JAP341 Business Japanese I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Bc. Jana Pospíchalová (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 22. 2. 7:30–10:45 M24, Fri 8. 3. 7:30–10:45 M24, Fri 22. 3. 7:30–10:45 M24, Fri 5. 4. 7:30–10:45 M24, Fri 19. 4. 7:30–10:45 M24, Fri 3. 5. 7:30–10:45 M24
Prerequisites (in Czech)
JAP304a Japanese language V.-theory || JAP304b Japanese language V -practice
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to teach students the principles of business communication in a Japanese company environment (terminology, mastery of business communication skills in Japanese).
Syllabus
  • Introductory class
  • Greetings, Self-introduction
  • Telephoning
  • Exchanging of business cards
  • Business communication phrases
  • Visiting another company
  • Business parties communication
Literature
  • Yoneda, R.; Fujii, K.; Shigeno, M. et al. Shodan no tame nihongo (We Mean Business: Japanese for Business People). Tokyo: 3A Corporation, 1996.
  • Segawa Y.; Kamiya S.; Kitamura S.: Hito wo ugokasu!Jissen bijinesu Nihongokaiwa. Tokyo: 3A Corporation, 2008.
  • JETRO Business Japanese: KACHO - Managers in Corporate Japan. Tokyo, 1997.
  • JETRO Business Japanese: KACHO - Managers in Corporate Japan. Tokyo: WEIS, 1997.
  • Yana, A.; Ooki, R.; Komatsu, Y.: Nihongo E-mail no kakikata. Tokyo: Japan Times, 2005.
  • Horiuchi M.; Ashitaka Ch. Nihon de bijinesu: Nihongo hyougen to bijinesu mana.Tokyo: Senmonkyouiku shuppan, 2005.
  • Yoneda, R.; Fujii, K.; Shigeno, M. et al. Bijinesu no tame nihongo (Getting Down to Business: Japanese for Business People). Tokyo, 1998.
  • GOLDMAN, A. Doing Business with the Japanese: A Guide to Successful Communication, Management, and Diplomacy. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994.
  • Doi, M.; Kabasawa, Y.; Murayama, K. et al. Talking Business in Japanese. Tokyo, 1997.
Teaching methods
readings, listenings, dialogues, role playing
Assessment methods
active class participation, homework, written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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