Resources for Communication Skills
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Intercultural Communication
Intercultural Communication
Intercultural Communication
Intercultural Communication
Intercultural Communication, Performance in German/Chinese
Intercultural Communication
Monday, February 18, 2008
Tourism in Taiwan
Tourism in Taiwan
Tourism in Taiwan
A Glance at Taiwan - Cool photo slideshows & info!
Taiwan Trekking for young travellers
Welcome to Taiwan
Welcome To Taiwan
Welcome to Taiwan
www.traveltaiwan.com
Welcome to Taiwan
Welcome to Taiwan Tourism Bureau (Sydney Office)
National Scenic Areas in Taiwan
Taiwanfun.com - Cool recreation around Taiwan
Formosan Fat Tire Association - Cycling around Taiwan
National Parks in Taiwan (x6)
Yangmingshan National Park (Taipei
Yusan National Park (Nantou, Chiayi)
Kinmen National Park (Kinmen Island)
Shei-Pa National Park (Miaoli, Taichung)
Taroko National Park (Hualien)
Taroko National Park
Kenting National Park (Pingtung)
Other Useful Tourism Websites
Tainan City Travel Information
Taichung Traveling Net
Yilan (I-Lan) Tourism
Taiwan Theme Parks
National Palace Museum (Taipei
A-li Mountain National Scenic Area (Chiayi)
Sun-Moon Lake (Nantou)
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
About Taitung
Transportation in Taiwan
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan E-Map
Taiwan Tour Bus
Taipei MRT
E-Traffic Service - National Traffic Info. Center
Kaohsiung International Airport
News & Info in Taiwan
Information for Foreigners
Taiwan News Online
eTaiwannews.com Voice of the people, bridge to the world
Taipei Times – Local and World News
Central Weather Bureau - Check the weather online!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Business English at English Pod
Business English at English Pod
Topics
accommodation advertising airlines appearance banking business slang|idioms business travel choices clothes clothing|textiles communication corporate culture Culture customer service Dates deadlines describing people eating out economics ethics etiquette|manners etiquette|manners culture factory festivals|holidays travel finance food|drink food|drinks giving feedback health hiring|firing home hotels hr Idioms innovation insurance interviews introductions investing jobs|careers law|crime management managing people manufacturing marketing media meeting meetings money Movies negotiating office people planning pr presentations recruitment relationships relationships|dating sales schedules shopping slang|idioms communication strategy takeovers tech teleconference telephoning Time time, time management Transportation Travel university life weather
Functions
active listening address advantages|disadvantages agreeing|disagreeing answering answering questions asking asking for information asking questions beginning meetings being diplomatic business etiquette cause and effect clarifying|defining closing command|request comparing comparing|contrasting comparing|people complaining compliments compromising confirming connecting contrasting Dates dealing with numbers defining|clarifying describing describing events describing people describing places describing problems describing products|services describin people Different discussing discussing time do emphasizing etiquette|manners events exaggerating|misleading existence|occurrance explaining decisions expressing expressing ideas feelings giving directions giving examples giving feedback giving instructions giving opinions greetings how I? Idioms interrupting introduction introductions, inviting linking ideas making making plans making suggestions meeting people messages modes obligation|necessity of opening paraphrasing people persuading persuading|influencing places plans|discussing possibility predicting presenting questions receiving calls refusing|rejecting offers reprimanding request request and command returning calls satisfaction saying scheduling setting deadlines signposting starting conversations stating purpose suggestion|advice summarizing summary|generalising Time time|schedules trends voting wants ways
Elementary (31)
E-1 Receiving Calls
E-2 Passing on Messages
E-3 Casual Business Introductions
E-4 Passport
E-5 Telephoning – Wrong Number
E-6 Meetings – Making Suggestions
E-7 Returning Calls
E-8 Telephoning – Leaving a Message
E-9 Telephoning – Put Me Through
E-10 Making an Appointment
E-11 Opening Meetings
E-12 Closing Meetings
E-13 Telephoning – Repeating Information
E-14 Asking for Participation
E-15 Telephoning – Please Hold
E-16 Airlines – Checking In
E-17 Check-in Security Questions
E-18 Telephoning – Stating Purpose
E-19 Changing Money
E-20 Departures and Arrivals
E-21 Weekend Vacations
E-22 Appearance
E-23 Nice to meet you
E-24 Telling time
E-25 Introducing Yourself
E-26 What’s the Date
E-27 Have you ever…
E-28 Shopping for things on sale
E-29 Comparing Appearances
E-30 How Much Does it Cost?
