Business English Home
Getting Started
This website is being developed for students in the Faculty of Economics at Kobe Gakuin University. The main online components of the Business English course are:
(1) a Moodle site were students can upload assignments, take quizzes and participate in discussion forums. Students will need an enrolment key to get started.
(2) a Podcast with business news digests and interviews with various working people.
(3) a Resource page where students can find various kinds of help.
| Week | Topic | Textbook | Project/Homework |
| One | Course Overview | pgs. 30, 31 | Summer Report |
| Two | Telephoning | 32 - 34 | Project Overview |
| Three | Dates/Schedule | 35 - 37 | Decide Teams/Type of Business |
| Four | Requesting | 38 - 40 | Project Overview/Sample Presentation |
| Five | Checking Info | 41 - 43 | Vision & Mission Statements |
| Six | Company info | 48 - 49 | Company Descriptions |
| Seven | Job Mobility | 50 - 53 | Product/Service Descriptions |
| Eight | Objectives/Plans | 54 - 56 | Management/Operations |
| Nine | Charts/Graphs | 57 - 59 | Market Research |
| Ten | Opinions | 60 - 62 | Starting Budget/Operating Budget |
| Eleven | Preferences | 63 - 65 | Closing Statement / Peer Review |
| Twelve | Directions | 70 - 72 | Presentations |
| Thirteen | Dress for Success | 73 - 75 | Presentations |
| Fourteen | Make up if needed |
