英語R(中級)政ⅠA
Business English―
002-D-213

担 当 者 単 位 数 配当年次 学 期 曜 日 時 限
狩野 郁子 講師 2 通年 3

授業概要

Students in this class are to learn and acquire reading skills for business English. Articles and passages to be
read are taken from various sources such as the New York Times and Reuters. Students memorize necessary
words first, which are checked in the beginning of each class orally as a vocabulary quiz. Then while reading an
article, linguistic explanations are given. Finally, the article is summarised by the students.

到達目標

While learning and acquiring reading skills for business English, students are expected to be keen observers of
social, political and economic scenes.

授業計画

1 Introduction to the course.
Unit 1: Rebranding Disney Stores
2 Unit 1 with linguistic exercises and comprehension tasks
3
4 Units 1 and 6 : New Strategies at Starbucks
5 Unit 6 with linguistic exercises and comprehension tasks
6
7 Review and supplementary tasks
8 Unit 4: Which Career Will Be King?
9 Unit 4 with linguistic exercises and comprehension tasks
10
11 Unit 8: Big Brands and Their Copycats
12 Unit 8 with linguistic exercises and comprehension tasks
13
14 Final review and supplementary tasks
15 Review of the classes. Wrap-up
16 Review of the classes in the first semester.
Unit 9: Getting Women into Boardrooms
17 Unit 9 with linguistic exercises and comprehension tasks
18
19 Unit 10: Social Media and Airlines
20 Unit 10 with linguistic exercises and comprehension tasks
21
22 Review and supplementary tasks
23 Unit 13: The New Outsourcing Movement
24 Unit 13 with linguistic exercises and comprehension tasks
25
26 Unit 15: Changes in the Expatriate Haven
27 Unit 15 with linguistic exercises and comprehension tasks
28
29 Final review and supplementary tasks
30 Review of the classes and wrap-up

授業方法

Students take a vocabulary quiz in the beginning of each class. Then, while reading the passage, comprehension
tasks are given with linguistic explanations. Finally the passage is summarised by the students.

準備学習

Learn new words and phrases, which are checked in the form of an oral quiz each time.
Read the set passage from the textbook before coming to class.

成績評価の方法

第1学期(学期末試験):25%
第2学期(学年末試験):25%
中間テスト:20%
小テスト:10%
平常点(クラス参加、グループ作業の成果等):20%

教科書

Richard Silver『Global Trends in Business』、金星堂2011年、ISBN=9784764739246

参考文献

They will be introduced in class.

履修上の注意

履修者数制限あり。
第1回目の授業に必ず出席のこと。