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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module EAST3091: BUSINESS CHINESE II

Department: East Asian Studies

EAST3091: BUSINESS CHINESE II

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	3	20	Available in 2006/2007	None.	Durham

Tied To

TN12: Chinese and Management Studies (see Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 for details)

Pre-requisites

Chinese Language III (EAST2092), Business Chinese I (EAST2321) OR equivalent.

Corequisites

Chinese Language IV (EAST3052).

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

To continue from Business Chinese I, introducing students to Chinese as it is used in a business setting by promoting language skills, knowledge of international trade and knowledge about doing business in China.

Content

The module contains oral and written practice on the following topics: Advertising, trade mark protection and patent protection, agency and exclusive sale, technology trade, barter trade, processing and compensation trade, leasing operations, arbitration, direct investment and credit operations.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Subject-specific Skills

Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Language Class	44	2 Per Week	1 Hour	44
Preparation and Reading				156
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Oral Examination	50%	oral and aural examination 35-minute slot		100%
Examination	50%	two-hour written examination		100%

Formative Assessment

Weekly practice in oral presentations and aural comprehension, with written exercises in composition and translation.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.