Chinese Business Life and the Chinese Market

On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

• demonstrate an advanced understanding of Chinese business life and the Chinese market, and also apply this knowledge
• read and discuss Chinese texts on business
• express their own opinions in Chinese in the form of discussions and presentations
• write short texts in Chinese within the area of Chinese business life and the Chinese market.

The course gives advanced knowledge of Chinese business life and the Chinese market. The lectures and seminars will be based on different themes, among others, basic business ethics in China, business etiquette in modern Chinese business life, the features of the Chinese market, the role of the Chinese government in business life and Chinese business relationships. The course material will be selected from Chinese publications. The students need to read and prepare the course material before each lecture. During the lectures the students will be given chances to present and discuss their own ideas on a certain issue in Chinese. Through these exercises the students deepen their knowledge of modern Chinese business life and develop their ability to properly express their own opinions in Chinese on different topics in the business area.

The course is is assessed continuously, orally and in writing, and with a final written report.

Chinese is used as the language of tuition, supported by English. Teaching is done in the form of seminars, group work and different individual assignments.

The Swedish grades U–VG.