Class Work

This page highlights the activities from the 2023 "Business English 1" course.
* For previous efforts, please see Liberal Arts Seminar 2015 with students’ voices.

立命館大学の「教養ゼミナール」及び「プロジェクト発信型英語プログラム（の一部）」、またビジネス英語等の授業にMeeting-style classroomを導入しています。このページでは、「ビジネス英語」での15週間の取り組みを紹介します。

Class Title: Business English 01: Advanced self-promotion

Advanced Self-Promotion: Sharpen Your Professional Communication Skills in a Meeting-Style Classroom!
In this course, you will develop the ability to effectively promote yourself and share your expertise in areas of interest in English, with a focus on global perspectives.

Goals 到達目標

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Present your professional background and skills effectively in English.
  • Develop a well-organized English resume (CV).
  • Actively participate in meetings and contribute to discussions in a professional setting.
  • 専門分野のプロフェッショナルに向けて英語で口頭でのセルフプロモーションが行える。
  • 英語のレジュメ（CV）を作成することができる。
  • 主体的にミーティングを進行できる。ミーティングに貢献できる。

Class Syllabus 授業のスケジュール（シラバスより）

Week 01: Orientation:

Overview of the course, objectives, setting up the environment, ICT tools, and business chat tools



Week 02-03: Preparing for Meetings: 

Setting up the environment, understanding meeting roles, and sharing insights in areas of interest

Goals
  1. Learn how an institute or a company expresses their vision in a short phrase.
  2. Turn Japanese slogans into English.
  3. Express your vision in a short phrase.
Let’s take a look at how companies like Apple and Uniqlo communicate their products and vision.
Cited from https://www.apple.com/ipad/

Cited from https://www.fastretailing.com/eng

Week 04-05: Example of Communication: 

Creating and visualizing a slogan

Goals:
  1. Visualize your slogan!
  2. Use action verbs to summarize your background and skills.
  3. Describe your personality using adjectives.



Week 06-07: Self-Introduction and Skills Presentation: 

30-second English pitch and English CV preparation

Goal: 
  1. Learn how to promote yourself in 30 seconds.
30秒セルフ・プロモーションの方法



Week 08: Practical Session: Creating an English CV

Goal: 
  1. Learn how to write a CV.
  2. Create your English CV.

英語の履歴書（CV）の書き方＜テンプレートあり＞

Week 09-10: Interview Techniques: 

Goals:
  1. Learn frequently asked questions.
  2. Develop your own questions.
  3. Practice a business interview.
英語の面接（Interview）：絶対にきかれる4つの質問と答え方 https://note.com/callas/n/ne0c299a202ce

Week 11-13: Delivering Results: 

Goals:
  1. Plan and conduct a presentation event together.
  2. Create an agenda for the next session.
  3. Develop your evaluation criteria.

Week 14: Final Presentation: 

Goals:
  1. Let’s work together to make our self-planned presentation event a success!
  2. Evaluate each other based on the criteria we created and provide positive feedback.

Week 15: Course Wrap-Up: Summary and reflection

Look back on this course and recognize your development.