Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will
• become familiar with the history, culture and economic situations of the main Chinese-speaking areas including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
• be capable of talking about the general features of the Chinese economic life.
• learn more common characters used in Chinese written texts and documents.
• be able to understand a few types of basic Chinese documents with the help of Chinese computer programs
• be able to write Chinese characters and texts with the help of the most common word-processing programs
• be able to check the correctness of the written characters and texts with the help of internet tools

A student can take this course only after he/she has passed the course "Chinese Business Communications 2".

Course contents
“The course is divided into two parts: Introduction to the Chinese-Speaking Areas (Part 1) and Chinese Written Language and Documents (Part 2). Part 2 is a web-course via Moodle.”

Introduction to the Chinese-Speaking Areas:
• Introduction to the situations in different Chinese-speaking areas
• Economic life of the mainland China and overseas Chinese societies
Chinese Written Language and Documents:
• Learn more useful characters and learn to understand unknown Chinese characters with the help of common internet tools
• Basic level PR and business documents: basic e-mails, invitations, travel agenda/visiting program, CV compilation

After completing the course, students will
• become familiar with the history, culture and economic situations of the main Chinese-speaking areas including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
• be capable of talking about the general features of the Chinese economic life.
• learn more common characters used in Chinese written texts and documents.
• be able to understand a few types of basic Chinese documents with the help of Chinese computer programs
• be able to write Chinese characters and texts with the help of the most common word-processing programs
• be able to check the correctness of the written characters and texts with the help of internet tools

Assessment criteria/Introduction to Chinese-Speaking Areas/scale 5-1.
The student:
• is able to make a presentation
which is suitable for the situation.
• is able to use sources of information to support his/her work and shows cultural knowledge when using sources.
• is able to share his/her professional
knowledge and skills to others in a limited manner.

Assessment criteria/Chinese Written Language and Documents/scale 5-1.
The student:
• knows the basic structures of the written characters and understands only part of the written characters demanded for the course.
• is able to understand independently
over half of the basic documents in
Chinese and write some of them with the help of internet tools.
• follows deadlines and instructions and participates in working.
• knows how to follow instructions given to her/him.

Assessment criteria/Introduction to Chinese-Speaking Areas/scale 5-1.
The student:
• is able to make a presentation which is well targeted and suitable for the situation.
• is able to use sources of information independently to support his/her work and shows good cultural knowledge when using sources.
• adapts the cultural content well and is able to share his/her professional knowledge and skills to others.

Assessment criteria/Chinese Written Language and Documents/scale 5-1.
The student:
• knows pretty well the structures of the written characters and understands most of the written characters demanded for the course.
• is able to understand independently most of the basic documents and
texts covered in the course and is able to write some of them. She/he is able to use the word processing and other internet and mobile phone tools, which help in the understanding and creating of the basic Chinese documents.
• masters the proper ways of professional working and follows deadlines.
• knows how to use instructions independently and apply her/his skills.
• knows how to benefit from feedback and learn from mistakes.

Assessment criteria/Introduction to Chinese-Speaking Areas/scale 5-1.
The student:
• is able to make a presentation which is skillfully targeted and
suitable for the communication situation.
• is able to use sources of information versatility and critically to support
his/her work and shows excellent cultural knowledge when using sources.
• adapts the cultural content deeply and is able to share his/her professional knowledge and skills to others.

Assessment criteria/Chinese Written Language and Documents/scale 5-1.
The student:
• not only masters the structures of the characters but can also apply the knowledge in learning new characters. She/He understands all the written characters demanded for the course.
• is able to understand independently almost all the basic documents and texts covered
in the course and is able to write some of them. She/he is able to manage the most
demanding activities in word processing and other internet and mobile phone tools, which
help in the understanding and creating of the basic Chinese business documents.
• follows schedules well and is able to plan how to best use her/his own time. She/he shows initiative and is able to share her/his know-how and peer feedback to others.
• is able to assess critically the contents, appearance and phrasing of documents and improve working methods and new solutions.

- The presentations will be arranged during the last two teaching weeks.
- Other arrangements can be discussed with the teacher