150038 KU Specialist Language (M3) - Business Chinese (2022W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften

Continuous assessment of course work

ON-SITE

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).

Registration is open from We 14.09.2022 10:00 to We 28.09.2022 10:00
Deregistration possible until Fr 28.10.2022 23:59

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: German, Chinese

Lecturers

Christina Bazant-Kimmel

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

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.
You can de-register until the end of the deregistration period (in the uspace system AND in writing by e-mail to christina.bazant-kimmel@univie.ac.at). If you have not de-registered within the official deregistration period, you will receive a mark.
For a passing grade, you may not miss class more than three times. Special cases must be discussed with the teacher.

    
    Wednesday
    05.10.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    12.10.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    19.10.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    09.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    16.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    16.11.
    18:30 - 20:00
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    23.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    30.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    07.12.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    14.12.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    11.01.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    18.01.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
    
    Wednesday
    25.01.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

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
- Official designations for authorities and institutions
- Attending a Banquet
- Itinerary Arrangements
- Chinese Enterprises
- Price Negotiations
- Delivery and Method of Payment
- Sales Agents
- 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 such as forum, WIKI, glossaries; Moodle tests with single-choice-tasks, multiple-choice-tasks, drag-and-drop-tasks, cloze tasks or in-class quizzes on paper): 35%
Simulation of a business banquet (video): 15%
Written final exam: 50% (Digital Moodle test + handwritten paper-based test OR written final exam 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

Last modified: Su 11.09.2022 12:08