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CONTEMPORARY CHINA AND CHINESE CULTURE Syllabus The Contemporary China and Chinese Culture Certificate consists of three units: Unit 1: Fundamental Knowledge of Contemporary China Unit 2: Social Interaction in China Unit 3: Professional Interaction in China Each unit contains 5 lessons. Certificate Description: This course aims to help international students develop an understanding of Chinese culture and contemporary China. Through lectures, readings and case studies, students are introduced to the geography and history of ancient and modern China. They will learn to grasp the basic social and working skills of effectively interacting with Chinese people under cross-culture circumstances. Certificate Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this certificate, students will be able to: • Recognize basic tenets of ancient and contemporary Chinese culture, such as political system, art and literature, and popular culture. • Describe components of modern Chinese society structure such as marriage and family, food and drink culture and social network. • Develop a social network strategy to start building relationships in China • Master the do’s and don’ts of Chinese social interaction • Master the do’s and don’ts of Chinese professional interaction Professor Biography Cheng Long, PH.D. Professor Cheng graduated with PH.D. of History at Peking University in 2004. From 2008 through 2010, he spent two years teaching at University of South Carolina, USA, conducting an undergraduate course Chinese Culture: Modern and Tradition. Professor Cheng was invited to give lectures on Chinese Culture at dozens of universities and institutions across the U. S., such as University of California at San Diego, San Francisco State University, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, Portland State University, University of Taxes at Dallas and etc.
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TheContemporaryChinaandChineseCultureCertificateconsistsofthreeunits:
Unit1:FundamentalKnowledgeofContemporaryChina
Unit2:SocialInteractioninChina
Unit3:ProfessionalInteractioninChina
Eachunitcontains5lessons.
CertificateDescription:
ThiscourseaimstohelpinternationalstudentsdevelopanunderstandingofChinesecultureandcontemporaryChina.Throughlectures,readingsandcasestudies,studentsareintroducedtothegeographyandhistoryofancientandmodernChina.TheywilllearntograspthebasicsocialandworkingskillsofeffectivelyinteractingwithChinesepeopleundercross-culturecircumstances.
CertificateLearningObjectives:
Uponcompletionofthiscertificate,studentswillbeableto:
• RecognizebasictenetsofancientandcontemporaryChineseculture,suchaspoliticalsystem,artandliterature,andpopularculture.
• DescribecomponentsofmodernChinesesocietystructuresuchasmarriageandfamily,foodanddrinkcultureandsocialnetwork.
• DevelopasocialnetworkstrategytostartbuildingrelationshipsinChina• Masterthedo’sanddon’tsofChinesesocialinteraction• Masterthedo’sanddon’tsofChineseprofessionalinteraction
ProfessorBiography
ChengLong,PH.D.ProfessorChenggraduatedwithPH.D.ofHistoryatPekingUniversityin2004.From2008through2010,hespenttwoyearsteachingatUniversityofSouthCarolina,USA,conductinganundergraduatecourseChineseCulture:ModernandTradition.ProfessorChengwasinvitedtogivelecturesonChineseCultureatdozensofuniversitiesandinstitutionsacrosstheU.S.,suchasUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego,SanFranciscoStateUniversity,UniversityofArizona,ArizonaStateUniversity,PortlandState
University,UniversityofTaxesatDallasandetc.
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Unit1of3:FundamentalKnowledgeofContemporaryChina
Description:
Throughoutthisunit,studentsaregiventheopportunitytofurtherdeveloptheirknowledgeandskillsinfundamentalknowledgeofcontemporaryChinathroughtheirfocuson:
• HistoryandGeography• PoliticsandEconomy• ArtandLiterature• PhilosophyandReligion• PopularCulture
StudentswillbeintroducedtofundamentalknowledgeofcontemporaryChina.Inadditiontoinformativevideopresentationsofthesubjectmatterandreadingmaterials,studentswillcompletecasestudyassignmentsandprogressmonitoringquizzesthataredesignedtobuildknowledge,skills,andabilitiesinthisvitalfield.
ThisUnitisdesignedtoassistyouinansweringthefollowingquestions:
1. WhatarethebasictenetsofChineseculture?2. WhatisthepoliticalsysteminChina?Whatisthelegislativesystemin
China?
