The Bulletin of Japanese Curriculum Research and Development
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Print ISSN : 0288-0334
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A Study of the Effective Teaching Method in the Practice of Business English (III) : Teaching of Stylistics Aimed at Raising the Effects of Expressions
Harunobu SUGIYAMA
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1990 Volume 14 Issue 4 Pages 209-214

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As Business English is a prime medium of International Trade and Transactions, it requires not only grammatical correctness but also careful concern about stylistics so that "the effects of expressions" may be raised in a sense of commercial psychology. In this report, taking into consideration such a distinctive characteristic of Business English, the present writer examines some stylistic rules, which in- structures should teach to learners, in the following three (3) aspects: (1) length of a sentence (2) sentence form (3) sentence structure Concerning (1),the styles which produce "Readability" are considered and related to the subject of "choice of vocabulary". Concerning (2),the styles which produce "You Attitude" are considered on each of the sentence types classified by forms. Concerning (3),four (4) standard methods of paragraphing are presented, based on the sentence types classified by structures. On each of these methods, its merits and demerits are pointed out in detail^ Thorough the examinations above mentioned, I show systematically a part of "teaching of stylistics "which instructors should try to put into practice.
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© 1990 Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association
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