CHINESE LANGUAGE (COMMERCIAL NEGOTIATION)

The course falls within the “economy and law” and “translation and interpreting” curriculums of the BA degree in Language, Culture and Society of Asia and Mediterranean Africa (China track), and aims to introduce students to the practice of Chinese-Italian and Italian-Chinese liaison interpreting.

The course aims to: develop the knowledge of the criteria and principles of liaison interpreting, as well as of interpretation theories and their practical application; build a technical lexicon in both languages with reference to the different aspects of commercial negotiation (price, orders, shipping, payments etc.); develop memorization techniques and communication skills.

By attending and taking part in the activities of the course, the students will be able to achieve the following results:

1. Knowledge and understanding
1.1. Knowing the basic vocabulary of business in Italian and Chinese (and the processes that such lexicon describes) and the syntactic structures of business Chinese, as well as understanding the written and oral texts that use them
1.2 Knowing the cultural norms that govern the practice of Chinese-Italian business negotiation and the importance of intercultural communication

2. Applying knowledge and understanding
2.1 Being able to correctly use the specialised vocabulary and syntactic structures of business Chinese in all the processes that require the application and communication of the knowledge acquired
2.2 Being able to apply intercultural competence to the practice of Chinese-Italian business negotiation

3. Making judgements
3.1 Being able to formulate and justify hypotheses in Chinese-Italian and Italian-Chinese translation, developing a critical approach to the assessment of alternative hypotheses

4. Communication skills
4.1 Being able to conduct a simple Chinese-Italian and Italian-Chinese business negotiation using the appropriate vocabulary and linguistic structures

5. Learning skills
5.1 Being able to critically use Chinese-Italian and Italian-Chinese business glossaries and independently expanding them according to specific needs

Knowledge of the Chinese language (vocabulary and syntactic structures) achieved thanks to the language courses attended in the first two years of the BA degree programme in Language, Culture and Society of Asia and Mediterranean Africa.

The contents of the course focus on the vocabulary and syntactic and communicative structures of business Chinese, as well as their rendition in Italian, with special reference to introductions, the guest entertaining, contacts, prices, types of products, order quantities, discounts, commissions, methods of payment, deliveries, shipping and packing.

Huang Weizhi 黄为之 (ed.), Jingji zhongji Hanyu kouyu 经济中级汉语口语 / Business Chinese Conversation - Intermediate, Beijing Language and Culture University Press, Beijing, 2008, vol. 1.
The units of Huang Weizhi's book to be prepared are as follows: 1 (dialogues 1, 2, 3), 2 (only dialogues 1, 2), 3 (dialogues 1, 2, 3), 5 (dialogues 1, 2, 3), 6 (only dialogues 2, 3), 7 (dialogues 1, 2, 3, 4), 8 (only dialogues 1, 2, 3), 9 (only dialogues 1, 2, 3), 10 (dialogues 1, 2), 15 (only dialogue 1).

The oral exam consists of the Chinese-Italian liaison interpreting of one of the dialogues in the syllabus. One line of the dialogue will be played from the cd, and the student will render into Italian, paying attention to fluency and accuracy (with special reference to technical vocabulary), and so on for a total playing time of 2 minutes. No grammar questions or conversation in Chinese are included in the exam.

The course is taught through stand-up lectures, during which simulated liaison interpreting sessions are held on a regular basis.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development