3. HowareChineseartandliteraturedifferentfromwesternartandliterature?
4. WhatistheuniquenessofChinesephilosophyandreligion?
5. HowtounderstandpopularChineseculture? StudentLearningOutcomes:
Bytheendoftheunit,studentswillbeableto:• RecognizebasictenetsofChineseculture• DescribethepoliticalandlegislativesysteminChina• AnalyzeChineseartandliteraturefromacomparativeperspective• DifferentiateChinesephilosophyandreligionfromitswesterncounterpart• EvaluatetheirreadinesstoparticipateinpopularChineseculture
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Lesson1:GeographyandHistory
Introduction: GeographyandHistoryIntroductionLectures: • L1:China’sgeographyandagriculturalcivilization
• L2:EarlyhistoryandtheriseandfallofAncientChinaReading: SeeattachedReadingList.Assignment: Lesson1AssignmentSummary: GeographyandHistorySummaryAssessment: Lesson1ProgressMonitor
Lesson2:
ThePoliticsandEconomy
Introduction: ThePoliticsandEconomyIntroductionLectures: • L1:Legislationsystem
• L2:TheadministrationsystemofChina• L3:China’seconomy
Reading: SeeattachedReadingList.Assignment: Lesson2AssignmentSummary: ThePoliticsandEconomySummaryAssessment: Lesson2ProgressMonitor
Lesson3:
ArtandLiterature
Introduction: ArtandLiteratureIntroductionLectures: • L1:Chinesearts
• L2:ChineseliteratureReading: SeeattachedReadingList.Assignment: Lesson3AssignmentSummary: ArtandLiteratureSummaryAssessment: Lesson3ProgressMonitor
Lesson4:
PhilosophyandReligion
Introduction: PhilosophyandReligionIntroductionLectures:
• L1:Confuciusandhisphilosophy• L2:Confucius’sinfluenceontheworld• L3:Buddhism,TaoismandotherReligions
Reading: SeeattachedReadingList.Assignment: Lesson4AssignmentSummary: PhilosophyandReligionSummaryAssessment: Lesson4ProgressMonitor
Lesson5:
PopularCulture
Introduction: PopularCultureIntroductionLectures:
• L1:Entertainmentandcommunication• L2:Transportation,goingabroadandnewwords
Reading: SeeattachedReadingList.Assignment: Lesson5AssignmentSummary: PopularCultureSummaryAssessment: Lesson5ProgressMonitor
Unit1Quiz
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ReadingList:
Unit1Lesson1:
1. TheMainCharacteristicsofChina’sGeographyJIAO,HuaFu,FANG,Jueshu,LI,Junfeng,ZHAO,Chunyu(2006).CommonKnowledgeAboutChineseGeography,TheOfficeofChineseLanguageCouncilInternational,2006.
2. China’sClimate(Video)BLCU2016.
3. China’sTopography(Video)BLCU2016.
4. AncientCapitalsofChina–Xi’an,NanjingJIAO,HuaFu,FANG,Jueshu,LI,Junfeng,ZHAO,Chunyu(2006).CommonKnowledgeAboutChineseGeography,Pg120-123,Pg128-131.HigherEducationPress,Beijing,China.
5. TheTangDynasty(618-907):TheFloweringofChineseCivilizationMortonW.S.&LewisC.N.(2004),China-ItsHistoryandCulture(4thEdition),McGraw-HillEducation.
6. TheEarlyHistoryofChinaWangKai,CommonKnowledgeaboutChineseHistory,TheOfficeofChineseLanguageCouncilInternational,2006
Unit1Lesson2:
1. TheElectionSystemandPoliticalPartySystemofChinaXinhuanet.com(2016)
2. Sessionisarealplaceforthepublic’svoice;closelyrelatedtopeople’slivesJuan,D(2016),ChinaDaily.
3. TheSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21st-centuryMaritimeSilkRoadHo,P(2016)ChinaDailyUSA.
Unit1Lesson3:
1. TraditionalChineseMusicchinaculture.org(2016),retrieved5/18/2016fromhttp://www.chinaculture.org/classics/2010-11/22/content_399845.htm
2. PekingOpera
3. PekingOpera–MonkeyKing(Video)Retrieved5/18/2016fromhttp://baidu.ku6.com/watch/06483500147418294655.html?page=videoMultiNeed
4. ModernChineseLiterature
5. AncientChineseLiteratureducksters.com(2016),retrieved5/18/2016fromhttp://www.ducksters.com/history/china/literature.php
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Unit1Lesson4:
