Department Vision

The Department of English at National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech) was established with the aim of supporting the country's economic and cultural development and cultivating English language professionals. We are committed to educating students with international vision, cross-cultural communication skills, and professionalism. In an era where the development of intelligent technology, economic and trade activities, and cultural development are highly globalized, the department seeks to prepare our students to succeed in the fast-changing environment by empowering them with a macro vision of global development, familiarity of digital technologies, and the ability to communicate in English in a professional setting.

Educational Objectives

Guided by the OECD Future of Education and Skills 2030 (FES 2030) framework, our mission is to develop professionals who excel in cross-cultural communication while embodying humanitarian values, global perspectives, and social responsibility. We aim to strengthen their practical skills and ability to integrate knowledge across disciplines. We continuously evaluate and reposition ourselves by examining the evolving nature of language, culture, and professional communication, while staying true to our core values. As technological advancements reshape the landscape of linguistic and cultural communication, our department adapts its curriculum, teaching methods, and research focus to create innovative approaches. Through comprehensive and interdisciplinary needs assessment, we integrate and utilize digital tools and data science to bring new ideas in linguistic and cultural development to the society.

History

August 1999: Two-year undergraduate program was established.
August 2003: Four-year undergraduate program was established. Enrollment for the two-year program was suspended.
August 2008: Master's program was established.
August 2011: In-service master's program was established.

Briefing

Taipei Tech is known for its unique, high-quality English program, which unites the focused, practical training that students expect from a technological university with the creative exploration, critical thinking, and literary and cultural study that students usually find in liberal arts programs.

Not only do we believe that in-depth study of linguistics, literature, and culture is personally enriching, we also believe that it makes our students better prepared to be innovative leaders in their chosen career, whether that career happens to be in business, teaching, journalism, public relations, government, diplomacy, design, publishing, translation, tourism, or entertainment. As Bracken Darrell, CEO of Logitech, wrote for Business Insider, the skills English majors have are valuable: “The older I get, the more I realize the power of words and the power of words in making you think...the best CEOs and leaders are extremely good writers and have this ability to articulate and verbalize what they're thinking.”

At Taipei Tech students develop skills that will serve them long after they graduate—they learn to think and write clearly, they learn to speak with confidence in any situation, they learn to develop original research projects and to see them through, and they become more culturally literate, allowing them to be more creative and engaging.

In addition to our required coursework, students have a wide variety of elective choices in literature, linguistics, and film. Many students choose to participate in our film-making and drama classes, gaining experience and skills in cultural productions. Some students elect to get a teacher’s certificate while at Taipei Tech.

Several students choose to study abroad or find other ways to participate in International opportunities such as Taipei Tech’s team for the National Model United Nations in New York. Many students have success with other voluntary international opportunities; students have participated in Taiwan’s Youth Ambassadors program, Model APEC(SOM), and the Formosa Foundation program in Washington D.C.