{"product_id":"chinese-for-working-professionals-a-textbook-for-intermediate-high-to-advanced-learners-paperback","title":"Chinese for Working Professionals: A Textbook for Intermediate-High to Advanced Learners - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYi Zhou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHaidan Wang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChinese for Working Professionals\u003c\/em\u003e is for learners who intend to use Chinese in a multinational global workplace. It has eight thematic units focusing on developing learners' transferrable skills in addition to expanding the cross-cultural competences required in a real-world work-place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopical themes expose the ongoing changes in China for working professionals such as career preparation, economic development, business etiquette, the working environment, and overall lifestyle. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthentic reading materials and live videos on a companion website (www.routledge.com\/cw\/zhou) to incorporate understandings of the norm and expectations of the workplace and society at large, and also prepare learners for a quick transition from classroom to targeted scenarios. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAbundant simulated real-life collaborative tasks, case studies, and projects enhance learners' problem-solving skills in Chinese, in addition to work strategies in different scenarios such as communication for work and leisure, and teamwork projects necessary and crucial for professions in multilingual and cross-cultural global settings.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis textbook is a key resource for learners of Chinese at an ACTFL Intermediate-High proficiency level and above, or CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Language) B1.2 to B2.1 level in terms of language control, extensive and applicable vocabulary and expressions, communication strategies, as well as cultural awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYi Zhou\u003c\/strong\u003e is Teaching Professor and Chinese language coordinator of Chinese in the Department of Asian Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has been teaching Business Chinese to undergraduates and MBAs for over ten years. She published the \u003ci\u003eWorking Mandarin\u003c\/i\u003e textbook with Lynne Gerber by Georgetown University Press in July 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaidan Wang is Associate Professor of Chinese at the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. She played a leading role in the design and development of the course series Chinese for Business Professionals since 2006, and was twice awarded the Business Language Research and Teaching grant by the United States' Department of Education Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs). She has published journal articles and book chapters about business Chinese needs analysis, curriculum design, technology-assistant instruction, as well as program development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.5 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090271981875,"sku":"9781138370883","price":112.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/33zjjtceg9781138370883.webp?v=1789602765","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/chinese-for-working-professionals-a-textbook-for-intermediate-high-to-advanced-learners-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}