Program Objective

The bachelor program of Chinese language in the field of Business Chinese is designed by College of International Education (CIE) of Zhejiang Gongshang University for international students. The program focuses on Business Chinese and aims to equip international students with the systematic knowledge of modern Chinese and the basic knowledge and skills of business Chinese. Through four-year study, students are expected to acquire as follows:

■ Abilities in cross-cultural and business communication

■ A better understanding of China's economy, history, culture and policy of foreign trade

■ A good master of the basic methods in business, economic and trade cooperation under cross-cultural circumstance

■ A solid foundation of Chinese language skills, especially in business communication

The program consists of the main courses of Business Chinese, Chinese Economy, Chinese History, Chinese Culture, China's Policy of Foreign Trade and so on.

Main Courses

Chinese Language Courses: Comprehensive Chinese, Chinese Listening, Spoken Chinese, Chinese Reading, Chinese Writing.

Professional Courses: Comprehensive Business Chinese, Spoken Business Chinese, Learning Business Chinese through Video and Audio, Business Chinese Reading, International Marketing, Economic Practical Writing, International Trade Practice, International Business Negotiation, and Chinese Culture and Society.

Social Practice

Social practice includes enterprise visit and survey, writing of reports or essays , professional training, and writing of graduation dissertation.

Length, Credits and Degree

Minimum credits for graduation: 130 credits. The length of curriculum is normally four years with a minimum of three years and a maximum of six years. Qualified student will be granted a Bachelor Degree of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature in the field of Business Chinese by Zhejiang Gongshang University.

Instruction Language

■ All the courses are mainly delivered in Chinese

■ Dissertation is required to be written in Chinese