2024 Spring: 二技資管一甲 English

國立台北商業大學112學年度第2學期教學計劃表

A tentative syllabus

 

課程名稱: 英文

授課教師: 賴淑麗 (Shu-li Sally Lai)

授課班級: 二技資管一甲

學分/時數: 2/2

E-mail: shulilai@gmail.com

Time: Tuesday (13:30 to 15:15)

Class website: https://bb.ntub.edu.tw/

Room: 視聽教室 Room 7

 

Classroom materials
Joseph Henley (2015) Successful Business Writing (1), published by Cengage. 敦煌書局代理 (500*85%=425)

Classroom Evaluation

Quizzes & Assignments (in-class & after-class): 50%

Midterm Exam: 20%

Final Exam: 20%

Participation: 10%

Course Objective

In this one-semester course, students will learn essential business-related vocabulary, grammar rules, and sentence structures applicable to the business world. They will also practice reading articles and composing letters to enhance their business communication and writing skills. Class activities include reading, vocabulary learning, speaking, and writing exercises. Students will be introduced to some AI writing tools. By the end of the semester, students will be familiar with key terms, subjects, and skills relevant to today’s business environment.

Course Requirements

1. Participation and Attendance:
– If you must miss a class due to unavoidable circumstances (e.g., illness, injury, family emergency), please email me in advance.
– Late assignments or make-up tests will not be permitted.
2. Mobile Phone Usage:
– Please switch your mobile phone to silent mode during class. Unless it’s being used for dictionary lookup or information searching, kindly refrain from using it during class.
3. Quizzes:
– Regular quizzes will be conducted, covering materials from both textbook and class presentations. It is advised to preview and review class materials every week to stay prepared.

Date

Content

Activities

Assignments
2/20 Orientation
Background Questionnaire
2/27 Unit 1 Introduction Read the email on page 10, and raise 1 or 2 questions on Blackboard as a group (due on Saturday)
3/5 Unit 1 Introduction Finish Unit 1 Reading 2 by yourself.
– Grammar, sentence structure
– Vocabulary		 Read the letter of application on page 20, and raise 1 or 2 questions on Blackboard as a group (due on Saturday)
3/12 Unit 1 Introduction
TOEIC (Part 1)		 TOEIC
– 能力對照表 (link)
– 成績單 (link)
– 證書 (link)
– 測驗內容 (link)
– Converter (link)		 1. Read Unit 2 Reading 1 again (p.20) and finish the exercises on page 21 and page 22.
2. Dictionary Exercises: Look up 3 vocabulary (word or phrases) you would like to learn. Please include: Chinese, English definition, Part-of-Speech, and 1-2 good example sentences from the dictioanries. (upload to BB, individual work, due on Saturday)
3/19 Unit 2 Letter of Application Peview Unit 2 Reading 2 (p. 23)
Be ready for a vocabulary test (Unit 1 & Unit 2)
3/26 Unit 2 Letter of Application Finish the exercises (Unit 2.2) (p. 24 & p. 25)
Preview Unit 5.1 (p. 49 & p. 50)
4/2 Unit 5 Project Management
T & F questions on Unit 5.1		 Some strategies for Part 1
TOEIC (Part 1) 2nd time		 – Review Unit 5 (Reading one)
– Finish the exercise
– Be ready for a vocabulary test next week. (Unit 5.1)
– Preview Unit 5 Reading 2
4/9 Unit 5 Project Management
4/16 Midterm
4/23 Discuss your Midterm
Writing Tools (1): Learners’ dictionary & Grammarly
Computer Lab (承曦樓708)
4/30 Unit 6 Arranging Meetings
Writing Tools (2): ChatGPT
Computer Lab (承曦樓708)
5/7 Unit 6 Arranging Meetings
Writing Tools (3):
Computer Lab (承曦樓708)
5/14 Unit 7 Effective Marketing
Writing Tools (4)
Computer Lab (承曦樓708)
5/21 Unit 7 Effective Marketing
5/28 Email Etequette
6/4 Email Etequette
6/11 Final Exam
6/18 Wrap-Up

以上所有課程每堂課皆對應以下指標:

校核心能力: 外語能力、專業素養

通識課程核心能力: 語言思辯表達、問題溝通解決


Note. The syllabus is subject to change based on the progress and needs of the class.