Who? Individuals and groups
What? Short courses
Why? To fast track their professional linguistic performance in English and IsiXhosa
Where? The Department of Applied Language Studies, NMMU
When: 2012
Report Writing
Brief Description: The report-writing course includes the structuring of reports from short memo to lengthy formal reports. Key report-writing principles are identified and their inclusion in report structures practically applied through interactive examples and tasks. As report writing requires conciseness and clarity for effective decision-making processes, basic report-writing writing principles are also addressed.
Duration: 16 hours
Contact person: Dr Marcelle Harran, 041-5043708 (office)
Marcelle.Harran@nmmu.ac.za
Business Writing Skills
Brief Description: As effective business writing requires application of basic writing principles, various effective writing components are identified and applied through the use of interactive examples. Various business correspondence formats such as letters, memos faxes and email are outlined. Business correspondence structure plans are used to ensure successful messages to various audiences. All aspects of business writing are supported with relevant and up-to-date examples and applied in meaningful interactive tasks.
Duration: 16 hours
Contact person: Dr Marcelle Harran, 041-5043708 (office)
Marcelle.Harran@nmmu.ac.za
Presentation Skills
Brief Description: This short learning course is aimed at professionals who want to develop effective presentation skills. Through interactive sessions, participants learn about voice control; relaxation and breathing exercises; articulation and resonance; preparing and delivering a speech; using visual aids and answering questions.
Duration: 15 hours
Contact person: Ms Jacqui Lück, 041-50435508 (office)
Jacqui.Luck@nmmu.ac.za
Minute writing
Brief Description: This short learning course is aimed at secretarial staff who have limited experience of meeting procedures. As well as those who want to develop their existing skills. Through interactive sessions, participants learn about meeting procedure, agendas, listening skills as well as note-taking and minute writing.
Duration: 12 hours / one and a half days
Contact person: Ms Jacqui Lück, 041-50435508 (office)
Jacqui.Luck@nmmu.ac.za
Conversational IsiXhosa
This short course will enable you to communicate in isiXhosa in an acceptable manner in everyday situations. The emphasis will be on conversation. The subject matter is meant as the start of the learning of isiXhosa and assumes that the student has no knowledge of the language at all.
Duration: 36 hours
Contact person: Dr Ruby Zauka, 041-5043740 (office)
Ruby.Zauka@nmmu.ac.za