Business Communication Across Cultures 【2年次生クラス】

〔科目名〕
〔単位数〕
Business Communication Across Cultures Ⅰ
２単位
(2 and 3, 4 year students)
〔担当者〕
〔オフィス・アワー〕
丹藤永也
時間：オフィス・アワーは授業の開始時に提示
TANDO Hisaya
場所：621
〔科目の概要〕
〔科目区分〕
アカデミック・コモンベーシッ
クス
When business persons work with people from other countries, they certainly feel difficulty in communicating with them
and a necessity to understand each other. They may be required to be patient or flexible sometimes. At the present time when
business globalization has been rapidly progressing, to learn the differences between their cultures and other cultures is an
important key to communicate effectively and do well n business.
This course is designed for the understanding of working across cultures by using the textbook introducing various
business situations. The textbook adopted in this course is business-oriented and provides authentic materials related
to business world. A unit of the book consists of 12 sections such as Developing intercultural skills, Managing
international meetings, Presenting across cultures, and so on. Through the entire course, students will learn how to be
successful in intercultural situations and be able to surely have more interests in the business world.
〔「授業科目群」・他の科目との関連付け〕・〔なぜ、学ぶ必要があるか・学んだことが、何に結びつくか〕
Students have learned basic Business English by taking ‘Business English’ and ’Advanced Business English’ in the
freshman course, so they have basic knowledge and skills of Business English. In this course, students will learn a practical
topic, “Business communication across cultures.” As mentioned above, the mutual understanding between different cultures
is indispensable in the internationalized business world. Students should be able to acquire the attitude and learn strategies
requested across cultures at the end of this course.
〔科目の到達目標（最終目標・中間目標）〕
The aims of this course are below:
1. Students will be able to understand Japanese culture and the target culture to communicate effectively.
2. Students will be able to be flexible in the way students communicate with people from other cultures to
communicate effectively.
3. Students will be able to develop basic communicative skills which can improve their performance related to
business situations.
〔学生の「授業評価」に基づくコメント・改善・工夫〕
The improvements of this course are below:
1. The teacher should proceed classes at an appropriate pace to encourage students understanding of the classes.
2. The teacher should solve students’ problem and advise them both in class and through office hour.
3. The teacher should improve students’ English ability.
〔教科書〕
Communicating Across Cultures, by Bob Dignen, Cambridge University Press,
ISBN 978-0-521-18198-3 Student’s book with Audio CD
〔指定図書〕
To be announced
〔参考書〕
To be announced
〔前提科目〕
None
〔学修の課題、評価の方法〕（テスト、レポート等）
Daily class performance: 40%
This may include communicative activities, quizzes, homework, report, attendance, and so on.
Test: 60%
(In addition to the above, some points will be added when you submit a certificate of Really English.)
〔評価の基準及びスケール〕
In principle:
A = 100--80%，
B = 79--70%,
C = 69--60%,
D = 59--50%,
F = 49% --
〔教員としてこの授業に取り組む姿勢と学生への要望〕
Four Important Rules
1. Preview and review every class.
2. Attend every class and don’t be late.
3. Hand in every homework assignment.
4. Make sure to bring your dictionaries (English-Japanese and Japanese-English) or an electronic dictionary.
第１回
**Adjustments to the following schedule may be made by the teacher.**
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Developing intercultural skills
内容： Describing corporate cultures
第２回
教科書・指定図書 Unit 1
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Developing intercultural skills
内容： Developing flexible thinking to deal with different intercultural situations
第３回
教科書・指定図書 Unit 1
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Managing first meetings
内容： Strategies for managing first meetings
第４回
教科書・指定図書 Unit 2
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Managing first meetings
内容： Building relationships
第５回
教科書・指定図書 Unit 2
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Communicating effectively
内容： Communicating clearly – good and bad news
第６回
教科書・指定図書 Unit 3
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Communicating effectively
内容： Managing conversation styles
第７回
教科書・指定図書 Unit 3
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Managing international meetings
内容： Decision making
教科書・指定図書 Unit 4
第８回
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Managing international meetings
内容： Dealing with different and difficult styles of communication
第９回
教科書・指定図書 Unit 4
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Becoming a better listener
内容： Clarifying meaning
第 10 回
教科書・指定図書 Unit 5
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Becoming a better listener
内容： Listening effectively
第 11 回
教科書・指定図書 Unit 5
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Presenting across cultures
内容： Customising your message for different audiences
第 12 回
教科書・指定図書 Unit 6
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Presenting across cultures
内容： Managing questions effectively
第 13 回
第 14 回
第 15 回
試験
教科書・指定図書 Unit 6
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Writing emails
内容： Communicating clearly in emails
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教科書・指定図書 Unit 7
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Writing emails
内容： Communicating sensitive messages effectively
教科書・指定図書 Unit 7
テーマ（何を学ぶか）： Negotiating across cultures
内容： Setting clear objectives for a negotiations
教科書・指定図書 Unit 8
Test

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