Elementary Business Chinese Program

1. Teaching Target and Objectives

The Course is designed to improve students’ language skills within a short period of time and help them be adept in using Chinese in business activities. It’s more suitable for the students who hope to do business in China or with China as early as possible and have a strong desire of mastering Chinese language soon.

2. Teaching Goals

This Course focuses on training students to have the knowledge of business and the abilities of using business language. After completion, students can be competent for the jobs of business and trade. It mainly aims at:

1) Helping students master the skills of speaking and communicating in Chinese;

2) Helping students have a good basis on doing business with Chinese by learning and training of the vocabulary, drills, specialized knowledge of business Chinese;

3) Helping students realize the economic life and business practice in China by learning in class and practice in society, improving their capabilities of understanding business articles by training students’ reading skills, and training their capabilities of applying business Chinese by simulative practice in a business context.

3. Training Courses

Comprehensive Business Chinese (grammar, conversation, Chinese characters), Chinese Listening Comprehension, Chinese Reading and Chinese Conversation.

4. Level Placement

The course has three levels which are elementary, intermediate and advanced. Students will be placed into a suitable level according to their Chinese proficiency. Each level needs one-semester learning.

1) Students who have HSK grade 3 enter an elementary level class.
2) Students who have HSK grade 5 enter an intermediate level class.
3) Students who have HSK grade 7 enter an advanced level class.

5. Minimum of Applicants

If there are more than 15 applicants for each level, the course will be opened.

6. Length of Schooling

The Course lasts half a year (one semester), one year or two years. Every year has two semesters. Spring Semester opens in late February and Fall Semester opens in September. The exact opening date is available in Acceptance Letter.

7. Application Deadline

December 31 for Spring Semester

June 30 for Fall Semester.

8. Tuition Fees