CHIN 5509

Business Chinese in Global Context I

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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 updated multimedia book When China Meets the World: Bilingual Business-Finance Cases (Oxford University Press, 2024) 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.

Prerequisites two years (on heritage track) or three years of Chinese, or equivalent.

Distribution Requirements (FL-AG)

Exploratory Studies (EAAREA, EALANG)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2023FA, 2020FA, 2019FA, 2018FA

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