System of Working on Learning the Business Correspondence in the Course «the Ukrainian Language (For Professional Purposes)»

The course «The Ukrainian Language (for professional purposes)» ensures that recipients of higher vocational education acquire the theoretical foundations of office administration and gain practical skills in composing official letters. The article purpose: to describe a system for studying business correspondence aimed at developing the skills and abilities of recipients of higher vocational education to compose official letters for various functional purposes. Research methods applied: analysis and synthesis of scientific literature, theoretical generalization. A system of tasks is provided to develop practical skills and abilities in composing and editing official letters for various functional purposes. The tasks are provided to familiarize recipients of education with the peculiarities of official letters for various functional purposes (request letters, proposal letters, inquiry letters, appeal letters, demand letters, warranty letters, cover letters, refusal letters, reminder letters, confirmation letters, warning letters, notification letters, recommendation letters), and improving the culture of business correspondence. The outlined tasks help recipients of higher vocational education learn to use lexemes appropriately in different types of letters; express thoughts accurately and concisely in an official format using language constructs of the official-business style; develop skills in editing business correspondence; master typical linguistic expressions used in specific types of official letters; use common phrases of speech etiquette; and correctly format salutations, including the position, name, and patronymic of the letter's recipient.