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150038 KU Specialist Language (M3) - Business Chinese (2020W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German, Chinese

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Update from November 02, 2020:
Due to the measures of the government against the corona virus and the requirements of the university, this course will be held in synchronous digital mode for all participants via the BBB link in Moodle from now on until the Christmas vacation (weekly at the time specified in the course catalog).

You have to confirm your registration by attending the first class. If you are unable to attend the first class you have to confirm your registration per e-mail not later than the date of the first class, otherwise you will be removed from the list.
Please make your decision to de-register until October 23, 2020 (at u-space AND per e-mail to christina.bazant-kimmel@univie.ac.at). If you have not de-registered by the date mentioned above you will receive a mark.

  • Friday 02.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 09.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 16.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 23.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 30.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 06.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 13.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 20.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 27.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 04.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 11.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 18.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 08.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 15.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 22.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Friday 29.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

ATTENTION: UPDATE FROM September 26, 2020:
Due to fast changing developments and the resulting uncertainties in planning, the first unit of this course will be held in digital mode via BigBlueButton for the entire group (see link in Moodle)!

This class is expected to be held in the form of face-to-face lessons.
In order to be graded positively, you must not miss more than three classes without excuse. Exceptions from the obligation to attend are to be obtained through a medical certificate, in special cases please contact the teacher directly.
Please note that due to the developments of the Covid-19 pandemic the mode of the course can change to home learning at any time.
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Learning outcomes:
The emphasis is on "social business Chinese", i.e. the skill to use Modern Chinese in practical and mainly oral business contexts. This includes business small talk as well as the technical vocabulary for international business.
We will work on enlarging both the receptive and productive vocabulary, with an emphasis on acquiring the skill of using different linguistic registers appropriately (e.g. informal chat vs. formal speech).
Secondly, we will read typical business texts and analyze typical features of formal written Chinese (e.g. Thank-you letter). You will be able to identify and understand selected formal written Chinese idiom (receptive skill), and to use some of these phrases in an appropriate way (productive skill).
Overview of topics:
- Getting to Know Each Other: Formal Meeting
- Attending a Banquet
- Itinerary Arrangements
- Chinese Enterprises
- Price Negotiations
- Delivery and Method of Payment
- Sales Agents
- Trade Fairs
- China's Special Economic Zones
- Signing of the Contract
- Farewell Dinner
- Current topics
Methods:
Reading and analysis of texts.
Classroom work; pair work (closed and open pairs); group work; role plays.
Collaborative learning (project: simulation of a banquet).

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment of written and oral contributions during the entire semester (preparation; homework; tasks in Moodle using tools as forum, WIKI, glossaries; Moodle tests with single-choice-tasks, multiple-choice-tasks, drag-and-drop-tasks, cloze tasks): 42%
Simulation of a business banquet (video): 18%
Written final exam: 40% (digital exam; answers on paper)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

100% – ≤90%: Very good(1)
89% – ≤80%: Good (2)
79% – ≤70%: Satisfactory (3)
69% – ≤60%: Sufficient (4)
59% – 0%: Insufficient (5)
If you miss more than three classes you will receive a negative mark.

Examination topics

All material covered in the class-sessions or as homework and all exercises and material provided on Moodle.

Reading list

GUAN Daoxiong und YU Xiaorong (Hg.): "Jichu shiyong shangwu Hanyu" (A Practical Business Chinese Reader). (Beijing Daxue Chubanshe 2000).
Relevant chapters will be provided in Moodle (pdf-documents).
Handouts and additional course-material will also be provided in Moodle.

Association in the course directory

S 332

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:17