SemesterSpring Semester, 2025
DepartmentSchedule of College of Commerce Elective Courses for Commerce Students
Course NameBusiness Writing and Oral Training II
InstructorYANG CHIEN-WEI
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

Course Schedule: (Tentative version)



*For this semester, we adopt the 17+1-week system



Abbreviations: Pv.: preview; Assg.: assignment; T: task; R.: research

























































































































Session



Topics and Skills



Assignment/Progress of the Project



Time Investment (hours)



Including class time



1



Orientation & Warmer  




  1. Photo story preparation

  2. R.: MOOCs



4



 



2



1. Education Revolution in the 21st Century



2. Writing Skills I: Sentence Types i



1.  Photo story preparation



2.  R.: On-line course offering



4 or more



3



T. 1: Photo Presentation: My Secret Corner



2. Writing Skills II: Descriptive Mini-essay 



1.  Assg. 1: Descriptive 



Passage




  1. Pv. Pre-class reading 1



4



4




  1. Panel on Global Issues I: Will AI Take My Jobs?

  2. Pronunciation Drills I



*Start of the Global Watch News Brief




  1. R.: Who Run the World?

  2. Team Building



4



5



1. Cultural Literacy



2. Cultural Quotient Quiz



3. Team building



4. Writing Skills I: Sentence Types ii




  1. Assg. 2: Questionnaire for the cultural literacy survey

  2. R. for the individual oral presentation



5



6




  1. Money Talk

  2. Mini-debate: To Exchange Or Not to; that is the question




  1. Conduct the survey and prepare for T. 2

  2. Decide on the topic of the individual oral presentation



4 or more



7



T. 2: Cultural Literacy Survey



Group Presentation



 



R.: British English



3.5



8



Cultural Literacy I



British V. American English I



Preparation for the oral presentation



4



9



British Culture through Media: Film screening and discussion: A taste of the British accent



Assg. 3: slide file submission



(10%)



4 or more



10



T. 3: Oral Presentation: 2023-4 100 Most Influential



Note-taking and peer-feedback 1



4 or more



11



T. 3: Oral Presentation: 2023-4 Time 100 2020/21



1. Note-taking and peer-feedback 2



4 or more



12



1. Cultural Literacy II:



  *Participating in an International



Meeting: A Culture Case



2. Conversation Act-out: British English



1. Preparation for the conversation act-out



2. Prepare for the group report



 



4.5-5



 



13



Cultural Literacy III:



1. American culture I: group report & Knowledge Quiz




  1. Prepare for the group report



 



5



14




  1. Rapping in English: Mystery Solved

  2. Rap pair/group building

  3. Final Project Announcement:



My Taiwan Craze: A Promotion Project




  1. Assg. 4: Composing and rehearsing a Rap song

  2. Brainstorm a FP proposal



5 or more



 



15



T. 4 Rap Battle




  1. *Start of the Final Project:

  2. Final project: Proposal Discussion



 




  1. Start the fb fanpage for the FP

  2. Booklet design

  3. Video shooting



5 or more



 



16



FP Work Week



 




  1. Assg. 5: Booklet draft submission

  2. Video Production



5 or more



17



Taiwan Craze Gala:



Promotion Video Showcase



*Full participation is strictly required. Each team member must share the presentation.



4



18



Self-directed Learning



*Feel free to consult the instructor about your learning project



Self-paced Learning



Pending



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

To be confirmed.


Requirement/Grading

Course Requirements:



1. Full attendance is strictly required. Absences without justifications will affect the final grades and absences of 2 times or above will result in failure to pass.



2. Active participation in class is expected and closely observed.



3. Punctuality is strictly required.



    4. Preview assigned chapters and materials before the class.



5. Hand in the outline and the visual aids file one week ahead of the presentation. No delay is acceptable without the instructor being informed in advance.



6. All assignments are expected to be submitted punctually. No delay is acceptable.



7. The attendees of the presentation will need to propose questions and give feedback in written form. 



8. To ask for a leave, please inform the instructor in advance by email only. No other ways are accepted. Please be sure       to identify yourself at the beginning of your email message.



9. The classroom is designated as the English zone, so when you step into the classroom, please use English only to             communicate.



10. Please visit the Moodle platform on a weekly basis and before the class meeting begins.



11. You are welcome to volunteer as the class leader. Class leader (CL) will be rewarded extra grade points at the end            of the semester.



12. No use of cell phone, laptop, or any other kind of electronic device is allowed in class unless required by the                  instructor.



*Copying text or ideas without acknowledging the sources is considered plagiarism, and it is strictly forbidden.



Course Evaluation:







































Attendance



10%



 



Class Participation



30%



Pair Work: 12%



In-class Activities: 18%



Assignments



35%



Oral Presentation: 20%



Writing Assignments: 15%



Final Project



25%



Phase 1: 5%



Phase 2: 5%



Phase 3: 10%



Phase 4: 5 %



Textbook & Reference

Textbook:



Handouts and course materials will be prepared by the instructor and distributed in class or provided on-line.


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