CHIN38682
Business Chinese
20
Semester 2
Undergraduate
Level 3
Minjie Xing
Unit coordinator
1
FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors '
European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0
<p>CHIN38682: This is an advanced Chinese language module designed for students who are interested in doing business in China or with Chinese people, or who are interested in professional Chinese. Different from other lower level Chinese language modules, this module focuses on real communication in professional or business environment. Students will learn specialized business and professional vocabulary, along with business or professional interaction and correspondence. Pair work, group discussion, and class presentation will be organized to build up students’ comprehensive abilities and practical skills as a preparation to participate in various business or professional activities. The module provides higher language competence for understanding and communicating on wider cultural and social issues that underline many aspects of business or professional practice in contemporary China.</p>
<div>CHIN38682: This is an advanced Chinese language module designed for students who are interested in doing business in China or with Chinese people, or who are interested in professional Chinese. Different from other lower level Chinese language modules, this module focuses on real communication in professional or business environment. Students will learn specialized business and professional vocabulary, along with business or professional interaction and correspondence. Pair work, group discussion, and class presentation will be organized to build up students’ comprehensive abilities and practical skills as a preparation to participate in various business or professional activities. The module provides higher language competence for understanding and communicating on wider cultural and social issues that underline many aspects of business or professional practice in contemporary China.</div>
<div> This course aims to:</div><ul> <li> Enable students to learn business knowledge in Chinese</li> <li> Enhance students’ ability to communicate in business terms</li> <li> Guide students to apply the business knowledge to run their own business</li></ul>
<div>By the end of this course students will be able to:</div><ul> <li>Set up and run their own companies (virtual or real)</li> <li>Know how to manage commercial deals with Chinese people in Chinese</li> <li>Be familiar with terms of contract, insurance, sales and service, intellectual property rights etc.</li> <li>Produce business cards, advertisements, annual reports and sustainable development plans</li> <li>Analyse authentic business texts by using the reading comprehension skills</li> <li>Explore various business issues in China</li> <li>Write business documents using standard formats</li> <li>Present their own companies clearly and logically</li></ul>
<div> <div> By the end of this course students will be able to:</div> <ul> <li> Anticipate business trends</li> <li> Understand business terms and conditions in Chinese</li> <li> Make good use of contract laws for business dispute</li> <li> Communicate comfortably in Chinese with business people</li> </ul></div><p> </p>
<div> <div> By the end of this course students will be able to:</div> <ul> <li> Expand their customer circles</li> <li> Disseminate their product/service</li> <li> Use media, including social media to advertise their product/service</li> <li> Competent in negotiating with Chinese people in China’s context</li> </ul></div><p> </p>
<div> By the end of this course students will be able to:</div><ul> <li> oral presentations</li> <li> pair work, group work, team work</li> <li> problem solving</li> <li> information retrieval and textual re-organisation</li> <li> cultural awareness</li></ul>
Other
Verbal communication skills: be able to express ideas clearly and confidently in presentation and speech
Written communication skills: be able to express oneself clearly in writing
Motivation: be able to act on initiative, identify opportunities
Drive: determination to get things done, make things happen and look for better ways to do things
0
Other
100%
<p>Participation and discussion: Weekly + (presentation x 2) - 20%</p><p>Coursework: 20%</p><p>Oral Exam: Individual presentation + Q/A - 20%</p><p>Written Exam: 40%</p>
<div> <ul> <li> Comments made during class discussion regarding the relevance and coherence of student participation in discussion</li> <li> Comments made during oral presentation regarding the relevance and coherence of the presentation, including word choice, sentence structure and content</li> <li> One-to-one feedback before oral presentation</li> </ul></div><p> </p>
CHIN51050
Chinese Language 5
Pre-Requisite
Optional
CHIN51060
Chinese Language 6
Pre-Requisite
Optional
CHIN51082
Chinese Language 8
Pre-Requisite
Compulsory
<p>Pre-requisite units: the first semester of CHIN51050 or CHIN51060 or equivalent, or successful completion of Residence Abroad in China</p>
Y
<div><ul> <li>Li, X. (2012). New Silk Road Business Chinese. Beijing University Press. </li> <li>Zhang, X. (2009). Chinese for Managers: Business Chinese Vol. 2, (3th), Beijing Language</li> <li>Teaching and Research Press House.</li></ul></div><p> </p>
Lectures
33
0
167
<p>Exceptions to word-processed assignments: Assessed coursework and the essay should be hand-written. </p><p>Students may take a one-volume Chinese-English-Chinese dictionary provided on the examination date. </p>