1 English Teaching Experience Department of Business Administration National Central University Jung-Hua Hung( 洪榮華 ) June 14, 2011

2  Motivation  Previous experience  Future Plans  Conclusions

3 Motivation  Creating an English learning environment  Building a competitive advantage (added value) for students

4 Previous Experience Challenges:  Psychological obstacles: students and myself  Difficult to attract students’ attention  Time-consuming

5 Previous Experience Strategies:  Offering English courses during vacations  Encouraging vision and ambition (e.g. Lai; Rain)  Organizing an English club (non-profit organization)  Making the course contents less challenging  Promoting English NBA program to students

6 Future Plans Expected challengesExpected challenges:  Required courses  Large classes with students with varied backgrounds  Lower performance for assessment of teaching

7 Future Plans Strategies:  Inviting new MBA students to summer English classes  Encouraging vision and ambition  Telling students how to improve their English  Making teaching materials easier  Having flexible requirements

8 Conclusions  Be well-prepared: professional knowledge, English proficiency and teaching skills  Be patient  Be persistent

9 Thank you for your attention!

Unfamiliar Language Familiar Contents Unfamiliar Source: David Wible, Teaching in English Well, November 20, 2007, National Central University. Optional Courses in English Required Courses in English (Most Difficult) (Least Difficult) Required Courses in Chinese