E-31 Inviting someone out informally
Lower Intermediate (55)
LI-1 Talking About Sales
LI-2 Telephoning
LI-3 Negotiating
LI-4 Listening for numbers
LI-5 Strategy for Future Planning
LI-6 When shall we open the new store?
LI-7 Meetings: Choosing Interns
LI-8 Telephoning: Leaving Messages
LI-9 Describing Your Work Day
LI-10 Applying for a Mortgage
LI-11 Telephone Banking
LI-12 Checking an Invoice
LI-13 Returns and Exchanges
LI-14 Airport Pick-up
LI-15 Phone Extensions
LI-16 Business Trip to Germany
LI-17 Giving a Performance Evaluation
LI-18 1st Day at the Office
LI-19 Phoning Airlines
LI-20 Responsibilities
LI-21 Arranging a Teleconference
LI-22 Teleconference – Getting Connected
LI-23 Presentation Openings
LI-24 Setting Deadlines
LI-25 Meetings - Interrupting
LI-26 Presentations – Linking Ideas
LI-27 Presentations – Using Visual Aids
LI-28 Teleconferencing – Problems 1
LI-29 Teleconference Meetings – Closing
LI-30 Booking Train Tickets
LI-31 Presentations – Closing
LI-32 Negotiations – Setting Objectives
LI-33 Negotiations – Establishing Positions
LI-34 Presentations – Avoiding Difficult Questions
LI-35 Presentations – Making it Clear
LI-36 Meetings - Clarifying
LI-37 Negotiating – Agreeing and Disagreeing
LI-38 Negotiating – Making Counter Proposals
LI-39 Making Appointments
LI-40 Negotiations – Strategizing
LI-41 Leading Meetings – Summarizing
LI-42 Appointments– Canceling and Rearranging
LI-43 Arriving for an Appointment
LI-44 Hotels – A Customer Complaint
LI-45 Connecting Flight
LI-46 Hotels – Checking In
LI-47 Bringing Up Sensitive Topics
LI-48 Reduced Forms: Whaddaya Wanna Do?
LI-49 Time
LI-50 Dinner Party
LI-51 Schedules
LI-52 Bank Accounts
LI-53 Feeling Sick
LI-54 “How was…?”
LI-55 Downtoning Language: Modifiers
Upper Intermediate (37)
UI-1 The Pareto Principle
UI-2 Product Presentations
UI-3 Effective Presentations
UI-4 Customer Service
UI-5 Reporting Quarterly Trends
UI-6 Discussing Ethical Issues
UI-7 A Performance Evaluation
UI-8 Opening a Meeting
UI-9 Closing a Meeting
UI-10 Reacting to Change
UI-11 Firing: The Good and the Nasty
UI-12 Marketing Disagreements
UI-13 Sales Competition
UI-14 Negotiating – Delivery Date
UI-15 Making Suggestions
UI-16 Business Lunch #1 - Ordering
UI-17 Factory Tour
UI-18 Forgetting Orders
UI-19 HR Decision Making
UI-20 Phone Lingo
UI-21 Making Appointments
UI-22 Meetings– Managing Interruptions
UI-23 Meetings – Voting
UI-24 Meetings – Getting Back on Topic
UI-25 Presentations – Cause and Effect
UI-26 Hotel Facilities
UI-27 Insurance Deductibles
UI-28 Hotels – Booking Conference Facilities
UI-29 The Flight Attendant
UI-30 Dating
UI-31 Looking for a New Apartment
UI-32 Health
UI-33 Money Idioms
