Using a 'Can-Do' List to Establish a Baseline for Japanese University Students' Acquisition of Business English

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520710
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Toyo University
• Principal Investigator: MISA Fujio 東洋大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (20350712)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OHNO Hideki 大東文化大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (40343628)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MORITA Akira 早稲田大学, 商学学術院, 教授 (60210168)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ビジネス英語 / ニーズ調査 / 英語ビジネスプレゼンテーション / 英語による会議 / 教室内での指導

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project deconstructed Business English ability to clarify a relevant baseline for Japanese university students. The study focused on business presentation skills and meeting skills based on the interviews conducted with business people who have extensive overseas experience.
As regards business presentation skills, differences in assessed standards by business people and by professors were compared using evaluation sheets collected during business presentation contests. Based on these results, as well as a follow-up survey, a ‘can-do’ list was devised for university students. To establish standards in relation to meeting skills, underlying factors influencing turn-taking were identified through analysis of a simulated meeting. Such analysis showed that a speaker’s linguistic ability was the main determinant in turn-taking while the final decision was most influenced by the professional expertise suggested by business people.

Free Research Field

英語教育　異文化間コミュニケーション　国際ビジネスコミュニケーション