【Announcement】The college has invited Professor Michael Byram, Professor Bertha Du-Babcock and Professor Su-Chiao Chen to serve as academic advisors of the college.

Starting from the 112th academic year, the college has invited Professor Michael Byram and Professor Bertha Du-Babcock to serve as academic advisors.

自112學年起，學院邀請Michael Byram教授和Bertha Du-Babcock教授擔任學術顧問。

Professor Michael Byram is an internationally renowned scholar in intercultural communication and has been instrumental in developing the "World Citizens for Europe" framework for the European Union. He has published numerous academic books and articles, with a remarkable output of over twenty pieces. One of his notable achievements is the development of the five-level model for Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) for language learners. His groundbreaking work, including the 1997 publication "Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence," shifted the focus of English language education from mere skills like listening, speaking, reading, and writing to learners' intercultural competence, allowing English learning to be context-oriented.

Michael Byram教授是國際知名的跨文化交流學者，他在發展歐洲聯盟的「世界公民對歐洲」框架方面發揮了重要作用。他出版了大量的學術書籍和文章，超過二十篇。他的一項顯著成就是為語言學習者發展了五級模型的跨文化交際能力（ICC）模型。他的開創性工作，包括1997年出版的《教學與評估跨文化交際能力》，將英語語言教育的焦點從聽、說、讀、寫等單純技能轉向學習者的跨文化能力，使得英語學習能夠更加貼近實際情境。

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Professor Bertha Du-Babcock received the prestigious Francis W. Weeks Award of Merit from ABC in 2021. This esteemed award recognizes her extensive contributions and leadership in the field, as well as her outstanding contributions to the discipline of business communication. Her research and publications have significantly impacted the global academic and professional communication community, earning her international recognition for her business and professional communication assistance. She has received nine international awards, including honors for teaching and research. She served as the President of the Association in 2015-16 and held positions as a board member and Vice President of the Asia-Pacific Region. She serves as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Business Communication (IJBC) and is a member of the editorial boards of eight international journals.

Bertha Du-Babcock教授於2021年獲得了ABC頒發的傑出貢獻獎Francis W. Weeks Award of Merit，這一崇高的獎項表彰了她在領域內的廣泛貢獻和領導地位，以及她在商業溝通學科上的卓越貢獻。她的研究和出版物對全球學術和專業溝通社群產生了顯著影響，使她因其在商業和專業溝通領域的協助而獲得了國際認可。她共獲得了九個國際獎項，包括教學和研究方面的榮譽。她曾於2015-2016年擔任該協會的主席，並擔任過該協會的董事會成員和亞太地區副主席。她現任《國際商業溝通期刊》（IJBC）的副主編，並是八本國際期刊的編輯委員會成員。

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Starting from the 113th academic year, the college has invited Professor Su-Chiao Chen to serve as academic advisors.

自113學年起，學院邀請陳淑嬌教授擔任學術顧問。

Professor Su-Chiao Chen   specializes in English for Specific Purposes (ESP), English teaching, sociolinguistics, language policy and planning, and intercultural communication. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania and has held teaching positions at several universities in Taiwan. Her research focuses on multilingual phenomena, language policy, and the impact of globalization on language. She has published extensively in international academic journals and has received several international research grants, including the Fulbright Fellowship.
陳淑嬌教授專精於專業英文（ESP）、英文教學、社會語言學、語言政策與規劃以及跨文化溝通。她擁有美國賓夕法尼亞大學的教育語言學博士學位，並在臺灣多所大學擔任教職。她的研究涵蓋多語現象、語言政策及全球化對語言的影響，並且在國際學術期刊發表了多篇論文，且獲得多項國際研究獎助，如傅爾布萊特獎。

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