1. Redacción en inglés — English Writing: A
Three Part Course
Redacción en inglés, PART 1: How is English different from Spanish?
• Reviewing the basics of English grammar and addressing issues that Mexicans
have with the English language
• English grammar exercises
• The fundamental differences between English and Spanish (active vs. passive,
grammatical structure versus vocabulary, the formality of vocabulary versus the
formality of tú and usted)
• Different use of tenses
• Direct, clear writing versus long elaborate sentences
• Verbs used in Spanish that don’t need an equivalent in English

2. Redacción en inglés, PART 2: What is good writing in English?
• What are the principles of good writing in English?
• English writing practice: knowing what you want to say and getting that across
• Short writing exercises
• The difference between translating the words and turning a translation into
English
• The differences in English writing for different areas, especially technical writing
for areas such as:
Instructions and manuals
Legal/Formal
Tourism
Marketing and Advertising
Literature/Poetry

3. Redacción en inglés, PART 3: Masters of the English Language
• George Orwell and Lewis Carroll, examples from their works
• Examples of good English writing, technical and otherwise from various sources
• Influence of social media on the quality of the written word
• How English is a constantly evolving language
• Short writing exercises
• 500 word writing assignment to be handed in on the last day, corrected papers
may be picked up at the OMT or sent by email