Chinese for Business (Intermediate)
Part of the range of Chinese language courses and activities at SOAS Language Centre in London
Duration:
One year of three 12-week terms.
Mode of Attendance: Part Time
Description
This course aims to teach Chinese (Mandarin), with a commercial bias, to students wishing to improve their knowledge of spoken and written Chinese. Participants learn to handle a broad range of general business situations at a reasonable level of fluency.
Chinese for Business (Intermediate) is based on material written especially for SOAS Language Centre students. The course, over three terms, provides a total of 72 hours tuition, including listening, speaking, reading and some writing practice.
The course has a commercial theme, the story of a British firm that went to China, and how they fared. As many aspects as possible of business life and conditions for Westerners are introduced: travel, meetings, negotiations, factory visits, exhibitions, and joint ventures: there are dinner parties, street scenes, speeches and celebrations. By the end of the course the student will have increased his/her vocabulary by 1,500 words to a total of 2,500–3,000 words, will know many commercial terms and phrases in common use, and be able to converse on general business themes.
The class size is normally limited to a maximum of fifteen to allow close involvement.
Entry Requirements
Entry to the course is by assessment only. Applicants must contact the Language Centre to arrange for an assessment at least 3 weeks before the beginning of the term. Applicants should have covered the basic grammar structures of modern Chinese, and attained a reasonable level of fluency with a vocabulary of approximately 1,500 and about 1000 Chinese characters..
Fee for this Course
The fee for each twelve-week term is £545 payable in advance.
Terms and Conditions
See our terms and conditions of payment before enrolling on the course.
How to Apply for this Course
You can apply and pay online or by post.
Classes may fill up quickly. In some cases, additional classes are set up. It is best to apply early in order to avoid disappointment.
Materials
Our course materials page shows you what you need to buy for this course. Course materials are not included in the course fee and can be purchased from the SOAS bookshop bookshop@soas.ac.uk
Timetable
Classes will be held at the Bloomsbury or Kings Cross campuses of SOAS on one evening per week for 36 weeks, divided into three 12-week terms (with additional weeks where public holidays displace a class session). See our timetable pages for date and times.
