Business Chinese 6
Mr Robert Irving
6 points * 6 hours per week * Second semester * Peninsula * Prerequisite: FIN3241
Objectives On completion of this subject students should: further develop oral/aural and writing skills necessary to communicate in a range of business situations; further develop the ability to read vernacular texts and to read formal business language with the aid of a dictionary; acquire cultural knowledge to enchance 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; further study of formal written language relevant to the business context; readings on Chinese politics, philosophy and society. This subject continues the work covered in FIN2341.
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 Sinolingua, 1993
Recommended reading
Boye de Mente Chinese etiquette and ethics in business NTC Business Books, 1989