Studies in Business Chinese

Studies in Business Chinese (Chin 1086) is 1.0 credit course from March 20 to May 8, 2023. It is appropriate both for beginning speakers of Mandarin Chinese and for those with prior Chinese experience.

Content: This course begins with an overview of what business Chinese is, how it differs from daily conversation and its cultural aspects. It covers several topics such as introducing yourself and your company, job interview, making a business appointment, price negotiations, attending a banquet, advertising, and sales promotion, etc. From both western perspectives and Chinese perspectives, the course selects many demo videos, documentaries, and interviews of successful businesspeople to give a balanced and dynamic view of business Chinese and culture.

Course Structure: Students will study one business cultural topic and one conversation topic weekly. After completing the assigned readings and online videos related to the topic, students will submit a learning summary. Students will also study weekly conversation topics at their own levels and upload a recording. The final project allows students to plan a trade show in China to market a product. Students will need to comprehensively use what they have learned in this course to practice doing business in China.

Questions? Contact Penny Wang.