商用英文

This course is designed to expose students to the language that they encounter in the workplace to further develop English skills for social and business purposes. The course assignments give students the opportunity to practice listening and speaking in a variety of workplace scenarios to build engagement and confidence in English communication. After completing the course, the students will be able to: 1. improve English language performance in job applications and interviews, 2. take part in English meetings and other business settings, 3. discuss and respond to business matters in oral and written English, 4. conduct and give business presentations in English.

*欲修課者,第一堂請務必準時到課,否則視為自動放棄修課權利* The teacher will distribute and explain a detailed syllabus with a tentative course schedule on the first class. If you do not attend the first class, you will lose your spot in this class.

1. Class materials will be uploaded to the new E3 platform (https://e3new.nctu.edu.tw/login/index.php) or distributed in class. 2. Active participation is required. Attendance will be taken in each class. Please join the class on time. Being late for more than twenty minutes is regarded as being absent for that hour. TWO POINTS will be taken off from your final grade for each hour of absence. Students are welcome to bring in their personal experience in public speaking and presentation as well as share their methods of improving the subject matter. 3. If you are absent due to uncontrollable situations, such as acute/severe illness, emergency, important occasions, etc., please file your application along with the valid proof on NCTU Students Leave System (http://stuoffcourse.nctu.edu.tw/) within 1 week. The medication receipt with correct stamp of date by accredited hospitals can be seen as a valid proof. The instructor reserves the right to refuse or revoke leave of absence application. If you are absent for more than 3 lessons without advance notice, you will fail the course. (For further information, please refer to http://scahss.sa.nctu.edu.tw/?wpdmpro=%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E8%AB%8B%E5%81%87%E8%A6%8F%E5%89%87) 4. Absence from a class is no excuse for not knowing the assignment and what has been discussed in class. It is the student’s responsibility to find out what has been covered in the class by checking E3 or getting handouts/notes from the classmates. No late work will be accepted (unless you have requested an extension and been given approval ahead of the deadline).

1. Class attendance 10% 2. Class participation 30% Includes quizzes, in-class activities, and homework. 3. Video CV 10% You will conduct your own 1-minute video CV applying for your desired position, and post the video link on new E3 discussion board. More details will be announced in class. 4. LinkedIn project 10% You will apply the skills and tips taught in this course to create your own LinkedIn profile for your current/future job hunting. 5. Midterm mock job interview 15% Each student will be assigned a specific time for individual mock job interview with the instructor. Possible interview questions will be given a week ahead for preparations. 6. Final pitch deck presentation 20% Students will form groups and deliver a pitch deck presentation on a product/service of their choice. Your presentation topic and outline will be reviewed and discussed at the in-class individual conference in Week 16. Be creative and use the skills learnt in class. 7. E3 online platform participation 5% Student final pitch deck presentations will be recorded (video) and uploaded onto the E3 Online Platform where students can interactively leave comments and discuss. Students must give constructive feedback to at least 5 video clips before the end of the semester. Specific dates will be set up so you have sufficient time to accomplish this task. At least one paragraph is recommended per video. As you will be graded on the content of your feedback, please leave comments that will help the speaker improve. Merely saying “Good Job!” is not enough. The speech rubric could serve as a guideline or reference to help you give comments.

Business English Course Pack (TBA in class)

地點

綜合一館 A513

時間

by appointment

聯絡方式

lindawu@nctu.edu.tw