CHIN 3309 - [Business Chinese in Global Context I]

(GB) (GLC-AS) Satisfies Option 1.

Fall. Not offered: 2022-2023. Next offered: 2023-2024. 4 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Prerequisite: two years (on heritage track) or three years of Chinese or equivalent. Permission of instructor required. Co-meets with CHIN 5509/NBA 6150.

Z. Chen.

First part of a two-semester sequence for advanced mandarin learners. This course aims to equip students with the linguistic and intercultural skills necessary to thrive in a Chinese business environment. The main vehicle of exploration is Zhihong Chen’s newly published multimedia book “When China Meets the World: Bilingual Business-Finance Cases” (Oxford University Press, 2019) which provides a wide range of real case studies to showcase China’s continuous integration with the larger outside world. Through the learning and discussion of real business cases in Chinese, students will not only develop linguistic tools vital to doing Business in China, but also obtain cultural understanding to the Chinese way of conducting business with the outside world. In addition to business case analysis, students will also gain hand-on experience in skills that can be applied in the fields of Finance, Consulting, Accounting and the like. The course will also allow students to interact with entrepreneurs and experts in the field, as well as utilize language skills gained in the course within a mock business interaction.