Elementary Business English

This page includes links to various resources for the Elementary Business English course. Course announcements and assignments can be found on the Moodle website. New students will need to register. Please use your Kobe Gakuin e-mail address.

You can find more information on this site.

Mini Lectures (Quicktime Movies)

Week 1 - Welcome to Elementary Business English (Fall 2008).

Week 2 - What's my job? Fixing an Appointment & Summer Report

Week 3 - Week 3 Mini Lecture

Week 4 - No movie this week. We worked on page 38 in the textbook and began working on the term project. We decided the groups and suggested 3 ideas for a business proposal (plan).

Week 5 - Beer Buddies Brewpub

Week 6 - Beer Buddies Brewpub - Business Plan

Week 7 - No movie this week. Groups should be working on their business plan.

Week 8 - Here are some links to some websites with English listening material.

http://www.manythings.org/e/listening.html

http://www.manythings.org/voa/rss/

http://www.npr.org/

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/

Your group should have submitted the first draft of your business plan for peer review. You should also start thinking about your PowerPoint presentation.

Week 9 - Online Listening Resources. We will be having a mini quiz next week for unit 8.

Week 10 - Adding Sound to your PowerPoint. Please remember to update your wiki. Each member should contribute.

Week 11 - Groups should be polishing their business plan and working on the PowerPoint and manuscript. The final business plan and PowerPoint with sound should be submitted by the due date.

Week 12 - Thank you for your participation and efforts in the Business English program. Watch this video for some final advice on studying English. Good luck in the future.

Handouts

Course Outline

Summer Report

Business Plan Outline

Vision Statement and Mission Statement

Sample Business Plan - Brew Buddies