SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentSophomore Class A, Department of International Business Sophomore Class B, Department of International Business
Course NameElite Business English: Team-Building and Socializing Skills
InstructorKU JU-CHUN
Credit2.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule










每週課程進度與作業要求Course Schedule & Requirements

 



















































































































































週次



Week

課程主題



Topic

課程內容與指定閱讀



Content and Reading Assignment

教學活動與作業



Teaching Activities and Homework

學習投入時間



Student workload expectation

課堂講授



In-class Hours

課程前後



Outside-of-class Hours

1

 Course introduction

2

Socializing: how to break the Ice and start a conversation at conference

Unit 1

 Role-play Task 1 p.6



 



2

1

3

Socializing: how to break the Ice and start a conversation at conference



Make a strong start  to a presentation

Unit 1



 



Unit 2

 Role-play p.7   speaking practice



 



 

2

1

4

Make a strong start  to a presentation



Build the team: make a contribution and play an active role

Unit 2



Unit 3

Role-play Task 1  p.10



 



 

2

1

5

Build the team: make a contribution and play an active role



Teamworking: the stuff team are made of - team meetings and team roles

Unit 3



Handouts

  Role-play Task 2 p.17



  Handouts


          2               1
     6 Teamworking: dilemma & Decision Discussion - leading the team           Handouts         Handouts          2                1
    7

Leadership: management styles, the art of delegation

Handouts

        Handouts

2

1

8







Teamworking: dilemma & Decision Discussion - leading the team

            Handouts       Handouts

2

1
     9  Midterm exam        

10

Socializing: what makes a good host? entertain guests, guide a conversation, tell a story

Unit 6

Task 2  p.31

2

1

11

Entertain guests, guide a conversation, tell a story



Chair a meeting: the function of a chairperson control a meeting, deal with difficult people diplomatically effectively

Unit 6



Unit 8

Role play story-telling Discussion: different type of behavior that a chairperson might have to deal with



Role-play Task 2  p.41

2

1

12

Manage a crisis : prepare an action plan and hold a crisis meeting

          Unit 10

 Discussion Task 1 p.49



 

2

1

13

Manage a crisis : prepare an action plan and hold a crisis meeting



Handle conflict and resolve a misunderstanding

Unit 10



 

Role-play hold a crisis meeting



 

2

1

14

Handle conflict and resolve a misunderstanding



Dilemma & Decision Case Discussion: success at what price? choosing a new CEO from a short list of candidate, Better Prices supermarket chain

 Unit 12



Handouts

Role-play Task 2 p.59



 Group discussions and  Presenting ideas.

2

1

15

Final oral presentation



 



 

Individual student oral presentation



 

 


    
    16   Final oral     presentation      Individual student   report

17

  Autonomous on-line learning via Moodle Plateform:



  digital handouts Leadership 1: Can leadership be taught? 



 
     18

  Autonomous on-line learning via Moodle Plateform:



  digital handouts Leadership 2 : Leaders are made not born.



 


 



 

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

NIL


Requirement/Grading

Attendance and in-class participation and contribution 20%



Pair/group work and role-play speaking and discussion activities:20%



Midterm exam: 30%



Final Oral Presentation: 30%  (please refer to the attached file for further instructions on the final presentation requirements)


Textbook & Reference

Notice!!!



Piracy, the act of illegal copying the textbook, is considered an infringement of  copyright law in Taiwan.  Students are urged to respect intellectual property rights and use only legally authorized textbook. Individuals use unauthorized digital e-book or any form of copying textbook is an act of infringement of intellectual property right and are liable to litigation and should take one's legal consequence. 



敬告修課學生務必尊重智慧財產權，禁止使用違法複製的教課書，無論複製形式是紙本教材或是電子書，都是違反智慧財產權的行為。倘若使用非法授權的教課書，其行為可能會被追訴的法律侵權責任，由其個人承擔法律責任，敬請使用合法授權教課書。



Textbook:



Intelligent Business - Skill Book Upper Intermediate Level



by Christine Johnson & Irene Barrall



Longman Publisher



References:




  1. English for Business Studies: A course for Business Studies and Economics Students by Ian Mackenzie Cambridge University Press.

    2. English for Business Studies in Higher Education Studies by Carolyn Walker with Paul Harvey Garnet Education                                                                              3. Fify Ways to Improve your Business English. By Ken Taylor, Summertown Publishing 2006.

    4. Communicating, speaking and listening to end misunderstanding and promote friendship. By Dale R. Olen, Joda Communications, 1995.

    5. Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business. By Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd. 1997

    6. The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep it going, Build Rapport – And Leave a Positive Impression. By Debra Fine. Small Talk Press, 2002.

    7. Business Vocabulary in Use by Bill Mascull Cambridge University.

    8. Business Vocabulary in Practice Collins Cobuild.


Urls about Course
www.intelligent-business.org
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