Business JapaneseⅠ

• In the first half of the class, students will gain an understanding of the job-hunting process. The class will provide an overview of job-hunting conditions for international students and the needs that Japanese companies seek to fulfill by recruiting international students. Students will receive useful information related to job hunting, such as how to create a career-development portfolio. Subsequently, students will deepen their knowledge of basic manners and honorific language (keigo) and practice putting them to use.
In the second half of the class, students will develop a practical understanding of the Japanese workplace by learning about logical thinking and ways to express this thinking through group work focused on business-related case studies.

• Job-hunting in Japan • Business etiquette in Japan • Business skills in Japan

Session 1: Learning and group discussion on job-hunting conditions for international students and the needs Japanese companies seek to fill by recruiting international students Session 2: Overview and workshop on preparation for job-hunting in Japan
Session 3: Understanding employment forms and systems in Japan
Session 4: Learning and workshop on culture and interpersonal relationships in the workplace
Sessions 5–6: Learning and workshop on business rules (greetings; reports, communications, and consultations; information management)
Sessions 7–8: Learning and workshop on business etiquette (internal: how to receive instructions; what to do when cautioned; etiquette when attending to clients) Sessions 9–10: Learning and workshop on business etiquette (external: internal and external etiquette, exchanging business cards, business meeting etiquette) Sessions 11–12: Learning and workshop on business skills (honorific language (keigo), business emails, telephone calls)
Sessions 13–14: Learning and practicing how to write business emails
Session 15: Learning and group discussion on Japanese corporate culture; semester review
* The above plan may change, as appropriate, depending on the participants' level of understanding. We will also occasionally provide the latest information on job hunting.

Syllabus (Japanese site only)