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Curriculum

Contents and Targets

Level

1

Commercial Chinese expressions

Ability to use appropriate expressions on polite social occasion of reception, greeting, introduction, apology and congratulation

Gateway to business Chinese

2

Commonly-used basic commercial words & expressions

Ability to use appropriate expressions for shopping, traveling, telephoning and appointment making

Elementary A

3

Communicative Chinese on commercial activities

Ability to use appropriate expressions for commercial activities such as giving a brief account of a company or product, getting or giving a quotation, comment or statement

Elementary B

4

Competence for cross-culture communication in the context of economic and cooperative interchange

Ability to use appropriate expressions in consulting, negotiating, bargaining, writing or revising a plan, discussing a way to cooperate, making a comment on a subject in addition to analyzing and sorting out problems

Elementary C

5

Cultural background

Inserted in between are the brief accounts of Chinese society, culture, customs and commercial background knowledge

ElementaryD

6

Social Gatherings

How do you invite other people to a social gathering; What Chinese expressions can you use to appear suitably elegant and appropriate to the occation of gift exchange;Dinner party;Picking up the bill when eating out

Intermediate A

7

Office work

Processing of papers and documents;giving instructions regarding one’s assignments;organising the daily work of employees fairly;summoning people to a meeting

Intermediate B

8

Day-To-Day Operations

Providing your customers and partners with information on your company;fixing delivery date;mode of payment;how to express yourself properly and make request;reaching decision;making a promise

advanced level