Basic Business Chinese: Conversation and Application. Volume 1

Author: Wang Xiangjun, Zhang Wangxi, Sun Dejin
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: To provide learners with a practical, convenient, and engaging introductory textbook, we have explored and innovated in teaching methods to meet the needs of both teachers and students. Emphasizing communicative competence training: We firmly believe that the fundamental and ultimate goal of business Chinese teaching is to improve learners' communicative competence in business activities. Strengthening comprehensive skill training: Communicating in China or in a business environment dominated by Chinese people not only requires Chinese language skills but also demands a certain understanding of business culture and local economic and trade conditions. Promoting interactive teaching: To meet the needs of the vast majority of learners, our textbook is designed to be easy to learn, allowing students with basic Chinese proficiency to start learning business Chinese. At the same time, it offers flexibility and challenges, enabling learners of different levels to form language partners, learn from each other, and complement their strengths and weaknesses. For the convenience of teachers, this textbook is divided into two volumes, each containing a textbook and a comprehensive exercise book. Based on common course arrangements in foreign universities, each volume is generally suitable for one semester of study. Each lesson in the textbook includes two dialogues, relevant sentence patterns, annotations, substitution exercises, and comparative business culture in a diary format between China and foreign countries, as well as important economic and trade information. To expand learners' vocabulary and facilitate reference, each lesson also includes a bilingual business vocabulary list, categorized and presented in tables and charts. Each dialogue is provided with simplified characters, traditional characters, Pinyin, and English translations for easy reference and selection by learners. The comprehensive exercise book is designed to complement the textbook content. For the convenience of learners, each lesson in the exercise book provides a vocabulary list corresponding to each dialogue in the textbook. The various exercises designed for each lesson are guided by functional teaching and interactive teaching principles, focusing on training in business Chinese conversation and practical application skills. We hope that these teaching materials not only meet the needs of students but also save teachers preparation time. Additionally, each volume of the textbook is accompanied by a CD-ROM with corresponding lessons and exercises, as well as various appendices and a bilingual vocabulary index.