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
Attendance
Final exam in 2nd module
Examination in 2nd module is a written examination, which is held for all students of the group during the exam session. Examination is conducted in a form of writing task (lexico-grammatical test; sentences and texts for translation from Russian into Chinese and vice versa, duration – 90 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.
In-class assignment (oral work)
In-class oral assignment consists of such activities as retelling the text, dialogue practice, conversations, group discussions, etc.
Final exam in 3 module
Oral examination is conducted during the exam session as a series of individual discussions with every student. Students are required to enter the examination room one by one (the order is to be decided by the students) and complete several tasks. There will be no extra time for preparation once the student enters the examination room. Students are not allowed to carry any learning materials into the examination room.
In-class assignment (written work)
Written Classwork consists of various assessment activities conducted in class during the course: vocabulary and character quizzes, written translations, etc.
Unit test (oral)
Students have several oral tests during the semester. Usually they are given after the discussion and completion of the topic. Unit tests consist of such assessment activities as 1) Interview (students are required to talk to the instructor on the topic of the Unit / read, retell the text and answer the questions). The format and the topics of the test are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
Unit test (written)
Students have several written tests during the semester. Usually they are given after the discussion and completion of the topic. Unit tests consist of such assessment activities as writing test (lexico-grammatical test, vocabulary test, sentences or texts for translation from Russian to Chinese and vice versa).
Interim Assessment
2026/2027 2nd module
0.175 * In-class assignment (written work) + 0.175 * In-class assignment (oral work) + 0.3 * Final exam in 2nd module + 0.175 * Unit test (written) + 0.175 * Unit test (oral)
2026/2027 3rd module
0.125 * In-class assignment (oral work) + 0.5 * Final exam in 3 module + 0.125 * Unit test (written) + 0.125 * In-class assignment (written work) + 0.125 * Unit test (oral)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
Grammaticalization and language change in Chinese : a formal view, Zoe Wu, X.-Z., 2005
Иностранный язык в профессиональной деятельности (китайский язык). Начальный уровень - Куратченко М. А. - Новосибирский государственный технический университет - 978-5-7782-4056-8 - 2019 - русский - https://e.lanbook.com/book/152390 - ЛАНЬ - 152390
Recommended Additional Bibliography
Бузовская Л.В., Бурцева Е.В. - Практический курс профессионально-ориентированного перевода : китайский язык - 978-5-7782-5435-0 - Новосибирский государственный технический университет - 2025 - https://znanium.ru/catalog/document?id=479118 - 479118 - ZNANIUM
Преподаватели
Антонова Анна Сергеевна
Бернюкевич Алёна Александровна
Мичурина Анастасия Алексеевна
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Learning Objectives
Expected Learning Outcomes
Course Contents
Assessment Elements
Interim Assessment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
Recommended Additional Bibliography
Authors