南山大学

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期間
 春学期
単位
 ２
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担当者
 RINES David
講義題目 Business English
開講キャンパス
授業概要 　本科目では、明確で説得力のある英語ビジネス文書を作成するのに必要な技能について学ぶ。Eメール、ファックス、フォーマルなビジネスレター等さまざまなタイプのビジネス文書について指導し、これらを作成する。また、これらのビジネス文書の標準書式について考察し、ビジネス文書で頻繁に使用される言葉と決まり文句についても議論する。時間が許せば、学生の希望に応じてより創造的なビジネスライティングに関するプロジェクトを実施する。本科目は英語を母語としない学生のみ対象に開講される。
　（講義は英語で行われます。）
学修目標 　When students have completed this course, they should be able to plan, write, evaluate, revise, and rewrite their own business correspondence and business proposals. They will become familiar with the vocabulary and the structures that are essential to formal business writing.
授業計画 １．Introduction to the course.
　　- Students and teacher self-introductions.
　　- Explanation of goals and contentof course.
　　- The Four C's of BusinessWriting.
２．Survey of textbook
　　- Preview overall contentsof text.
　　- Preview in further detail the units in the text that we will cover in class.
　　- Written activity to familiarize students with contents and organization of text.
　　- Essential vocabulary of business writing.
３．Format and elementsof business correspondence:
　　- The layoutof businessletters:blockstyle, semi-blockstyle, and indented.
　　- The parts of a businessletter: addresses,date, opening, body, closing.
　　 Businessletter: Requesting a service
　　- Introduce letters requesting a service
　　- Making polite requests.
　　- Students begin writing in class a Letter requesting a service.
４．The process of writing:
　　- Introduction to the steps of the writing process.
　　- Process writing in business: Why and When?
　　- Discussion of“Letters requesting a service.”
５．The process of writing:Preparation and planning of your written work.
　　 Businessfax: Ordering supplies
　　- Writing the cover pagewhen faxing an order for supplies.
６．Businesse-mail:Requestinginformation.
　　- Whyandwhen we requestinformation.
　　- Whodo you contact?
　　- Make your requestspecific.
７．The process of writing:Checkingyourwork
　　- Reviewingyourletter beforeyou send it.
　　- Evaluating yourown written work.
　　- Rewriting.
８．Businessletter: Requestinginformation,PartII
　　- Write a letter requesting informationon a product advertised in a businessmagazineornewspaper.
９．Businessletter: Requestinginformation,PartII
　　- Peer-evaluation, revision, and rewriting.
10．Businessletter: Writingletters of complaint
　　- Explanation of letters of complaint
　　- Classdiscussion: When does one write a letter of complaint?
　　- Maintaining the propertone in letters of complaint
　　- In-classsassignment: Begin writing letter of complaint
11．Writinga businessproposal:
　　- Introduction to assignment
　　- Freewrite on a businessidea
　　- Classdiscussion and exchange of ideas
12．Businessletter: Respondingto letters of complaint
　　- Keeping your clients happy
　　- Maintaining an apologetic tone
　　- In-classassignment: Begin writinga letter of complaint
13．Writinga businessproposal:
　　- Evaluating
　　- Peer-editing
　　- Revising
14．Wrap up,course evaluation, self-evaluation.
評価方法 75% of the grade will be based on the written homeworkassignments.
25% of the grade will be based on the effort students put into class. This could include attendance, punctuality, punctuality in handing in assignments, and following directions.
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