Business Chinese 5
Robert Irving
8 points * 6 hours per week * First semester * Peninsula * Prerequisites: CBL2020
This subject continues the work covered in CBL2020. It aims to further develop written and oral/aural skills with particular relevance to business situations and to provide students with an understanding of business practices and strategies applicable in the Chinese context.
Assessment
Weekly homework: 20% * Two examinations (2 hours each) and weekly quizzes: 50% * Aural/oral tests: 30%
Prescribed texts
Beijing Language Institute Business Chinese 500 Foreign Language Press
Liu Xun and others Practical Chinese reader III The Commercial Press, 1989
Xu Zhujun Practical writing for foreigners living in China Sinolingua
Recommended reading
Boye de Mente Chinese Etiquette and ethics in business NTC Business Books