KSCB922 Business Chinese II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Roman Shapiro, PhD (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Roman Shapiro, PhD
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Roman Shapiro, PhD
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 K23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KSCB921 Business Chinese I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to apply the knowledge acquired when reading and listening to unknown business texts in Chinese; they should be able to discuss business topics in Chinese, to handle business correspondence and to act as business translators/ interpreters.
Syllabus
  • 1. Preliminary Negotiations
  • 2. Visiting a Factory
  • 3. Price Negotiations
  • 4. Delivery and Payment
  • 5. Sales Agents
Literature
    required literature
  • 关道雄 / GUAN DAOXIONG. 基础实用商务汉语 (A Practical Business Chinese Reader). Peking University Press, 2017. 3rd edition. ISBN 978-7-301-29132-0. URL info
Teaching methods
The course will be taught online (distance learning). - students' home preparation includes: acquiring new vocabulary, preparation for text translation. The course has a seminar layout: reading and translation of texts, explanation of new grammar, interpretation of cultural realia in the texts, check of home assignments, oral and written exercises.
Assessment methods
Course completion is conditioned with regular attendance (max. 3 skipped classes tolerated), home preparation, active participation, and passing the final test. Evaluation: regular testing of new vocabulary (min.60%), new grammar; comprehension questions during the class. The final oral test will include reading and translating texts and talking on the studied topics in Chinese.
Language of instruction
Chinese
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo Čínská studia není možný.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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