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This course is designed to provide the students of Technical English Translation and Interpretation as well as of the Business English programs basic understandings of pragmatics in English communication, the meaning of sentences and utterances such as implicature

The course is designed to outline the steps of a thesis design and supervise students through the process of conducting and presenting a research project. Students are required to demonstrate research knowledge and understanding of second language research methods through an original research project on a significant topic in the field. This project will involve shaping a research focus, formulating research questions, developing data collecting instruments, analysing data in coherent qualitative and/or quantitative models, and discussing and highlighting findings relevant to the field of second language teaching and learning. Each student will work with a personal thesis supervisor, with the final approval of the thesis being given by the thesis committee. The thesis must be presented at a public oral defence.

This project requires each group of 3-5 students to study and do a research project on their own, applying the previously learned knowledge related to business fields such as entrepreneurship, human resources management, international logistics and others. The students can choose a research topic among the suggested ones, or work on a research problem chosen by themselves and approved by their supervisor. This course enables students to synthesize materials effectively, write a project report and improve their presentation skills through presenting their project report in front of a panel. 

This course equips students with marketing research knowledge and skills, such as marketing research process, problem definition, research methodology, questionnaire design, data collection methods, and data analysis and interpretation. Learners can develop their report writing and presentation skills via this course.