UI-34 Bad Weather
UI-35 A Night Out: Dinner at a Friend’s House
UI-36 Exaggeration and Understatement
UI-37 Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Advanced (25)
A-1 Giving Feedback
A-2 XY Management Theory
A-3 Sports Idioms in Business
A-4 Brainstorming
A-5 Introducing Takeovers
A-6 Negotiating for a Raise
A-7 Retail Sales
A-8 PR Problems
A-9 Marketing Strategy
A-10 Privatizing Banks
A-11 Radio Ad #1 – Big Sale
A-12 Investment Presentation
A-13 Eco-friendly
A-14 Classic Interview Questions
A-15 Business Lunch #2 - Choosing Wines
A-16 CV’s vs. Resumés
A-17 Manufacturing – Just-in-time
A-18 Product Description - Computers
A-19 Insurance – Comparing Policies
A-20 Insurance – Making a Claim
A-21 Car Accidents
A-22 Crime and Punishment
A-23 Storytelling and Morals
A-24 Downtoning Language: negatives
A-25 Trends and Presenting
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Korean Tourism
韓國主要旅遊資訊處
韓國觀光公社
全國觀光景點
http://big5.chinese.tour2korea.com/03Sightseeing/DestinatIonsByRegions/03_1.asp?kosm=m3_1
首爾
080-731-0911 / 02-731-6803
你好韓流
首爾市政府
漢江遊覽船 1
http://www.cn-hangangland.co.kr/
02-785-4411
韓國泡菜博物館
地鐵2號線三成站附近COEX MALL地下2樓
10:00~16:30 (週日13:00~16:30) 週一休館/ 02-6002-6456
第7頁
大田
http://www.metro.daejeon.kr/chinese/index.jsp
大田綜合旅遊資訊處/ 042)861-1330
仁川
仁川國際機場旅遊資訊處/ 032)743-2600
仁川國際客輪總站旅遊資訊處/ 032)741-3068
仁川市政廳旅遊資訊處/ 032)421-5628
大邱 1
大邱旅遊信息中心/ 053)627-8900
釜山 1
http://chinese.busan.go.kr/index.jsp
金海國際機場旅遊資訊處/ 051)973-1100
釜山市外國人服務中心/ 051)462-2256
釜山市政廳旅遊資訊處/ 051)888-3527
京畿道 1
水原市綜合旅遊資訊處/ 031)228-2785
江原道 1
江原道綜合旅遊資訊處/ 033)244-0088
忠清北道 1
http://foreign.cb21.net/chinese
清州國際機場旅遊資訊處/ 043)214-2114
忠清南道
公州旅遊資訊處/ 041)856-7700
扶餘旅遊資訊處/ 041)830-2585
第8頁
全羅北道
http://provin.jeonbuk.kr/china
全羅北道綜合旅遊資訊處/ 063)288-0105
全羅南道
木浦國際客輪總站旅遊資訊處/ 061)270-8593
慶尚北道 1
慶尚北道綜合旅遊資訊處/ 054)852-6800
慶尚南道
http://china.gsnd.net/default.jsp
慶尚南道旅遊資訊中心/ 055)852-8490
濟州島 1
濟州機場旅遊資訊處/ 064)742-0032
濟州中文旅遊資訊處/ 064)738-8550
青年旅館
旅館 1
http://big5.chinese.tour2korea.com/01TripPlanner/Accommodations/guesthouse.asp?kosm=m1_5&konum=6
飯店
寺院寄宿
http://www.templestaykorea.net
第95頁
光化門 觀光諮詢處 : +82-2-777-6090
首爾綜合 觀光諮詢處 : +82-2-1330
http://visitseoul.net/t_chinese_new/index.htm
大都市市區觀光
釜山 http://busancitytour.com
蔚山 http://www.ulsancitytour.com
大邱 http://www.daegutour.or.kr
大田 http://www.metro.daejeon.kr/main.jsp
公州 http://www.gongju.go.kr
第104頁
首爾地鐵 www.seoulmetro.co.kr
釜山地鐵 www.subway.busan.kr
大邱地鐵 www.daegusubway.co.kr
仁川地鐵 www.irtc.co.kr
第118頁
韓國鐵路網
1544-7788
第122頁
漢城主要租車公司
錦湖(Hertz) 1588-1230
大韓通運(Korea Express) 1588-7887
http://www.korexrentcar.co.kr/chinese/
Cartizen 02-501-6734
國內航空
大韓航空(KE) / 1588-2001
韓亞航空(OZ) / 1588-8000
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