Level 1: Our Business Chinese course for complete beginners is aimed at helping you develop the most practical and essential Chinese skills necessary to success when doing business in China. It starts with an intensive study of the tones and phonetics of the Chinese spoken language to avoid misunderstanding and thereafter focuses on the colloquial Chinese common to the business world.
You will develop a working knowledge of core Chinese grammar and be able to improve your reading, listening, speaking and writing abilities. Once you finish our Business Chinese course you will be able to cope with basic daily communication in Chinese society.
Level 2: To place into level 2 of business Chinese, you must have a basic grasp of business vocabulary consisting of 300 words or more.
Level 2 of Business Chinese focuses on the development of social communication in the business world. Students will practice Chinese dialogues involving basic business affairs and practical conversations with objectives such as making hotel and transportation reservations.
Level 2 concentrates on the firsthand communication skills of speaking and listening with some auxiliary training in reading and writing. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to fluently and comfortably engage in simple business conversations.
Level 3: To place into level three, you must have completed an Elementary level of Chinese study and have sufficient experience with the use of business-related terms and structures.
In Level 3, students will master a growing range of business vocabulary and will be exposed to social and economic facets of Chinese life, which they will use their spoken Chinese skills to discuss.
Students will also learn to participate in general business activities completely in Chinese. From a writing standpoint, students will learn to create and respond to a variety of business documents including resumes, memos and business letters. After completing Level 3, students will have mastered an increasing number of modes of communication and interaction in the business world.
Level 4: To place into Level 4, you must have at least an intermediate level of Business Chinese and have confidence and capability in basic business conversation as well as some business-related written skills.
While continuing to develop core skills and vocabulary, Level 4 also offers students increased knowledge and sensitivity towards Chinese cultural factors that influence business relations. Students will develop skills in negotiation and business etiquette as well as a basic understanding of advertising and marketing in China.
Level 4 is the final study level in our Business Chinese curriculum. Once students have completed Level 4 they should not only have a firm grasp of business terminology, communication and functional grammar, but also have gained an appreciation of the cultural subtleties and socioeconomic factors influencing business in China.
Business Chinese: Intensive Writing
In supplement to our Business Chinese course, we offer Business Writing, a specialized course aimed at training you to write Business Chinese correctly from both grammatical and stylistic standpoints. The main forms of writing include: job search correspondence, resume writing, notice writing, business correspondence, product introduction, contract writing, invitations, etc. In addition, this course will teach you how to improve the elements of your writing style that help present you favorably in the eyes of your business contacts. Upon completion of this course, you will have greater ability and confidence in writing Chinese for the business world.
