*PATTIMORE, Roger（パティモア，ロジャー）　上智大学非常勤講師 *国籍 / Canada *専門分野 / M.Ed. Teaching English as a Foreign Language *著作 / ◇Academic: Foundations of Focus on Form: ‘A Teacher's Overview’: Lingua (Sophia University) No.14 November 2003 ◇Commercial: Everyday English Grammar (Revised) 南雲堂 2010 (3rd Edition 2018) Mail: pattimore(at)hotmail.com メッセージ / Recently, English ability has become more important than ever. The Japanese economy is running very well after several years of slow growth. This will mean more international communication between businesses and companies and foreign based associates. Also in 2020 we will host the Olympic Games which should drive the economy. These are reasons to not only to understand English but also produce it. Improving these skills is the goal of the course. 【学習内容】 ’Business Plus’ is the name of this new course and also the name of the textbook for the course. The course is for professional people who need to: 1.Communicate confidently in everyday business situations 2.Use and understand American and International English 3.Understand global business culture The course and textbook also includes integrated TOEIC practice. 【学習方法】 The course is mainly a speaking course, but, Listening skill is also very important. Reading will be a smaller part of the course. Pair work, group work, business role plays, and discussions with the teacher are typical activities during class time. Students are expected to use English with the teacher and other students in the class. Students will have regular homework assignments. Many assignments can be self-checked. 【学習形態】 The learning mode is ‘learn English in English’. Most of the lesson will be in English. I ask students to imagine that they are living and working in an English-speaking country. Most people in that situation learn English by listening and guessing. The situation in class will be very similar. Students will learn realistic English by using it with me and other students.