Бакалавриат
2022/2023
Язык для профессионального общения (китайский язык)
Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для Вашей будущей карьеры»
Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»
Лучший по критерию «Новизна полученных знаний»
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Программа двух дипломов НИУ ВШЭ и Университета Кёнхи «Экономика и политика в Азии»)
Направление:
41.03.01. Зарубежное регионоведение
Кто читает:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 1-3 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Го Жуйци
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
12
Контактные часы:
208
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This Chinese language course (Professional Level) is designed for non-native learners of Chinese who have taken approximately three years of regularly paced college-level Chinese. It aims to acquire and improve skills in the main types of translation, considering the specifics of intercultural communication, and to prepare students for the business world in contemporary Chinese societies, including contemporary usage of business Chinese, Chinese business culture and customs, and preparation for working and living in China. Students will learn specialized business and economic expressions and the principles of business correspondence in Chinese. Class meetings will focus on the topic of the week and authentic materials, where we work through vocabulary, sentence structures, text reading and conversations, as well as its application in the real business world environment. The overall goal of this course is to bring students’ Chinese proficiency to a more advanced level and help them build upon their fundamental Chinese language communication skills by using professional and formal business tool such as letters, reports, and oral presentations in structured business environments.
At the end of the course students will achieve С1 level according to the CEFR.
Learning Objectives
- • communicative competence – developing communicative skills through speaking, listening, reading and writing in communicative scenarios and topics chosen for the course;
- • language competence – learning new language units (orthographic, phonetic, lexical, grammar) related to communicative scenarios and topics of the course; learning about language phenomena in the foreign language, about various ways of expressing ideas using the native and foreign languages;
- • socio-cultural competence – introducing students to the culture, traditions and realia of the country whose language they are learning; developing skills of presenting their country and its culture when communicating with foreigners;
- • cognitive competence – developing general and special academic skills; familiarizing students with available ways of autonomous learning of a foreign language and culture, ICT included.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- - students will demonstrate oral proficiency at the advanced level
- - students will demonstrate the ability to present in class for 10 minutes with minimal notes
- - students will produce a range of writing from simple written description to half page report at the advanced level
- - students will demonstrate comprehension of authentic business topics drawn from textbook
- - students will learn to successfully discuss topics related to business in China (arrival, hotels, formal meetings, scheduling, business banquets, negotiation, factory visits and payments)
- - students will display the ability to analyze basic topics related to doing business in China drawn from textbook topics
- - students will display the ability to analyze and compare textbook business topics to their home culture.
Course Contents
- Esablishing Relationship
- Entertaining Guests
- Intention of Buying and Selling
- Holding Talks about Price
- Discussion about Variety and Quantity
- Signing the Contract
- Packing
- Final Assignment
Assessment Elements
- 1. Classwork for Reading and WritingClasswork for Reading and Writing is calculated as average of grades awarded for various assessment activities conducted in class during the course of semester or given as homework during the course of semester: dictation, vocab and grammar drills, written assignments etc. The teacher of the course has a right to increase the grade for classwork by 1 point to motivate hard-working and diligent students. At the same time, the teacher can decrease the grade for classwork by 1 point for missing the lessons and for not turning in homework assignments.
- 2. Clsswork for Speaking and ListeningClasswork for Speaking and Listening is calculated as average of grades awarded for various assessment activities conducted in class during the course of semester or given as homework during the course of semester: dialogues, conversation practice, discussion, oral translations, oral presentations etc. The teacher of the course has a right to increase the grade for classwork by 1 point to motivate hard-working and diligent students. At the same time, the teacher can decrease the grade for classwork by 1 point for missing the lessons and for not turning in homework assignments.
- ExamExamination is conducted in written form. Final assignment will be given during the last class in a form of writing task (lexico-grammatical test; sentences and texts for translation from Russian into Chinese and vice versa, duration – 60 minutes). Writing task includes using grammar and vocabulary units in writing on topics covered during the course. Student has to demonstrate consistent facility in the use of language, demonstrating syntactic variety, appropriate word choice and idiomaticity. Evaluation of the written task will be based upon the following components: content, vocabulary, grammar.
- ExamExamination is conducted in 2 parts: in written and in oral forms and the grade is calculated as follows: Examination = 0,4*Written examination + 0,6* Oral examination The written part is held for all students of the group at the same time within a period of 10 days before the exam. The oral part is carried out on a separate day during the exam session. Both written and oral parts are not to be viewed as separate assessment activities, but parts of a whole. Students MUST take both written and oral examinations to obtain a grade for examination.
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 2nd module0.3 * 1. Classwork for Reading and Writing + 0.4 * Exam + 0.3 * 2. Clsswork for Speaking and Listening
- 2022/2023 3rd module0.3 * 2. Clsswork for Speaking and Listening + 0.3 * 1. Classwork for Reading and Writing + 0.4 * Exam
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- 115555 - Китайский язык для делового общения - Издательство ВКН - Дашевская Г.Я., Кондрашевский А.Ф. - 2016 - 978-5-7873-0978-2 - https://e.lanbook.com/book/115555 - ЛАНЬ
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Тюрина, В. А., Китайский язык в сфере экономики и финансов : учебное пособие / В. А. Тюрина, А. М. Куликов. — Москва : КноРус, 2020. — 268 с. — ISBN 978-5-406-07644-6. — URL: https://book.ru/book/934023 (дата обращения: 25.08.2023). — Текст : электронный.
- Щичко, В. Ф. Китайский язык. Теория и практика перевода : учебное пособие / В. Ф. Щичко. — 3-е изд. — Москва : ВКН, 2017. — 224 с. — ISBN 978-5-7873-0511-1. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/99501 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.