Writing for Professional Purposes

General Aims: Having completed the course, students are expected to be able to read and
produce texts for professional purposes with a basic level of text readability and reexplaining
through writing.

Specific Goals:

Introducing and discussing various forms of professional writing for professional purposes,
including but not limited to: data processing documents, personal resumes, intra- and inter-office
documents, various types of group/community/company profiles, and advertisement writing,
journalism, review, and planning business.

Having completed the course, students will be able to:

 demonstrate an understanding of Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Creative Writing,

Simple Journalistic Writing;
 demonstrate skills in Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Creative Writing, Simple
Journalistics;
 demonstrate ability in using social media for creative writing;

Student Obligations
Writing assignments are carried out in an online Microsoft Word and Google Docs. Final written
assignments also need to always be submitted in the form of Portable Document Format (.pdf).
The deadline for submitting assignments is at the end of the specified day. If additional details
are required, the method of collection of assignments will be included in the relevant meeting.
Negligence to follow the detailed instructions will be considered as incomplete tasks and get
point reduction.
WEEK TOPIC SUB TOPIC MATERIALS
1 Course Contract 1. Class Rules and Contract 1. RPS:
2. Syllabus www.reguler.live.
3. Discussion unpad.ac.id
2. Google meet:
https://meet.google
.com/yzd-oyxw-gti
3. Questions and
Answer
4. Materials and
References
2 Business not Review Writing in Professional English. 1. https://
Academic. • Connectivity and Correspondence as Class www.youtube.co
Introduction to Activity m/watch?
CVs. • Making enquiries: writing process and v=1a9vZG8iPN
replies to enquiries. 8
 Assignments: Exploring myriad of 2. https://
CVs/resumes formats. www.youtube.co
Prepare draft of cover letter and Curriculum m/watch?
Vitae. v=9MV9rtTowa
I

3. GMeet:
https://meet.goo
gle.com/yzd-
oyxw-gti
3 Class Activity In this week, we are learning about writing Curriculum 1. Writing CV with
Vitae for beginner especially composing CV without
Collaborative having working experiences as we are a fresh graduate. no Experiences:
Please kindly:
Writing https://www.you
1. watch this video to have a glance at CV with no
tube.com/watch?
experiences: v=aArb68OBFP
g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aArb68OBFPg
2. GMeet:
2. click this link of GMeet to have a class discussion on
https://meet.goo
today materials at 1.30pm gle.com/yzd-
oyxw-gti
https://meet.google.com/yzd-oyxw-gti

3. Dont forget to confirm your attendances at PAUS ID

OK, see you later... Stay safe, keep healthy, always be

happy.... Thank you very much

Kasno Pamungkas

Presenting Curriculum Vitaes

• Cover Letter as Front Page Self
Presentation
• Reference Letter for one self.
• Cover Letter as Front Page Self
Presentation
• Reference Letter for one self.
4 Class Activity Assignment: 1A - Assignments: Composing GMeet:
Collaborative one’s own CV/resume draf final. https://meet.google.c
Writing Assignment 1B - Assignments: Composing om/yzd-oyxw-gti
a cover letter draft, and outlining a reference
letter, draf final.
5 Class Activity Deadline of assignment 1A and 1B in 1. PPT
Collaborative digital, 2. GMeet:
Writing • Why is profile important? Whose profile? https://meet.googl
Materi II • Bentuk profil, terkait opini dan review. e.com/yzd-oyxw-
Larger Profile(s): • Diskusi kelompok dalam kelas. gti
 Group,
Community,
and Company
6 Class Activity Assignment 2 - Assignments: GMeet:
Collaborative • Within group, Composing profile(s) draft https://meet.google.c
Writing for designated om/yzd-oyxw-gti
group/community/company.
To Read: Section Business Letter (pp. 451-
8).
Practice: correspondence within mock
company
7 Class Activity Editing/proofreading/reviewing/revising Gmeet:
Collaborative profiles and other https://meet.google.c
Writing necessary documents. om/yzd-oyxw-gti
• Minutes of Meeting
• Publication
8 Midtest Mid test on Cover Letter and CV Gmeet:
https://meet.google.c
om/yzd-oyxw-gti
9 Class Activity • Editing/proofreading/reviewing/revising Gmeet:
Collaborative profiles and other https://meet.google.c
Writing necessary documents. om/yzd-oyxw-gti
• Class Discussion
• Publication
Assignment 2 in digital
10 Material III • What is Intra-office correspondence? GMeet:
Intra and Inter- • What is Inter-office correspondence? https://meet.google.c
office • Correspondence Writing om/yzd-oyxw-gti
correspondence • Mock Company Setting: Work relation.
• Notification, complaint, warning, request,
progress report, and
other minutiae.
11 Class Activity Tugas 2B - Assignments: Composing two- GMeet:
Collaborative letters (with various https://meet.google.c
Writing purposes) within work setting, replying om/yzd-oyxw-gti
letters (with various
proposes) within work setting.
To Read: Section Template (17-23)
12 Material IV Assignment 2B: PPT, Gmeet:
Other “Business’ Akumulasi hasil kegiatan menulis intra dan https://meet.google.c
Writing inter-office (dalam bentuk unggahan) om/yzd-oyxw-gti
(including, but • Choosing (the) one format for student
not limited to elective writing
copywriting or assignment
advertisement • Brief account of Ad Writing
text) Assignments: Exploring myriad of elective
 formats. Focus on
close and everyday life encounters.
13 Class Activity Editing/proofreading/reviewing/revising PPT, Gmeet:
Collaborative profiles and other https://meet.google.c
Writing necessary documents. om/yzd-oyxw-gti
• Class discussion on Assignment 3
- Writing outline/draft of chosen elective
format
- Working on elective format for class
collective Project
- Editing/proofreading/reviewing/revising
draft(s).
14 Class Activity Online Activity: PPT, Gmeet:
Collaborative Editing/proofreading/reviewing/revising https://meet.google.c
Writing profiles and other om/yzd-oyxw-gti
necessary documents
Draft of (To Be) Published Assignment
15 Class Activity Online Activity: PPT, Gmeet:
Collaborative • Review discussion on Word documents https://meet.google.c
Writing and elective writing om/yzd-oyxw-gti
16 Last Examination Ujian Akhir Semester PPT, Gmeet:
• Publishing uploading assignment 3 https://meet.google.c
• Acuumulation from all assignments om/yzd-oyxw-gti

Required Reading
Wilson, Kevin dan Wauson, Jennifer. 2010. The AMA Handbook of Business Writing: The
Ultimate Guide to
Style, Grammar, Punctuation, Usage, Construction, and Formatting. New York: American
Management
Association. (pp.17-23 dan 451-8).

Review Writing in Professional English.

• Connectivity and Correspondence as Class Activity

• Making enquiries: writing process and replies to enquiries.

Assignments: Exploring myriad of CVs/resumes formats.

A. Please kindly watch this video before we meet in Google meet at 04.30 pm (Jkt time)

1. CV: Definition & Meaning: B. Please, at 04.30 pm, kindly join our GMeet: https://meet.google.com/yzd-oyxw-gti
C. Class Discussion on CV