南山大学

 
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期間
春学期
単位
年次
3・4
担当者
YASUDA Karen
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副題 Advanced Business English
授業概要 This course will include instruction and practice in giving effective business presentations, conducting business meetings and interviews, and participating in business meetings and negotiations. Students will have the opportunity to practice this language individually, in pairs, and in groups.

Each week, students will learn useful vocabulary and business-related phrases that will help them in the business world. Quizzes are given on a regular basis. Students will work in groups on a company project in which they will gather information, organize their material, and present their findings to the rest of the class.

Enrollment is limited to 35 students.
学修目標 The goals of this course are to:
(a) familiarize students with formal business situations.
(b) teach students the English that is used in formal business situations.
(c) teach students guidelines and strategies for formal business situations.
授業計画 Week 1: Introduction to course
Unit 1: Meeting People
Learning how to gather information and make a personal profile
Week 2: Unit 2: Telephoning
How to make requests by telephone
Week 3: Unit 3: Companies
Making company profiles
How companies are organized
Week 4: Unit 4: Exchanging Information
Describing office settings and products
Week 5: Unit 5: Reporting
Learning about company history
How to make reports
Week 6: Unit 6: Socializing
How to socialize in formal and informal gatherings
Week 7: Unit 7: Meetings and Review
How to function at business meetings and solve problems
Week 8: Unit 8: Making Arrangements
How to make appointments and establish timetables
Week 9: Unit 9/Unit 10: Describing Trends and Progress Updates
How to prepare graphs/charts for presentations
Checking on work progress
Week 10: Unit 11/Unit 12: Planning and Comparing Information
How to plan conferences
Starting business ventures
Job satisfaction
Week 11: Unit 11: Business Travel
How to prepare for business overseas, making hotel/air reservations
Week 12: Unit 12: Company Visits
How to entertain foreign visitors and conduct factory tours
Week 13: Company Project Presentations
Students will make oral presentations on their companies
Week 14: Final Test
評価方法 Any of the following may be used for deciding grades:
—Class participation : 40%
—Reports : 20%
—Quizzes/Examinations : 15%
—Project : 25%
テキスト Business Objectives, by Vicki Hollet, Oxford University Press.
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