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Level: Chinese Teachers (TCSL), 汉语研究者
Based on an explicit review of the development of business Chinese, this book discusses the theoretical issues concerning business Chinese teaching on the one hand, such as the curriculum, syllabus design, discipline construction and textbook research, and makes practical explorations on the other by studying the various methods employed in the practice of business Chinese teaching, aiming to broaden the thinking of business Chinese researchers and provide methodological guidance for business Chinese teachers as well.
About the Author
Ms. Shen Shuying is an associate professor and a postgraduate tutor in Beijing Language and Culture University who has been engaged in the teaching and research of Chinese as a foreign language for many years, with her efforts focused on the research of business Chinese teaching, international Chinese education and textbooks of Chinese as a foreign language. Ms. Shen has hosted a planned fund program of humanities and social science studies of China’s Ministry of Education and has published dozens of papers on key journals, including “Orientation of the Comprehensive Business Chinese Course” and “A Few Thoughts on the Development of Confucius Institutes from the Perspective of ‘Exporting’ Chinese Culture”, and so on. Her books include The Word Syllabus of Business Chinese for Undergraduate Education (chief compiler), Business Chinese: Advanced Reading Course in the series Erya Chinese and An Exploration into the Theories and Practices on Compiling Textbooks for Chinese as a Foreign Language, etc.
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2级的等级描述是“在商务活动中可以运用汉语进行基本的交流”。从语言功能和语言知识看,还是以通用汉语为主,只是涉及简单的商务知识和能力。语言功能要求“能询问和给出有关的个人信息;能表达看法、需求,能表达肯定和疑问;能提出和接受抱怨,能道歉和接受道歉;能发出邀请,能接受或谢绝邀请”。这些是通用汉语中与日常商务工作有关的几个项目。语言知识要求“初步掌握汉语的基本语法结构”,这是初级汉语的标准。对词汇提出“有一定的词汇量,掌握少量最常用的商务词语”,有了商务词语的要求,但是标准很低。对语体的要求是“理解一些正式用语与非正式用语的差别,一般使用后者”,介入了语言环境问题,其重点还在于非正式环境的用语,说明对语体只是一种渗透,还没有对商务语体提出要求。交际任务列举了“问路及指路、一般订购、订票、订房间、收寄邮件、写简要的留言条、接待宾客、求职应聘”等项目,都是生活和商务日常办公的交际项目。从语言层面和交际任务看,这一级别还是处于汉语的初级阶段,只是在内容上侧重商务日常办公项目。
3级的等级描述是“在商务活动中可以比较有效地运用汉语进行交流”。对语言功能要求“能说明有关情况。能叙述有关过程。能准确表达对事物的比较。能澄清疑问,更正失误。能用较多方式致谢及表示赞赏,提出、接受或拒绝建议等”。这是正式商务环境的功能。语言知识方面,对语法提出“较好地掌握汉语语法结构”。对商务词汇提出“在基本掌握一般词语的基础上,掌握一定数量的常用商务词语”。对语体有了明确的商务环境的要求,“基本理解正式的公务语体与非正式的生活语体的差别,并在某些预知的语境下使用一些正式语体”。在交际任务中,明确提出商务活动中的一些具体项目,“描述人、物的外表及特点;谈论大众话题;打简单的电话;写商务信函及电子邮件;安排会议日程;询问产品的性能及生产过程并与同类产品进行比较”等,这些属于简单的商务业务内容。总的来看,这一级别对商务能力的要求有所加强,语言能力处于中级阶段。
4级的等级描述是“在商务活动中可以比较熟练地运用汉语进行交流”。语言功能要求“能表达观点或探询对方的观点;能细致陈述某种理由;能表示妥协;能进行评价”,这是商务交际中的一些必要项目,是商务汉语的重要功能。