Teaching Business Chinese with Combined Methodologies
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概要
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There outcomes are generally expected from a business Chinese course : business vocabulary, business conversation and business tasks. They are the three very major challenges to the course : business vocabulary that is hard to explain ; business conversations that are difficult to mimic and memorize ; business tasks of which students have no experiences and cultural background. It is not easy to find a suitable business Chinese textbook for freshmen that covers all three aspects of the course at the elementary Chinese level. An implementable solution to these challenges is not to use only one method but a few verified ones or combined methods. This research discusses the application of various methods in teaching business Chinese skills to students at the elementary Chinese level. While the target language only method runs through the whole course, the Grammar-Translation Approach is used for teachingbusiness vocabulary with the translation in students' mother tongue next to the words on the list. Difficult reading materials are also provided with direct translation that students can easily catch the meaning. However, the texts are not analyzed grammatically, and only the grammar necessary for reading comprehension and fluency is taught in the Reading Approach. Learning business communication through the Directive Approach enables students to learn the usage of business Chinese vocabulary and practice business words and phrases within the context of a Chinese business world. Students can also experience Chinese culture associated with the target language and business tasks.
著者
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Lincoln Ping
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Faculty of Foreign Languages and International Studies
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Lincoln Ping
Nagoya University Of Commerce And Business Faculty Of Foreign Languages And International Studies