Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
52455:[2025 Spring]Business English A1(ZA) 2025 Spring Wed4 College　Of　Business　Administration HAYASHI MASATO 1

Campus

OIC

Class Venue

AN222

Language

English / Japanese

Course Outline and Method

This course aims at further improving students’ reading comprehension utilizing the skills acquired in R1 and R2. In this course, content-based reading will be introduced. Students will read articles on business and economics taken mainly from “Financial Times” and learn about various issues in the business world. Students will become familiar with basic business terms. They will also be encouraged to do analytical reading of business articles.
Throughout the semester, students will receive feedback on in-class activities and assignments from the instructor in order to develop their abilities.
【＋R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照（第1回で実施予定）

Student Attainment Objectives

・to acquire basic business terms
・to be able to read and comprehend business articles
・to listen to and understand business news, briefs, and conversations

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1

Introduction and warm-up exercises

Explanation of the course and methods of assessment <VOD class>

2

Unit 1 Brands

Building luxury brands

3

Unit 1 Brands

Building luxury brands

4

Unit 2 Travel

What business travellers want/＜ Zoom class＞

5

Unit 2 Travel

What business travellers want

6

Unit 3 Change

Mercedes, shining star

7

Unit 3 Change

Mercedes, shining star

8

Unit 4 Organisation

A successful organisation/＜Zoom class＞

9

Unit 4 Organisation

A successful organisation

10

Unit 5 Advertising

A new kind of campaign

11

Unit 5 Advertising

A new kind of campaign

12

Unit 6 Money

An inspirational story

13

Unit 6 Money

An inspirational story

14

Review and feedback

optional: Case study 4-6, Revision Unit B, Extra Reading, etc.

Class Format

Two class sessions will be delivered via media-based lessons in the semester.

Recommendations for Private Study

Students must do preparation for each class. They must take in-class quizzes and submit assignments regularly.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written) 0

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)		 0

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

Active participation (20%)/Quizzes and assignments (80%) Project-based assignments such as presentations could be assigned in the course.

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Regular attendance and active participation are expected from all students. （出席回数が10回に満たない場合は単位が認定されません）

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Market Leader (3rd Edition Extra) Course Book Intermediate David Cotton, David Falvey and Simon Kent Pearson Japan 978-1-292-36113-0 前半を使用
Target on Business and the TOEICⓇ Test Vocabulary Kayoko Shiomi, et al. Seibido 978-4-7919-3386-0

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Please make sure you purchase the designated textbooks and bring them every week since you will not be able to complete the course without them.

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Talk with Students

Other Comments

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