Course Description: This course prepares learners to craft precise, impactful, and protocol-aligned written communication for diplomatic contexts. Participants will master various forms of diplomatic correspondence, including notes verbales, demarches, memoranda, and official letters. The course emphasizes tone, formatting, strategic messaging, and multilingual considerations, while fostering clarity, persuasion, and confidentiality. Practical exercises and real-world scenarios ensure learners develop writing skills essential for advancing national interests and maintaining professional integrity.
Course Length: 6 weeks (36 total instructional hours)
Proficiency Level: Advanced
Prerequisite: Completion of a lower-intermediate ESL course or equivalent language proficiency
Course Objectives:
- Distinguish between different types of diplomatic documents and their uses.
- Apply official formatting and tone appropriate to diplomatic communication.
- Write clear and concise notes verbales, demarches, and third-person letters.
- Demonstrate mastery in structuring persuasive diplomatic messaging.
- Use professional diplomatic vocabulary and phrasing in correspondence.
- Edit and revise documents for clarity, tone, and adherence to protocol.
- Navigate sensitive or crisis communications with discretion and diplomacy.
- Translate policy language into actionable diplomatic documents.
- Integrate cultural and linguistic awareness into international writing.
- Create a diplomatic communication strategy for a simulated scenario.
