| Course Name | Year | Term | Period | Faculty / Graduate School | All Instructors | Credits |
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| 33902:[2025 Fall]Business English Workshop Ⅳ (EB) | 2025 | Fall | Mon3 | College Of Economics | PENG VIRGINIA MARY | 2 |
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Class Venue
Language
Course Outline and Method
While we examine each company, we will work on tasks of writing emails to inquire, to reply to questions, to organize some fictional projects in which some fictional arrangements and proposals will be made. Many emails will be written in the classroom on paper without internet help so that you become more familiar with such writing and not simply translating. There will be some reading of emails in a group to learn from each other.
There will be discussions positing alternative ideas for our own communities and some role-playing to practice disagreement, negotiating and complaints. There will be formal and informal evaluations of the discussions. Through this class, you will become familiar with the sharing economy and closing the loop.
+R授業 will be in Weeks 2-4
Student Attainment Objectives
Politely disagree with a proposition
Propose alternatives
Summarize printed information
Write formal and informal emails
Inquire about information or service
Reply to questions about a company/service
Write directions and procedures
Recommended Preparatory Course
Course Schedule
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| Week 1 | Introduction |
Sharing Economy/ Closing the Loop Introduction
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| Week 2 | Sharing Economy Introduction |
Reading Sharing Economy Introduction
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| Week 3 | Advantages and Disadvantages in Sharing Services |
Reading: Sharing Economy Examples and Problems
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| Week 4 | Discussion of Bike Sharing Project |
Bike sharing information and discussion
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| Week 5 | Sharing economy |
Role play - graded discussion about bike sharing
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| Week 6 | Mid-term project |
Writing email - exchange emails |
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| Week 7 | Mid-term project |
Finalizing emails
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| Week 8 | Closing the Loop/Circular Economy |
Reading Recycling: urban mining (ewaste) and recycled threads
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| Week 9 | Closing the Loop/Circular Economy |
Reading Closing the Loop with Packaging
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| Week 10 | Discussion of Packaging Project |
Packaging information and discussion
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| Week 11 | Closing the Loop/Circular Economy |
Role play - graded discussion about packaging
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| Week 12 | Final project |
Writing email - exchange emails |
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| Week 13 | Final project |
Finalizing emails
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| Week 14 | Final discussion and email review |
Sharing Economy
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Class Format
Recommendations for Private Study
It is good to have a dictionary and a thesaurus (類語辞典). Look up words outside of class and write down any definitions or notes about words used in class, in readings.
You will need the internet to look up more information about companies or sharing economy or closing the loop. Be ready to use some of this information during class in discussions.
Grade Evaluation Method
| Kind | Percentage | Grading Criteria etc. |
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| Final Examination (Written) | ||
| Report Examination (A report to be submitted by the unified deadline) |
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| Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment (Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class) |
100 | Class work: 14%
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Grade Evaluation Method （Note）
Projects: typed written proposal and instructions
(1) Proposal for sharing/alternative materials
(2) Procedures/instructions
Emails: hand written emails in class
Discussions: in class discussions with teacher listening
Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods
Textbooks
Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）
Reference Books
Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）
Web Pages for Reference
How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)
Other Comments
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