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Effectively Implementing a Collaborative Task-based Syllabus (CTBA) in EFL Large-sized Business English Classes Pi-Ching Chen Department of Foreign Languages and Literature National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan ydpc@mail.ncku.edu.tw BRIEF PROFESSIONAL BIODATA Dr. Pi-Ching Chen, Associate Professor and Department Head of Foreign Languages and Literature at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, earned her doctoral degree from University of South Dakota in the States. Her major research interests focus on EFL instructional methodology as well as English for Specific Purposes (ESP). ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to design a collaborative task-based syllabus (CTBS) for achieving a more holistic college Business English instruction in an EFL large-sized classroom. The CTBS integrated teacher-directed content-based instruction and student-centered task-based instruction. The distinctive characteristic of the CTBS is the application of the “simulation companies” established by learners themselves, actively involving their specific creativity and cooperation. To create a more collaborative authentic learning setting, the CTBS applies various interactive teaching techniques in the four-stage learning activities: company establishment, staff recruitment, business transaction, and feedback and evaluation. INTRODUCTION To cope with increasingly fierce international competition, EFL business-major students are asked to enhance their English skills and abilities in international business communication. However, there is a critical problem in the teaching of business English courses at colleges or universities in the EFL surroundings, resulting from inappropriate teaching materials and instructional techniques. Traditionally, the most common teaching approach applied in the business English classes is teacher-centered and lecture-oriented. Effective instructional tasks allow more room for learners to have something of their own to express in their spe