UWA PLUS
Gateway to Business Mandarin
Business Mandarin can differ markedly from general Mandarin, which is used in social settings and taught in most Chinese language courses.
The Gateway to Business Mandarin micro-credential has been developed based on the features of Chinese business culture and today's international economic environment.
This course is suitable for beginning learners who are interested in engaging with Mandarin-speaking professionals or looking for career development opportunities in a Chinese business environment.
Through this course, students will learn and practise the language and culture applicable in Mandarin-speaking professional environments, from communications and common protocols to dealing with daily work in a cross-cultural setting.
Upon successful completion of this micro-credential, you'll receive:
- Two PD Points
- A Certificate of Achievement
- A UWA Plus Professional Development Transcript, listing all successfully completed micro-credentials
- Delivery mode
- On-campus
- Course date
- 27 February - 26 May 2023
- Effort
- Total effort - 50 hours
- Face-to-face classes - 1hrs x 12
- Online assessment - 1 x 1hr
- Online feedback review - 1 x 1hr (Time TBC)
- Self-paced asynchronous learning - 36hrs
- Coordinator
- Carol Jin
- Cost
- $440 inc. GST
- Critical information summary
- BCHNM100 Gateway to Business Mandarin [PDF 246KB]
What you'll learn
Participants will be able to:
Understand about 250 vocabulary words and basic grammatical knowledge
Apply basic expressions like greetings, farewell, appreciation and apologies
Appropriately use dates, times, locations and directions, making relevant inquiries
Make meeting appointments and book a ticket/hotel/taxi
Obtain essential cultural knowledge and skills
Why study this course?
Through this course, students will learn and practise the language and culture applicable in Mandarin-speaking professional environments, from communications and common protocols to dealing with daily work in a cross-cultural setting.
Including:
- Greetings (casual vs. business)
- Names and Titles (Australia vs. China)
- Self-introduction (personal information, work/study experience)
- Making Inquiries (contact details, price, etc)
- Locations (Australia vs. China)
- Phone Conversations
- Making Appointments
- Giving and Receiving Invitations
- Business Dinner
- Small Talk (weather, sports, hobbies, etc)
Who should study this course?
- This course is suitable for beginning learners who are interested in engaging with Mandarin-speaking professionals or looking for career development opportunities in a Chinese business environment.
Recommended prior knowledge
- No prior learning experience requested
What's next after this course?
- Chinese Business Culture Express - the course will help students obtain cultural knowledge and skills that are essential for working in a Chinese context.
- Everyday Business Mandarin - the course is suitable for students with a prior vocabulary of 150-300 words.