【科目コード】97853
【科目名称】英語ビジネス・ディスカッション&プレゼンテーション
【担当者】RINES David
【単位数】2 【配当年次】1・2 【開講期】秋学期
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【授業概要】
In this
course, students will have the opportunity to study and to practice the English
skills that can help them function in a business environment. This will include
business English for use in formal situations, such as business meetings,
negotiations, telephoning, discussing projects, and giving presentations. Since
business is very much a “social art,” the class will also include practice and
exercises in less formal situations, such as meeting people, making small talk,
talking about yourself, talking about other people, and describing events.
Finally, you will have the opportunity to learn a variety of set expressions
that are often used in business, such as when talking on the phone, when taking
or leaving messages, or in expressing agreement or disagreement.
As much
as possible, I will try to design the course to the needs and the goals of the
students who take part in the course. Classes will be conducted in English.
【到達目標】
The
goal of this class is to help students improve their spoken English in informal
discussions and in more formal business situations. Students will have the
opportunity to improve their English fluency, to expand their English
vocabulary, and to increase their confidence in using the language.
【授業計画】
1. Introduction
to the course
2. Talking
about yourself
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Language: Words of frequency
-
Timetables
3. Talking
about other people
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Language: British and American English
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The qualities of a good businessperson
4. Describing
an event or experience
- Language: polite requests
- Making recommendations to others
5. Making
arrangements
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Language: Expressing preferences
6. Giving
opinions
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Direct and indirect ways of giving opinions
7. Dealing
with telephone problems
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Making polite requests
- Making polite offers
8. Making
a follow-up call
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Language: Stress and intonation
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Making confirmations
9. Getting
information
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Asking direct questions
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Indirect language
10. Travel
problems
- At
the airport
11. Travel
problems (Continued)
- At
the hotel
12. Travel
problems (Continued)
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Eating out
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Asking for directions
13. Making
offers
- The
language of negotiations
14.
How to check and clarify
- Getting all the specifics
- Confirming information
15. Wrap
up, course evaluation, self-evaluation.
【授業時間外の学習(準備学習など)】
Because many of
the students in this business program are so busy with their other classes and
other responsibilities, I give almost no homework in this class.
【評価方法】
Class
participation: 75% of grade
Homework: 25 % of grade
【テキスト】
The textbook will
be announced at a later date.