SemesterSpring Semester, 2018
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English III: Business Listening & Oral Training
InstructorLAI YU-TUNG
Credit2.0
Course TypeSelectively
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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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



Introduction



Break the ice



Personal profile



2



3



2



Communication



Talk about what makes a good communicator



Unit 1 Discussion



2



3



3



Communication



An interview with an expert on communication



Video Discussion



2



3



4



International Marketing



Talk about international brands



Unit 2 Discussion



2



3



5



International Marketing



An interview with a professor of international marketing and the CEO of a training organization



Video Discussion



2



3



6



Building Relationships



Talk about building relationships



Unit 3 Discussion



2



3



7



Building Relationships



An interview with the Head of Global Corporate Responsibility of a major company



Video Discussion



2



3



8



Working Across Cultures



Doing Business Internationally



Case Study



2



3



9



Working Across Cultures



Small Talk



Video Discussion



2



6



10



Midterm



Midterm Exam



Video Discussion



2



3



11



Success



Discuss what makes people/companies successful



Unit 4 Discussion



2



3



12



Success



An interview with the MD of a technology development company



Video Discussion



2



3



13



Job Satisfaction



Discuss motivational factors and do a quiz



Unit 5 Discussion



2



3



14



Job satisfaction



An interview with the director of HR at a major company



Video Discussion



2



3



15



Risk



Discuss different aspects of risk



Unit 6 Discussion



2



6



16



Risk



An interview with the MD of the Institute of Risk Management



Video Discussion



2



6



17



Final & feedback



Final presentation



Peer Evaluation



2



6



18



Final & feedback



Final presentation



Self Critique



2



6



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant








Photocopying the handouts



Grading the quizzes/assignments



Videotaping the presentations




Requirement/Grading

Attendance: Regular class attendance is mandatory; please be responsible for your own absence(s) and be punctual all the time! (Only sick leave and official leave with documents are allowed!)

Class Participation: Students are expected to actively participate in oral discussions and activities. Besides, please turn off the cell phone during class time.

Group and individual presentation will be given to evaluate students’ speaking skill. If you miss any test, you MUST PROVIDE A DOCTOR’S NOTE and you should talk to me WITHIN TWO WEEKS, otherwise you will receive ZERO automatically!

NOTE: Poor attendance may lead to the failure of this course!

Grading:

Attendance & Class Participation: 15%

Class discussion & Assignment: 30%

Midterm : 25%

Final: 30%


Textbook & Reference

Market Leader (Upper-Intermediate) by David Cotton, David Falvey, Simon Kent, Pearson



Will be available at NCCU bookstore



 

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