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This one-year course is
designed to prepare the students working in the business field, which
requires effective communicative skills in English. By introducing
core business concepts, the course aims to teach students business
vocabulary and to foster their autonomous learning in professional
communication skills. Being exposed to a variety of challenging and
interesting topics, students will practice spoken English through a
series of functional settings to participate in discussion, presentation,
role-plays, mini case studies, and team projects. The purpose of all
classroom activities is to provide students the target language in
meaningful situations and to improve their competence in business skills.
Texts and topics chosen from the business world are broad rather than
specialized, including subjects such as Social & Cultural Awareness,
Organization, Production, Marketing and Advertising, Trade and Performance.
The communication skills covered include Meetings, Decision making,
Negotiations, and Presentation, etc. Serving as a language proficiency
preparation for Business field, the course will explore the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication), too. A guided discovery
approach to business grammar and usage will lead students to a clearer
understanding of the forms and underlying concepts of English.
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active, energetic, and positive member in this course. Thus, regular attendance, class participation,
and learning attitude are very important for your grade and progress
in study. Please make necessary preparation for each assigned topic;
failure to do so will positively affect your final grade. If you are
absent, you are responsible for the material that we cover in the class.
Anyone who misses the class more than THREE times might not get the
credits.
For the classroom etiquette, please listen to and show your
respect for the views of your classmates. Please turn off all the electronic
machines during the class time; any noises from those will interrupt
the class procedure and this is impolite to your class!
The best way to improve your English speaking ability is to talk, talk,
and talk some more! Don't worry about making mistakes and don't forget
that you will never learn to communicate in English if you keep your
mouth closed! I hope you can try your best to follow the course and
find your ways to communicate effectively!
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