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- UCAS course code
- NT11
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course unit details:
Business Chinese
Unit code | CHIN38682 |
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Credit rating | 20 |
Unit level | Level 3 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
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. This unit is not open to native speakers of Mandarin Chinese.
Pre/co-requisites
Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
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Chinese Language 4 | CHIN51042 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Chinese 4 or higher; Native Speakers of Mandarin Chinese are not permitted to enrol on this unit.
Aims
This course aims to:
- Enable students to learn business knowledge in Chinese
- Enhance students' ability to communicate in business terms
- Guide students to apply the business knowledge to run their own business
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course students will be able to:
- Set up and run their own companies (virtual or real)
- Know how to manage commercial deals with Chinese people in Chinese
- Be familiar with terms of contract, insurance, sales and service, intellectual property rights etc.
- Produce business cards, advertisements, annual reports and sustainable development plans
Syllabus
W1: Signing a contract
W2: Business dispute
W3: Marketing and advertisement
W4: Sales and service
W5: Enterprise management and culture
W6: Market survey
W7: Environmental protection and construction
W8: Intellectual property rights
W9: CV, Cover letter, Interview
W10: Sustainable development
W11: Revision: individual presentations
W12: Oral exam
Teaching and learning methods
A combination of weekly three-hour lectures, seminars and tutorials.
Knowledge and understanding
By the end of this course students will be able to:
- Analyse authentic business texts by using the reading comprehension skills
- Explore various business issues in China
- Write business documents using standard formats
- Present their own companies clearly and logically
Intellectual skills
By the end of this course students will be able to:
- Anticipate business trends
- Understand business terms and conditions in Chinese
- Make good use of contract laws for business dispute
- Communicate comfortably in Chinese with business people
Practical skills
- Expand their customer circles
- Disseminate their product/service
- Use media, including social media to advertise their product/service
- Competent in negotiating with Chinese people in China’s context
Transferable skills and personal qualities
By the end of this course students will be able to:
- oral presentations
- pair work, group work, team work
- problem solving
- information retrieval and textual re-organisation
- cultural awareness
Employability skills
- 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.
Assessment methods
Assessment Task | Formative or Summative | Weighting |
Presentations | Summative | 20% |
Weekly Coursework | Summative | 20% |
Oral exam | Summative | 20% |
Written exam | Summative | 40% |
Re-sit Assessment:
Essay
Feedback methods
- Comments made during class discussion regarding the relevance and coherence of student participation in discussion
- Comments made during oral presentation regarding the relevance and coherence of the presentation, including word choice, sentence structure and content
- One-to-one feedback before oral presentation
Recommended reading
Li, X. (2012). New Silk Road Business Chinese. Beijing University Press. 中级高级
Zhang, X. (2009). Chinese for Managers: Business Chinese Vol. 2, (3th), Beijing Language
Teaching and Research Press House.
Guenier, A. (2018). The Little Book of Health: Chinese Secrets to Happy Living. Manutius Press.
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Lectures | 33 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 167 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Minjie Xing | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
Exceptions to word-processed assignments: Assessed coursework and the essay should be hand-written.
Students may take a one-volume Chinese-English-Chinese dictionary provided on the examination date.