Communicating with China

• • Communication and Chinese communications
  • Speech acts
  • Politeness and humility
  • Face-work fanatics
  • Guanxi (relationships)
  • Renqing (returning favours)
  • Vagueness and elasticity
  • Distrust: underlying factors for Chinese verbal and non-verbal behaviours
  • All in a name

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This subject further develops intercultural communicative competence in the Chinese language through collaborative and self-directed learning activities. Students will acquire skills in handling short written texts on topics relating to contemporary Chinese society and culture. They will be encouraged to express opinions, conduct discussions and present reports. Relevant cultural and social issues related to the Chinese speaking communities will be explored and discussed.

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• Article review (30%)
• Essay (50%)
• Presentation (20%)

Current study term: 29 May 22 to 28 Aug 22

Next study term: 27 Nov 22 to 26 Feb 23