The Department of Applied Foreign Languages (AFL), at National Taipei University of Business (NTUB), was transformed in 2001 from the Department of Secretarial Science, which was founded in 1976. As a member of the College of Management, the department aims to develop students' foreign language skills, as well as their professional knowledge and skills in the field of management, English composition, understanding of literature and poetry, the fields of translation and interpretation, forensic phonetics and linguistics, and additional areas of journalism and news writing, drama, film, conversation analysis, rhetoric, historical and anthropological morphology, phonetics and phonology, and syntax and semantics. Located in the city center of metropolitan Taipei, students of AFL gain easy and ample access to exciting scholarly activities and ongoing professional opportunities.  The Department offers the following academic programs:

1. Four-year Bachelor's Degree Program 

This program is designed for senior high school graduates.

2. Two-year Bachelor's Degree Program (daytime) 　

This program is designed for students with an Associate Degree, who have finished a five year program. Upon completion students are awarded a bachelor's degree.

3. Five-year Associate Degree Program

This program is designed for junior high school graduates. It leads, after graduation, to the two-year degree.

4. Two-year Bachelor's Degree Program (night Division)

This program, usually older students, is designed for students with an Associate Degree.

The department currently has 15 full-time teachers, including three professors, seven associate professors, four assistant professors, and one lecturer. These teachers all possess expertise in the relevant curriculum fields of the department, including language and linguistics, foreign languages and translation, cultural studies and creative industries, literature and belles lettres, English for Specific Purposes (ESP) topics (such as news english, Tourism English, advertising English, etc.), international business and foreign affairs. In addition, there are three full-time teaching assistants, with university degrees or above, responsible for administrative work and communication between students and the faculty.

Our approach to teaching pays great attention to listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation skills. The department enhances students' English proficiency by organizing various foreign language-related activities (often focusing on English, but including Spanish, French, and German). We include seminars, conferences, speeches and language camps, and provide other learning resources. The courses in the department are designed to focus on improving students' competitiveness after graduation, by cultivating foreign language proficiency and enriching professional knowledge for foreign language application. The courses are divided into four main categories: English listening, speaking, reading and writing; second language acquisition; business, economy and trade; and foreign language theory and application. Overall, the fundamental purpose of the courses in this department is to combine foreign languages with the practice and understanding of international business and trade, with the use of computer applications, and team interaction. In this light, we encourage students to take the knowledge they have learned in the department, and from there expand their futures by obtaining further higher education and involving themselves in modern-day professions.

In addition to two multi-functional study rooms, two lecture rooms, one professional interpretation room, and seven language classrooms in the Audiovisual Education Center, all classrooms are installed with electronic devices in order to support relevant coursework and improve the student learning environment. The goal of the programs in this institution is to cultivate foreign language professionals in various fields, taking into account student studies and needs, and enabling them to become involved in higher education in universities, other relevant institutions, and technical colleges.

To pave the way towards students' career choices, AFL establishes cooperation with domestic business corporations that offer our students competitive internships and job positions. In addition, AFL holds regular career counseling activities to get our students prepared for the job market. The department has also established an alumni association of NTUB/AFL, hoping students will continue to contribute and help their fellow students after graduation.

承襲傳統 創新進步

本系（科）於民國65年設立商業文書科，教學目標在配合國家經濟建設發展及培養精擅製作處理文書電報、熟黯商務語言之秘書人才，時值臺灣經濟起飛的年代，商文科培育目標即以英文為主、商業知能為輔。

民國90年轉型並更名為應用外語系。本系既承襲優良傳統及資源，又具有新設科系追求創新進步之動能，穩健扎實訓練學生專業英文能力，加強翻譯暨口譯、第二外國語習得二大課程領域，培養具外語應用能力及商管知能之外語人才。本系目前設有二年制學士班(二技、進修部二技)，四年制學士班（四技），附設五專應用外語科與進修部二專應用外語科。

師資優良 領先他校

本系師資素以經驗豐富、教學認真著稱，近年來復積極延攬具備全外語授課能力之國內外優秀學者，大幅強化師資陣容。目前師資結構在全國科技大學相關科系中，已居於領先地位；現有專任教師15位，含教授6位、副教授3位、助理教授5位，及講師1位，均具備本系相關課程領域之專長。此外本系編制3位行政專員與組員，皆具大學或研究所以上學歷，除負責系務各項行政工作外，並能與師生有效互動。

本系教師投注心力於研究，除了在國內外研討會與學術期刊發表研究成果外，每年均有教師獲得科技部補助專題研究計劃與教育部補助教學實踐研究計畫。本系教師均定期進行產業實習，結合理論與實務，將業界脈動訊息導入課堂教學。

全面小班 厚植基礎

本系以「厚植基礎，多元應用」為方針，十分重視英語聽說讀寫譯訓練，針對英語簡報、專業溝通、作文、翻譯等課程，全面實施小班教學。第二外語（日語、西語、法語、德語）亦是小班教師，在師資安排上儘可能搭配中師、外師共同教學，以達最佳學習效果。除課堂教學外，本系亦透過安排專題講座、專題競賽、外語證照輔導加強班、專題演講、營隊培訓等各種外語相關活動，及提供各種學習資源，以提升學生英語能力與專業知識。

五類課程 聚焦多元

本系課程設計，首重提高學生畢業後之競爭力，以外語能力(英語為主，日語、西語、法語、德語為輔)，及外語應用所需專業知識之培養為主軸。課程分為「英語聽說讀寫譯、第二外語、商管資訊、外語理論與應用、文化溝通」五大類。整體而言，本系之課程設計是一套以符合產業界需求為主軸之「外語+經貿實務+電腦應用+專業溝通」培育套案，具備明確之培育主軸與方針鼓勵學生適才適性多元發展，包括繼續升學，或以本系所學為基礎進行跨領域發展。

為凸顯本系課程特色與拓展學生職場潛能，本系於107學年度開始推動「外語應用與文化溝通」、「商管應用」二大模組課程。「外語應用與文化溝通」課程包含語言學、英語教學、文學／文化／電影賞析、專業溝通、翻譯、餐旅英文類課程，「商管應用」模組課程包含管理、行銷、資訊、貿易實務領域課程。學生於在學期間修滿模組課程規定之學分數即可取得該模組（或雙模組）證書，增加職場競爭力。

教室e化 設備充實

本系教學設備充實，目前除擁有多功能討論室2間、階梯教室2間、專業口譯教室1間外，業已將普通教室全面視聽化且e化，以提高學生學習效果。此外，本校視聽教育中心亦設有語言教室7間，可支援本系之語言相關課程。 

畢業出路 升學就業皆宜

本系學士班以培育各行各業外語(尤其英語)中高級人才為目標，尤其聚焦於國際商務、外語教學、翻譯、文化創意等行業。並兼顧學生升學之需求，輔導其繼續於相關研究所深造。專科部以培育各行各業外語應用人才為目標，並兼顧學生升學之需求，輔導其繼續於大學或技職院校相關科系深造。本系除經常舉辦升學就業輔導活動外，亦已成立系(科)友會，期能對學生畢業後之發展有所助益。