CHN 330 Chinese for Business (3 credits)

This course is for students interested in conducting business in a Chinese business environment. It is designed for students in their fourth year with the Chinese program. The class will be conducted in Chinese. Simplified characters will be used. The language skills covered focus on the usage of business terms, dialogues in business settings, and business related readings. The class activities will provide students with the opportunities to simulate business situations and formal socializing situations, such as visiting customers, asking about prices, negotiating a contract, and arranging delivery of goods and payments. Students will be trained to write resumes, to write various forms of business correspondence, to read business related articles, and to listen to broadcasts of economic and foreign trade news. Social-culture awareness in business will be discussed in-depth.

Pre-requisite CHN 1311 and/or 1321 or by permission of instructor..