商用英文
Business English
| 節 | 週三 |
|---|---|
3 10:10–11:00 | 商用英文 A212 2 節連堂 |
4 11:10–12:00 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
Primary aim : The aim of this course is to develop students’ English listening and oral skills by using real-life international business scenarios to help students develop their ability to express English accurately and clearly in a business context. Students will also demonstrate how to communicate in business English to reflect the knowledge they have learned in this course. Subsidiary aim: This course will help students repeat and memorize business English. The instructor will explain and select the key vocabulary and phrases to students. The students will exexute and demonstrate how to use those business Englsih in specific contexts. Also, students will examinine their understanding of the course materials by taking paper-based exams and through organizing their ideas in a conversational dialogues. Students will engage in listening to other students’ business presentations to critique how well how they have performed in class compared to their peers. Students will design their own individual business presentations, construct meaningful dialogues, and develop an appropriate face-to- face interview with the instructor.
Basic English proficiency
1. Attendance and participation (answering bonus):20% 2. Final presentations: 20% 3. Pair work (role-play):15% 4. textbook vocabulary + assigned listening quizzes (Twice): 35% 5. one-on-one interview with the teacher: 10%
| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | Self-introduction activities |
| 第 2 週 | unit 10, unit 11: First meetings, talking about jobs+ (pair work )+ assigned listening |
| 第 3 週 | unit 3, unit 5: Taking messages and transferring information, dealing with communication difficulties +(pair work )+ assigned listening |
| 第 4 週 | Unit 1, 2 reminder for students to do the listening assignment with detailed instructions + (pair work )+ assigned listening |
| 第 5 週 | unit 6, 7: Arranging a meeting, arranging an appointment with a client or supervisor + (pair work )+ assigned listening Self-study: unit 8, 9: arranging a schedule, canceling or changing times + (pair work ) |
| 第 6 週 | unit 18, 19: making preparations, opening and introducing the topic (pair work )+ assigned listening Review before quiz 1 |
| 第 7 週 | Holiday |
| 第 8 週 | Quiz 1: : textbook vocabulary+ assigned listening quizzes+ covering units before quiz 1 |
| 第 9 週 | units 20, 21: stating the points and linking the parts, highlighting and emphasizing+ (pair work )+ assigned listening |
| 第 10 週 | units 22, 23: interacting with the audience/drawing attention, using visual aids and describing them+ (pair work)+ assigned listening |
| 第 11 週 | units 24, 25: analyzing facts and trends, suggestions and conclusion+ (pair work)+ assigned listening |
| 第 12 週 | units 26, 27: answering questions from the audience, the opening of a meeting+ (pair work )+ assigned listening |
| 第 13 週 | units 28, 29: progressing and controlling a meeting, asking for opinions/agreeing and disagreeing + (pair work )+ assigned listening Units 31, 32: self-study + the instructor’s instructions and explanations on the final presentations ( the teacher’s demo) + instructing students’ to start preparing for the one-on-one interview |
| 第 14 週 | quiz 2 : textbook vocabulary+ assigned listening quizzes (units covered from week 9 to week 13) |
| 第 15 週 | one-on-one interview with the teacher (10%) Questions and instructions provided at least two weeks beforehand. |
| 第 16 週 | Final presentation 期末報告 (20%) No late assignments will be accepted |
Textbook: English for Business Communication Book 1: B1+ (中級以上)Author: Michelle Witte ISBN: 9786263001473 Publisher: Cosmos Culture Limited
- 地點
- A212
- 時間
- W34
- 聯絡方式
- teresa.indiana@gmail.com