LANG 2000-57

Brief

The aim of the course is to prepare students with essential skills for effective office communication. Students will be familiarized with vocabulary, phrases, idioms that are often used in different office scenarios. Pair works and group projects will be given to facilitate the learning of target language and to produce language output.

Description

Course keywords: office English, 辦公室英文, English communication skills, 英文溝通技巧, business English, 商業英文, practical, 實用 Course Aims / Description The aim of the course is to prepare students with essential skills for effective office communication. Students will be familiarized with vocabulary, phrases, idioms that are often used in different office scenarios. Pair works and group projects will be given to facilitate the learning of target language and to produce language output.The subsidiary aim of the course is to equip students with professional work manners and ethics by showing them videos of different business contexts. It is hoped that by the end of the course, students will acquire both the English and knowledge necessary for successful workplace communication. Textbook(s) Practical Business English for Surviving Any Situation 當場用得上的商業英語會 話, LiveABC, 2016, LiveABC, 9789864410798 Teaching Methods: Lecture, Pair work, Group Discussion, Role-play Requirements & Rules 1. Class attendance, lesson preparation and active class participation are required. *I will take attendance once in a while throughout the semester. If you are all present whenever I call the roll, you will get 100 in Class attendance. If you are absent for two hours, six points will be deducted from this primitive score. If you are absent in case of uncontrollable situations (e.g. illness, emergency, important occasions, etc.), please give me the valid proof WITHIN TWO WEEKS. Being late for more than 30 minutes is treated as absence from that hour (three points will be deducted). 2. Absence from a class is no excuse for not knowing the assignment and what has been discussed in that class. It is your responsibility to ask your classmates or me what has been covered in the class. 3. Cheating on the exam is absolutely not permitted. If someone is found cheating on an exam, it means he/she will get a zero point for that exam. 4. There will be no make-up exams unless you have valid and official reasons for absence beforehand. 5. Please turn off your cell phone during the two-hour class period. Syllabus: WEEK Class Activities / Assignments 1 Course Introduction 2 Unit 1 The Lowdown/ The Benefits/ Getting Down to Business role-play activity (writing & speaking) 3 Unit 2 Unwritten Rules/Beyond the Rule Books/Everyone’s Got a Story video viewing (listening) 4 Unit 3 Things to Do Before Going on Leave/ Show Me the Ropes vocabulary review (reading) 5 Quiz 1 Unit 4 Breaking the Ice/ Setting Things Right role-play activity (speaking) 6 Unit 5 Relaxing the Clock/ Smart sizing/ Cell Division case study (reading & speaking) 7 Unit 6 The Show Must Go On/ Covering for a Coworker video viewing (listening) 8 Quiz 2 Pair Project (reading, writing, speaking & problem solving) 9 Midterm Exam 10 Unit 7 Nice Try, but No Cigar/Closing a Deal case study (reading & speaking) 11 Unit 7 Shot Down in Flames/ Closing a Deal video viewing (listening) 12 Unit 8 The Project Begins/ Coordination Woes/ case study (reading & speaking) 13 Unit 9 The Brainstorming Phase/ The Initial Proposal brainstorming the group project (speaking) 14 Unit 9 Media Blitz/ The Advantage of a Partnership group project discussion (speaking) 15 Group Project (speaking, writing, reading & writing) 16 Unit 10 The Target Audience/ Negotiation a Deal pair discussion (speaking) 17 Unit 10 Identifying Sales Potential/ A Win-Win Outcome video viewing (listening) 18 Final Exam Grading Scheme 1. Attendance 15 2. Midterm Exam 25 3 Final Exam 25 4. Quizzes (*3) 15 5. Pair Project (role-play) 10 6. Group Project (Problem-Solving) 10

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Restrictions

限大學部2年級,中級生,初級生

Compulsory

Elective

Cross Discipline

First Specialization

Second Specialization