Business Chinese 5
Mr Robert Irving
6 points * 6 hours per week * First semester * Peninsula * Prerequisite: FIN2341
Objectives On completion of this subject students should develop oral/aural amd writing skills necessary to communicate in a range of business situations; futher develop the ability to read vernacular texts; develop the ability to read simple formal business language with the aid of a dictionary; acquire cultural knowledge to ehance understanding of the texts under study and the cultural sensitivity to communicate using appropriate levels of formality.
Synopsis Advanced intermediate level spoken and written modern standard Chinese; an introduction to formal written language relevant to the business context; readings on Chinese history, geography and society.
Assessment Written homework: 20% * Examination (2 x 2-hour tests and weekly quizzes): 50% * Oral/aural tests: 30%
Prescribed texts
Beijing Language Institute Business Chinese 500 Foreign Languages Press, 1987
Liu Zun and others Practical Chinese reader III The Commercial Press, 1989
Xu Zhujun Practical writing for foreigners living in China Singolingua, 1993
Recommended reading
Boye de Mente Chinese etiquette and ethics in business NTC Business Books, 1989