Department of Applied Foreign Languages

 

Mission

• The department’s objectives are to cultivate professionals combining excellent language skills with business skills, cultural and tourism skills, and children’s English teaching skills. Our curriculum also emphasizes cultural awareness and professional ethics in the hope that our students can develop a higher level of professionalism.

 

• Curriculum

 

• The courses are designed to cultivate students’ English proficiency in speaking, listening, writing, reading and translation.
• In addition to the field of language learning, the department provides three related fields for electives, including culture and tourism, international business as well as teaching English to children.

 

• Faculty

 

• The faculty is composed of recognized scholars and experts in literature, linguistics and English education.  Currently, there are one professor, five associate professors, four assistant professors, and three lecturers.

 

• Features

 

• Classrooms are all equipped with projection facilities and the Internet.
• Qualified native speakers as teachers who advance teaching and research. Several teachers who have obtained doctoral degrees have been newly added to our faculty.
• A strong foundation in applied languages to foster professional English communicators, especially in tourism and culture, international business, and teaching English to children. Students are provided with opportunities to gain working experience during summer breaks.
• Classroom instruction is combined with on-the-job internships to help students assess their English abilities and achieve language proficiency for passing tests and being competitive.

 

• AFL Developments

 

• Actively cooperating with enterprises to strengthen the collaboration.
• Language proficiency is combined with business and information technology to enhance students’ general language proficiency and cultural accomplishments. 
• In the process of establishing a graduate curriculum to produce confident English communicators, especially in the language and business sectors.
• Actively expanding the pipeline of students studying abroad to cultivate their international outlook.

 

• Career Planning

 

Advanced Studies:

•  Graduates may pursue further study in such fields as English as a foreign language, primary school education, business administration, and related fields in Taiwan or abroad.

Employment:

• Graduates seeking employment immediately are equipped to service multinational companies, educational administration and tourism.