
Subject | Language, Business & Management, Qualifications & Examinations
2024 Introduction to Business Japanese Ⅱ(on-demand course)
- Business Japanese
- On-demand course
- Toyo University
This course is aimed at those who are just starting to learn business Japanese, and deals with introductory content aimed at acquiring basic linguistic knowledge and understanding business culture and manners. Business Japanese ability is required for international students to get a job at a Japanese company. However, the current situation is that there are few opportunities to come into contact with business Japanese in university life or daily life. The purpose of this course is to acquire basic knowledge of business Japanese and to prepare for working in Japanese in the future.
*The topics covered are different from those in the introductory course held in May. Participants of the previous course can continue to take this course.
◆Lesson objectives:
1) Acquire basic knowledge of business Japanese and understand Japanese business culture and business etiquette.
(2) Acquire the analytical and thinking skills necessary to continue learning through video viewings and report assignments.
◆Classroom Format and Assignments
(1) Video streaming and quiz taking via On Demand (about 60 minutes of study time x 8 times)
(2) Take the final examination
(3) Submit a final report on the assigned theme (1,000 words)
◆Conditions for Certificate Issuance:Certificate of Completion will be issued by Toyo University.
Completion of all assignments (1) to (3) by the end of the course period.
◆ Fees:
2,200 yen
◆ How to apply:
If you enter the required information in the "Contact" section on the right, you will receive an application form's URL via an automatic reply.
Please use that form to complete your application.

Content/学習内容
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営業場面で必要となる基本的な知識と考え方について学びます。
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生産現場で必要となる基本的な知識と、理解すべきカタカナ語を学びます。
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ビジネス場面でのEメールを取り上げ、書き方と基本表現を学びます。
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「社会・経営」に関するカタカナ語彙を取り上げ、適切な使い方について学びます。
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間違えやすい言語表現について、社会言語学的観点から取り上げ確認します。
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ビジネス場面を状況別に確認し、場面で使用される言語表現について考えます。
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※2025年1月6日(月)に課題を更新しています。それ以前に提出した方には別途メールをしていますので、メールに記載の期日までに再提出をしてください。
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Staff/スタッフ
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- Coordinator
Ryuta UHSIKUBOToyo University Center for Global Education and ExchangeAssociate ProfessorCareerProf. Ushikubo graduated from Dokkyo University. He learned Japanese language education in the doctoral program at Waseda University and got a Ph.D. (Japanese Language Education). He worked as a deputy chief instructor at an overseas educational institution (Waseda Education Thailand). After returning to Japan, he kept pursuing a career in language education, working as a research assistant at Waseda University and a lecturer at the Kwansei Gakuin University. He is currently teaching Japanese at the Center for Global Education and Exchange, Toyo University. His specialty is qualitative data analysis, teacher research, and classroom research.
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- Coordinator
Xiuyin CHENToyo University Center for Global Education and ExchangeLecturerCareerGraduate of the Japanese Language Program at the College of Foreign Languages of the Ocean University of China. Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Humanities, Kobe University.Assistant at the University of Hamburg (Germany) and Kobe University. Part-time and full-time Lecturer at Kobe Design University and Japan University of Economics. Currently a Lecturer at Toyo University. Doctor Chen’s research covers modern Japanese grammar, Japanese language education, Japanese linguistics, as well as corpus linguistics. Takes special interest in sentence-final markers and Chinese-related lexicon in modern Japanese. Building on her theoretical knowledge of Japanese grammar and vocabulary, as well as her own learning experience, the lecturer will offer hints how to improve your Japanese skills.
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- Teacher
Erika GotoUniversity of International Business and Economics School of Foreign StudiesFull-time LecturerCareerCompleted the master’s program in the field of national literature education and research, Department of Cultural Structure, Graduate School of Humanities, Kobe University.
Japanese language education internship experience at Beijing University of Foreign Studies (China), Oxford University (UK).
After working as a lecturer at the National Tsinghua University (China), she is currently a full-time lecturer on foreign nationality at the University of International Business and Economics School of Foreign Studies.
Competency/コンピテンシー
- Logical thinking ability
- International character
- Autonomy
- Language proficiency
Information/その他の情報
Course Requirements
・ Those who have Japanese ability equivalent to N2 (JLPT) or higher
*We highly welcome students from overseas countries and regions.
・Those who can submit the assignments.
・Those who can take the BEVI after taking the course.
・Those who can watch all lessons’ videos.
Evaluation Method
None
References
None
Contact/お問合せ先
TOYO Japanese Language Program
Email: toyo-jlp@tugs.co.jp
https://toyo-jlp.com/