China is now a key player in the global economy. Whether you’re aiming to break into the Chinese market or strengthen your current business relationships, mastering Business Chinese is a strategic advantage. Starting in January 2025, our Online Business Chinese course will equip you with the skills to navigate this dynamic and complex environment effectively.
Why take this course?
- Communicate effectively: Master key business Chinese phrases to enhance your interactions with Chinese partners, enabling you to negotiate, prepare meetings, and deliver presentations more effectively.
- Develop cultural understanding: Understand the essential principles of professional etiquette in China to build trust, respect, and avoid misunderstandings.
Level A:
Target group: absolute beginners who want to start from scratch or have a basic knowledge
- Learn around 150-200 basic words on 10 topics, such as greeting people, introducing yourself and others, your age, your nationality, numbers, dates and time, size of companies, etc.
- Discover how the systems of pinyin (Chinese phonetic symbols) and Hanzi (Chinese characters) work
- Grasp some basic Chinese grammar rules
On Thursdays of January 16, January 23, January 30, February 6, February 13, February 20, March 13, March 20, March 27 and April 3 from 12:00 to 13:30 CET
Level B:
Target group: people who are familiar with about 100 to 150 basic words and the pinyin system, aiming to expand their business vocabulary and improve their speaking skills
- Learn around 150-200 high-frequency words on topics such as locations, time, ongoing actions, shopping, ordering food, routines, skills, transportation means, weather, etc.
- Improve your pronunciation
- Grasp more grammar rules
On Tuesdays of January 14, January 21, January 28, February 4, February 11, February 18, March 11, March 18, March 25 and April 1 from 12:00 to 13:30 CET
Location:
Live interactive webinars on Zoom
Participants will receive Zoom class recordings, handouts, weekly audio files and recommendations for useful apps
Registration:
BCECC members: €180/person (VAT Excl.)
Non-members: €225/person (VAT Excl.)