BA Sociology and Chinese

Residence abroad support

We offer dedicated financial support packages of up to £2,000 for residence abroad students, based on household income.

You will be automatically assessed for this, based on your Student Finance financial assessment - you just need to make sure you apply for a financial assessment in the academic year in which your residence abroad will take place.

RWS Brode Scholarship

You may be eligible for this scholarship if you fulfill the following conditions:

• your qualifications were achieved at a state-funded school in the UK;
• your total household income does not exceed £60,000 (as verified by the Student Loan Company);
• you achieve high marks in your A-levels (or equivalent qualifications), usually AAB or above;
• you apply to (and remain on) either a single honours Language course, or a dual-language course.

Awards will be made according to a sliding scale, benefitting those who have achieved the highest marks relative to backgrounds.

You will be automatically assessed for this after you have registered on your degree.

You simply need to make sure you allow the University access to your records when applying for your student lLoan (we cannot otherwise assess your eligibility).

Bursaries and Scholarships

• Find out more from student finance
• Eligible UK students can apply for bursaries and scholarships
• Funding for EU and international students is on our country-specific pages
• Many students work part-time or complete a student internship

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 Chinese language modules, this module integrates language with content – using the target language to learn business knowledge and develop business communication skills. 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 facilitates higher language competence for understanding and communicating on wider cultural and social contexts that underline many aspects of business or professional practice in contemporary China. This unit is not open to native speakers of Mandarin Chinese.

CHIN38682 Prerequisite- Chinese Language 4 or above

 Chinese 4 or higher; Native Speakers of Mandarin Chinese are not permitted to enrol on this unit.

This course aims to:

• Enable students to learn business knowledge in Chinese.
• Enhance students' ability to communicate in professional settings.
• Guide students to apply the business knowledge to practice. 

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 setting up a company, conducting a market survey, designing an advertisement, sale and after-sale service, and business management.
• Produce advertisements, annual reports and sustainable development plans 

W1: Setting up a company

W2: Market survey

W3: Marketing and advertisement  

W4: Sales and after-sale service

W5: Enterprise management and culture

W6: Business dispute

W7: Intellectual property rights  

W8: Environmental protection and construction  

W9: CV, Cover letter, Interview

W10: Sustainable development

W11: Oral Exam

W12: Q&A

 A combination of weekly three-hour lectures, seminars and tutorials. 

By the end of this course students will be able to: 

• Analyse business texts by using the reading comprehension skills 
• Explore various business contexts in China 
• Write business documents using standard formats 
• Present their own companies clearly and logically 

• Expand customer circles 
• Disseminate products/services 
• Use media, including social media to advertise their product/service 
• Be competent in negotiating with Chinese people in China’s context 

By the end of this course students will be able to: 

• Present your own company
• Use multimedia for advertisements 
• Understanding how to conduct a market survey        
• Enhance intercultural communication competence 

Assessment Task	Formative or Summative	Weighting
Participation and Discussion	Summative	20%
Coursework	Summative	20%
Oral exam	Summative	20%
Written exam	Summative	40%

 

Re-sit Assessment:

Essay

 

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. 

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.