Universität Wien

150083 KU Specialist Language (M3) - Business Chinese (2021S)

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

Bestätigung der online-Anmeldung (1. Zuteilungslauf): Sie müssen am 1. Abhaltungstermin Ihre Teilnahme am Kurs bestätigen. Dies erfolgt i.d.R. durch persönliche Anwesenheit. Sollten Sie für die 1. Einheit verhindert sein, müssen Sie Ihre Abwesenheit spätestens am Abhaltungstag der 1. Einheit per E-mail an die LV-Leiterin entschuldigen, da Sie sonst umgehend vom Kurs abgemeldet werden.
Abmeldung: Eine Abmeldung ist bis 24. März 2017 möglich. Die Abmeldung muss im univis-System UND schriftlich per e-mail an christina.bazant-kimmel@univie.ac.at erfolgen! Wenn bis zum oben genannten Termin keine Abmeldung erfolgt ist, dann wird die Leistung in diesem Kurs beurteilt.
Für eine positive Beurteilung dürfen Sie nicht mehr als 3 Mal den Unterricht versäumen.
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

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course is taught synchronously online due to Corona; this means that the students and the teacher meet at class time via video conferencing tool.

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 March 26, 2021 (at uspace AND per e-mail to christina.bazant-kimmel@univie.ac.at). If you have not de-registered by the above said date you will receive a mark.
To pass the course you may not miss more than three classes. Special cases must be discussed directly with the teacher.

  • Friday 05.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 19.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 26.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 16.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 23.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 30.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 07.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 14.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 21.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 28.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 04.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 11.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 18.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital
  • Friday 25.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Digital

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 as forum, WIKI, glossaries; Moodle tests with single-choice-tasks, multiple-choice-tasks, drag-and-drop-tasks, cloze tasks): 40%
Simulation of a business banquet (video): 15%
Written final exam: 45% (Digital Moodle test and handwritten paper-based test)

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