This course introduces the fundamental theories, principles, and practical techniques of Chinese-English translation. It aims to develop students’ competence in both Chinese-to-English and English-to-Chinese translation through systematic training and hands-on practice. Course topics include translation strategies for words, sentences, paragraphs, and various text types, such as news reports, business documents, tourism and cultural materials, technology-related texts, and job application documents. Through translation exercises, case studies, and revision activities, students will enhance their linguistic proficiency, cross-cultural communication skills, and translation quality assessment abilities. The course also integrates AI-assisted translation tools to help students develop skills in machine translation evaluation, post-editing, and professional translation project management, preparing them for translation-related work in the digital age.
本課程旨在介紹中英筆譯的基本理論、原則與實務技巧，培養學生中譯英及英譯中的雙向翻譯能力。課程內容涵蓋詞彙、句子、段落及不同文本類型之翻譯策略，包括新聞、商務、觀光文化、科技及求職文件等實務應用。透過翻譯案例分析、實作練習與譯文修訂，提升學生的語言運用能力、跨文化溝通能力及翻譯品質評估能力。此外，課程將結合人工智慧工具於翻譯流程中的應用，培養學生運用AI輔助翻譯、譯文後編修及專業翻譯專案實作之能力，以因應數位時代與產業發展需求。

This course aims to develop students’ competencies in English information processing through the effective use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence tools. By exploring practical applications of Google Workspace tools (Google Forms, Google Drive, and Google Calendar) and generative AI platforms (ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and NotebookLM), students will enhance their abilities in information collection, organization, analysis, communication, and content creation in English.The course also fosters digital collaboration, information management, self-directed learning, and problem-solving skills. In addition, students are encouraged to obtain professional certifications related to digital technologies and AI applications, thereby strengthening their career readiness, professional competitiveness, and interdisciplinary capabilities in the digital era.本課程旨在培養學生運用數位科技與人工智慧工具進行英文資訊處理之能力。透過Google Workspace（Google表單、Google雲端硬碟、Google日曆）及生成式AI工具（ChatGPT、Google Gemini、NotebookLM）之實務應用，提升學生在英文資料蒐集、整理、分析、溝通及內容產製等方面的能力。同時培養學生具備數位協作、資訊管理、自主學習及問題解決能力，並鼓勵取得相關專業證照，以提升未來職場競爭力與跨領域應用能力。

This course focuses on the reception terminology that hotel practitioners should know, including answering customer inquiries and reservations, customer reception, housekeeping terms, and customer complaint handling. By position drills and role play in the professional training materials, training hotel employees when faced with a variety of different situations, and how to achieve good interaction and communication in English with guests. To understand practical English usage in Apart Hotels, student hostels, and other job skills through a series of courses.

The TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) test is to evaluate non-native English speakers’ English language skills in the business communication. It is also used to measure the individual’s English proficiency and identify the personnel’s capability of handling language-specific responsibilities. There are two sections in TOEIC: Listening Comprehension (100 multiple-choice questions) and Reading (100 multiple-choice questions). The content of the TOEIC test emphasizes authentic language contexts, and the vocabulary and passage are familiar to those individuals who use English in daily activities.

多益測驗是美國ETS (Educational Testing Service)機構所開發的測驗,目的是用來評估非英語系國家學習者在商業領域方面之英語溝通能力。 它有兩個大單元: 聽力測驗(100題), 測驗時間: 45分鐘, 及閱讀測驗(100題), 測驗時間: 75分鐘. 總分數從最低10到最高990分. 其內容主要以實境語言內容為主, 如日常生活之對話, 收音機或新聞廣播節目, 廣告, 聲明, 及網站之英語等。

本課程旨在訓練學生掌握基本閱讀技巧，引導學生探索目前流行的商業話題，了解商業趨勢和概念；培養學生日常談判表達能力及溝通技巧，加強商業英文字彙、句型及口語上的活用。
This course aims at training student to acquire basic reading skills as well as guiding them
to explore the latest business trend, concepts and topics. In addition, we hope to cultivate students’ communication and negotiation skills by rendering Business terminology, sentence patterns in their daily life.

The purpose of this course is to help students develop the knowledge of writing essay skills and sentence structure, including the introduction of an essay hook and thesis statement, body of paragraphs, and conclusion. The writing process will be focused on basic sentence construction, transitions from paragraphs to essays, and grammatical and lexical items. The different kinds of essays - narrative, classification, comparison, and cause-and-effect- will also be introduced. The elements of a good essay, including inextricable reading-writing related knowledge, will additionally be included in this great writing course.
At the end of the fall semester, students are expected to:
1. Integrated reading, writing, and thinking together.
2. Find ideas interesting and connect them to their background knowledge and experiences.
3. Guide students to write with greater depth and complexity on academic topics in the context of the essay.
4. Develop fluency in writing and grammatical accuracy in the end.

“Introduction to Western Literature” comprises a broad survey of literary and philosophical texts, primarily covering literary works from classical mythology and the Bible. The course will closely study some of the choicest ancient Greek and Roman classics, as well as major texts of the Judeo-Christian tradition. The purpose of this course is to help students gain a thorough familiarity with the background of Western literature so that they can appreciate and be more competent and knowledgeable when reading or studying English and American literature.

本課程目標是為準備學生未來在大學畢業並進入職場工作時, 能夠有好的英文基礎。透過職場外語, 學生可奠定英語語言四項基礎技能：聽，說，讀，寫，並學習廣泛職場外語溝通技巧。面對智慧科技的崛起，學生也應熟悉相關的知識與技能與時代接軌。
The goal of this course is to prepare students for using English when they graduate from college and enter the workplace. Students will also have an opportunity to practice four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The emergence of artificial intelligence also plays a crucial role nowadays. Thus students must be equipped themselves with relevant knowledge and skills in order to connect the global platform.

The theme of linguistics is language, and the goal of linguistics is to understand more about language, in particular the nature of human language. Its missions include, but not limited, to gain an understanding of what components constitute a human language, what principles govern language, what factors shape it, what makes it possible for humans to acquire language, and what relationship exists between language and culture…etc. After the course overview and the introduction of the ideas of communication, four main sub-disciplinary subjects follow: pragmatics, semantics, syntax and morphology.