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1. Ask the Indian developers what they would like to work on.
2. Build in-class exercises around actual workplace documents.
3. Don't spend too much time on "rules", your Indian co-workers probably
already know those rules well.
Good luck.
Lee
Mike wrote:
My company employs many computer
> programmers who are Indian and whose first language is not English.
> Recently, we have had some problems resulting from misunderstood written
> communication coming from these employees. My company is very concerned
with
> how this "less-than-understandable" writing might be perceived by our
> clients. That's where I come in. They want me to design and teach a
business
> writing course to help improve the clarity and presentation of written
> communication coming from these employees.
>
