さあ、BEProが提供するエクササイズが面白くて楽しい、ただ少しだけ挑戦的で教育的であることをご理解いただけることでしょう！
ビジネスで使われる語彙は、繰り返し色々な場面で登場してきます。みなさんがコースを終える頃には、そうした語彙を理解し自由に活用できるようになります！
記事は、世界の一流紙であるファイナンシャル・タイムズやエコノミスト誌等からのものです。（英語圏でのビジネス世界における主要なビジネス出版物）
内容は最新のものを使用していますので、ビジネスの現場に直結しています。
さて、本年後半には新たにライティングコース開設を計画しています。このコースは効果的に要約（サマリー）を書く事にフォーカスしたものです。BEProや他のコースを通して効果的なリーディング習慣を身につけることが出来ます。もちろん、毎日「読み続ける」ことが大切になります。
私は、みなさんに学ぶ動機を与える続ける教材をお届けしたいと思います！
Executive Supervisor for Curriculum Development
Claudia Colnar
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New Supervisor Introduction
Dear BePro Learners:
Greetings and welcome to our exciting English learning programs for business professionals! I have just been hired as the Executive Supervisor for Curriculum Development. I hope that you will find the course content at the right level for you and that you will gain confidence in your English language skills. Furthermore, I hope that you will enjoy improving your English vocabulary, reading comprehension and reading speed as you progress through our courses. I believe that you will find that the course content is relevant to your work.
I am delighted to be working again with motivated Japanese learners. I’ll be developing the curriculum for various BEPro programs with learners like you in mind. I lived and worked in Tokyo for nearly 18 years. I was an in-house trainer for two major companies, one Japanese and one American.
During my time at these companies, I developed training materials, including on-line courses. I also taught intensive courses, extensive courses and one-on-one lessons, which I found very rewarding. I enjoyed teaching my Japanese business students because they had specific goals, and they were determined to reach those goals.
Having at least a basic understanding of English is very important in today’s world, especially for business people. While you may never need to speak it, you will likely need to read or write it. Vocabulary is the basis of all communication in any language. The broader your vocabulary, the more you will understand and the more effectively you will be able to communicate.
In these courses, you will find the vocabulary graded to your level: Beginner, Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced. The vocabulary at the lower levels is vocabulary which is basic and which you will see recycled many times and at different levels. The more you encounter a word, the more likely you’ll be to be able to actually use it. You may find keeping a wordlist helpful, and it is, provided you review it regularly and use the words!
How to Study
Learning online takes enormous self-discipline. It is better to do a little work every day than try to do several hours in one day. Make it part of your routine. You could, for example, decide to study for 15 minutes every day at lunchtime. If you have a long commute and are lucky enough to get a seat on the train, you could study on the train on the way to the office.
How to Read
As far as reading is concerned, you need to be willing to be a risk-taker…..at least a little bit! When you read, you want to start by doing a quick preview of the document:
Read the title.
Who is the author? Is it someone famous? Is his/her writing known to be bjective?
Read any subtitles and headings.
Look at any illustrations or photos.
Look at anything that has been bolded or italicized.
Read the first paragraph.
Read the final paragraph.
Read the first sentence of each paragraph.
Ask yourself what you think the general idea of the document is.
Ask yourself some questions about what you think might be included in the articl
Then read the document:
Read without stopping.
As you read, if you do not know a word, then try to guess, but do not stop. You can highlight it and return to it later and then look it up in the dictionary. if you cannot guess the meaning.
Do not regress! Do not go back to the previous sentence. Keep going in one direction only!
Try to read in chunks. That means try to look at four or five words at a time.
Ask yourself what the article is about and try to summarize it simply.
You will find that the various exercises that BEPro offers to be interesting, fun, a little challenging, and educational. The business vocabulary will be reinforced repeatedly in different ways so that by the time you finish your course, you will actually know it and be able to use it! Also, your reading comprehension and reading speed should improve considerably after you have worked your way through the course.
The articles are taken from The Financial Times and The Economist, two leading business publications in the English-speaking and business worlds. The content is current and relevant to business people.
By the way, later this year, we plan to launch a business writing course which focuses on effective summary writing. You will be able to use the effective reading habits you acquire in these BEPro courses in other courses, and, of course, in your everyday reading.
I look forward to producing materials that motivate you to learn.
Sincerely,
Claudia Colnar
Executive Supervisor for Curriculum Development
[English note is below]
私もスタッフとして、「ＴＯＥＩＣの点数が飛躍的に上がりました！」、「英語の読解力があがりました」という連絡を頂くととても嬉しく思います。受講者の方々が継続的にこのプログラムを学習することで英語の力が付くのは当然のことですが、それでもそうした連絡を頂くのは我々にとってこの上ない喜びなのです。 今回Claudia Colnar氏の就任のアナウンスをさせていただいたところ、かつての生徒さんから「この講座を通して再びあたなの生徒になれてとても嬉しいです」というご連絡を頂きました。 このClaudia氏宛てのメールは我々にとっても本当に嬉しい知らせでした。ありがとうございました。
Ｃｌａｕｄｉａ氏は現在のBEProに対して、改善点を既に見いだしています。2月中旬から制作最高責任者として、プログラムのTune Upと改善を行ってくれます。更にWriting Courseの設置など新しいアイディアを模索中です。
以下は学習ページにも掲載したClaudia Colnar氏の就任挨拶文です。彼女の決意のほどをくみ取って頂ければと思います。