Course: Business Chinese

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Course title Business Chinese
Course code ASH/WM
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jandová chen Yixuan, M.A.
  • Slaměníková Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is divided into 48 thematic lessons, those basic phrases in total about 500, followed by short dialogues, interpreting the new vocabulary in the range of about 1,000 new words and expressions and exercises as a substitution drill. Course topics are ordered in the order in which is usually a business meeting: working lunch or dinner, offer goods, negotiations on the price, order catalog, discount and commissions, payment, delivery, transport and packaging, insurance, contract, claims.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
The aim of this exercise, realized two hours a week, is to gain a basic understanding of Chinese business conversations as one of the most common topic of professional practice. In 48 sessions dedicated to various topics (meeting, business dinner, demand and price offer, order merchandise, discount and commissions, payment, delivery of goods, transport and packaging of goods, insurance, contract, representation, receivables and farewell students learn basic Chinese business terminology. In the form of short dialogues students will acquire around 500 most commonly used phrases and 1,000 new words and expressions that will be practiced in the exercises in the form of substitution drills.
This course focuses on communication skills and aid students in developing fluency and listening comprehension in modern colloquial Chinese on the topic of Bussiness Chinese.
Prerequisites
The course is assigned for bachelor students of Chinese Philology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic

Credits are awarded for attendance, active participation in lessons and written test in which students demonstrate knowledge of new vocabulary.
Recommended literature
  • HUANG, Weizhi. Business Chinese (Intermediate). Book 1. (Jingji Zhongji Hanyu Kouyu). Beijing: Sinolingua, 2001. 354 s. ISBN 7-80052-538-4..
  • CHANG, Taiping. International Business Chinese Course (Guoji Shangwu Hanyu Jiaocheng). Beijing: Beijing Daxue Chubanshe, 2000. 209 s. ISBN 7-301-04661-8..
  • LI, Lin-nei, LI Gengxin. Business Chinese. Beijing: Sinolingua, 1990. 220 s. ISBN 7-80052-065-X..
  • Slaměníková, Tereza a Guo Yiying. (2014). Čínská obchodní konverzace. Brno.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2015) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2015) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023_24) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -