隨著全球經濟一體化步伐的加快，世界各國在科學技術和商貿經濟等領域進行了曰益廣泛的國際合作與交流；自中國加入wT0以來，中國的對外經濟貿易也曰益增多.因此，各行各業尤其是外向型企業對精通英語的商務人才的需求在不斷增加，并對英語人才的質量提出了更高的要求。在這種大前提之下，培養英語語言能力強、掌握一定經貿理論知識、能運用有關經濟貿易知識從事商務工作的復合型人才便是我們應用型本科院校的當務之急。在對外經貿大學出版社的策劃下，“全國應用型本科商務英語系列規劃教材”出爐了。它適合于英語專業的商務英語方向學生、商務英語專業學生以及國際貿易類、經濟管理類等專業學生使用。
《全國應用型本科商務英語系列規劃教材：商務英語函電》教材的寫作特點為：一、將新的商務英語研究成果吸收滲透到教材中；二、強調能力培養，加大技能訓練的比重；三、注重語言應用能力的訓練，突出相關技巧的指導，尤其是寫作能力的指導：四、強調詞匯學習的重要性，尤其是商務英語專業詞匯的學習，貫穿于整個商務英語函電教學中；五、注重國際商務知識的滲透，將國際貿易基礎知識適量加入教材當中，有助于學生對本課程的學習；六、在編寫體例上，探索模塊教學，便于學生理清教材的知識體系，迅速、系統、牢固地掌握知識；七、強調任務型教學、多媒體教學、啟發式教學在本課程當中的運用（本教材配有多媒體課件，使用本教材的教師可登陸；八、注重教材的實用性，強調應用型學生的培養；九、倡導教師的課堂教學與學生的自主學習相結合；十、本教材的使用方便，課后的練習題答案可在網上自行下載，便于自學。
Unit One Business Letter-Writing and Its Layout
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Business Letter-Writing
Part Three： Notes
Part Four： Exercises
Unit Two Faxes and E-mails
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Fax
Part Three： Study of E-mail
Part Four： Notes
Part Five： Exercises
Unit Three Establishing Business Relations
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Background Knowledge
Part Three： Study of Sample Letters
Part Four： Associative Thinking
Part Five： Exercises
Unit Four Enquiries and Replies
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Background Knowledge
Part Three： Study of Sample Letters
Part Four： Associative Thinking
Part Five： Exercises
Unit Five Offers and Counteroffers
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Background Knowledge
Part Three： Study of Sample Letters
Part Four： Associative Thinking
Part Five： Exercises
Unit Six Letters of Ordering
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Background Knowledge
Part Three： Study of Sample Letters
Part Four： Associative Thinking
Part Five： Exercises
Unit Seven Terms of Payment
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Background Knowledge
Part Three： Study of Sample Letters
Part Four： Associative Thinking
Part Five： Exercises
Unit Eight Shipment
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Background Knowledge
Part Three： Study of Sample Letters
Part Four： Associative Thinking
Part Five： Exercises
Unit Nine Insurance
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Background Knowledge
Part Three： Study of Sample Letters
Part Four： Associative Thinking
Part Five： Exercises
Unit Ten Complaints and Adjustments
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Background Knowledge
Part Three： Study of Sample Letters
Part Four： Associative Thinking
Part Five： Exercises
Unit Eleven Sales Letters
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Background Knowledge
Part Three： Study of Sample Letters
Part Four： Associative Thinking
Part Five： Exercises
Unit Twelve Common Business Documentation
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Background Knowledge
Part Three： Study of Commercial Invoice
Part Four： Associative Thinking
Part Five： Exercises
Unit Thirteen Contract
Part One： Teaching Aims and Requirements
Part Two： Study of Background Knowledge
Part Three： Study of Sample Contract
Part Four： Associative Thinking
Part Five： Exercises
Bibliography
The layout or the format of a letter refers to the way a message is laid out on a page，including the use of spacing， underlining and capital letters. Although formality in modern business correspondence is rapidly giving way to a less conventional and friendlier style，the layout of the letter still follows a more or less set pattern determined by custom. Choice of formats is a matter of personal taste， but it is better to follow established practice to which the business world has become accustomed.
1. The Styles of the Business Letter
The business letter has a history of thousands of years and it has undergone a lot of changes in its language， style and format. From the traditional format it has developed a variety of styles ranging from the block style， the mixed style， simplified style， etc. the reason being the rapid growth of international trade. In today's business world， people no longer spend much time or efforts on writing/drafting a message with trite or wordy phrases； instead， they pay much attention to the effectiveness of business communicating and the working efficiency of the business persons. Thus， the tendency of business letter writing is toward simplicity， plainness， casualness and friendliness which are discussed through the whole textbook.
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