Since 1994, a course in international business writing has been taught simul
taneously at institutions in Belgium, Finland, and the United States. The
course, which grew out of earlier, shorter-term activities involving Belgian and
U.S. students, has three components: (a) instruction; (b) a simulation, in
which students exchange business documents internationally; and (c) case
studies of business people who communicate internationally in writing.
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