefore arguably best used as part of a "blended learning" solution.
The material follows a three-step approach: firstly, preparation.
E-mail - preparation
Secondly - writing activities.
Writing activity
Finally, re-writing tasks.
The assignments can be saved, and copied into the body of an e-mail for marking by a tutor.
Assignment
One outstanding feature is the self-testing vocabulary tool.
Note that some users will find the controls fiddly, and the text size is rather small.
This CD-ROM contains a good range of resources including audio, video, exercises, and a glossary.
Worth investigating; recommended for business English students. Some of the features, such as the glossary, are similar to those on the first disc in this series. See the review on this site.
For more information see: http://www.york-associates.co.uk/main.htm