Full Description
* Fourth-year language learning or above in preparation for real-life business situations( ) * Timeless business topics ranging from frequently occurring business activities, economic systems and phenomena, to issues of broad interest* Simulated real-world tasks connecting the classroom to China's current economic developments through students' own efforts, * A focus on formal language style and business terminology * Summary of important features of Chinese with emphasis on language learning skills to cultivate self-sustained and effective language learners , ,
Contents
IntroductionTo fellow instructors of Business ChineseForeword for Second EditionPeople in the dialoguesPreparatory lesson Business Chinese warm-upLesson 1 The stock market and real estate marketTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guideChinese word formationTwo-character compoundsLesson 2 The foreign exchange market and exchange ratesTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guide( ) Vocabulary expansion (1)Lesson 3 MarketingTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guide( ) Vocabulary expansion (2)Lesson 4 International tradeTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guideParts of speech and sentence elements( ) Word order (1)Lesson 5 Business administrationTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guide( ) Word order (2)CollocationLesson 6 Transnational operationsTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guideSimple sentences and "subject + predicate" structuresLesson 7 Ownership and modes of operationTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guideComposite sentences and connectivesLesson 8 Economic recession and inflationTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guide" " "Missing" elements in sentencesLesson 9 TaxationTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guide( ) Analysis of long sentences (1)Lesson 10 Personal finance management and insuranceTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guide( ) Analysis of long sentences (2)Lesson 11 Intellectual propertyTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guideFunctions and expressionsLesson 12 Business ethics and social responsibilityTexts, exercises, and tasksLearning guidePolite languageRound-upLessons Recommended Use of Round-up LessonsRound-up 1 Technological InnovationTextsGain new knowledge by reviewing oldApply dynamic learning to real-world tasksRound-up 2 Internet and Digital EconomyTextsGain new knowledge by reviewing oldApply dynamic learning to real-world tasksAppendix A Chinese-English glossary of words and expressionsAppendix B Index of language tipsAppendix C Index of notes