1. Taoism:AGenuinelyChineseReligionLinYutang(Feb,1936),MyCountryandMyPeople.
2. AComparisonBetweenTaoismandConfucianismLinYutang(Feb,1936),MyCountryandMyPeople.
3. TheAnalectsofConfuciusJamesLegge,ChineseClassicsVolumeOne:ConfucianAnalects.
Unit1Lesson5:
1. SportsinChinaBLCU(2016).
2. 2015ChinaSocialMediaStatsandTrendssetupablogtoday.com(2016).
3. AmericanTravelMarketEyesChineseTouristsXinhua(Mar,2016),retrieved5/24/16fromhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2016-03/03/content_23720144.htm
4. StudyAbroadLiqingTao,MargaretBerciandWayneHe(2016).StudyAbroad,TheNewYorkTimes,retrieved5/24/16fromhttp://www.nytimes.com/ref/college/coll-china-education-003.html
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Unit2of3:SocialInteractioninChina
Description:
Throughoutthisunit,studentsaregiventheopportunitytofurtherdeveloptheirknowledgeandskillsinsocialinteractioninChinathroughtheirfocuson:
• FestivalsandCustoms• MarriageandFamily• FoodandDrinkCulture• SocialNetworkStrategy• TheDo’sandDon’tsofSocialInteraction
StudentswillbeintroducedtoSocialInteractioninChina.Inadditiontoinformativevideopresentationsofthesubjectmatterandreadingmaterials,studentswillcompletecasestudyassignmentsandprogressmonitoringquizzesthataredesignedtobuildknowledge,skills,andabilitiesinthisvitalfield.
ThisUnitisdesignedtoassistyouinansweringthefollowingquestions:
6. WhatarethekeyChinesefestivalsandcustoms?7. HowarethevaluesandcustomsofmarriageandfamilyinChina
differentfromthoseinwesterncountries?
8. HowtoenjoyandparticipateappropriatelyinChinesefoodanddrinkculture?
9. HowtodevelopasocialnetworkstrategytobuildrelationsinChina?
10. Whatarethedo’sanddon’tsofChinesesocialinteraction?
StudentLearningOutcomes:
Bytheendofthisunit,studentswillbeableto• DescribekeyChinesefestivalsandcustoms• Compareandcontrastthevaluesandcustomsofmarriageandfamily
inChinawiththoseinwesterncountries• DescribehowtoenjoyandparticipateappropriatelyinChinesefood
anddrinkculture• DevelopasocialnetworkstrategytobuildrelationsinChina• Masterthedo’sanddon’tsofChinesesocialinteraction
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Lesson1:FestivalsandCustoms
Introduction: FestivalsandCustomsIntroductionLectures: • L1:Festivalsandagriculturalcivilization
• L2:ImportanttraditionalChinesefestivalsandmodernholidays
Reading: Seeattachedreadinglist.Assignment: Lesson1AssignmentSummary: FestivalsandCustomsSummaryAssessment: Lesson1ProgressMonitor
Lesson2:
MarriageandFamily
Introduction: MarriageandFamilyOverviewLectures: • L1:Traditionalfamilyculture
• L2:Modernfamilyculture• L3:MarriageinancientChina• L4:MarriageinModernChina
Reading: Seeattachedreadinglist.Assignment: Lesson2AssignmentSummary: MarriageandFamilySummaryAssessment: Lesson2ProgressMonitor
Lesson3:
FoodandDrinkCulture
Introduction: FoodandDrinkCultureOverviewLectures: • L1:Foodfeatures,foodandgeography,andminorityfood
• L2:Foodculture• L3:Drinkculture
Reading: Seeattachedreadinglist.Assignment: Lesson3AssignmentSummary: FoodandDrinkCultureSummaryAssessment: Lesson3ProgressMonitor
Lesson4:
HumanRelationsandSocialNetwork
Introduction: HumanRelationsandSocialNetworkOverviewLectures:
• L1:Humanrelationships• L2:Socialnetwork-Guanxi
Reading: Seeattachedreadinglist.Assignment: Lesson4AssignmentSummary: HumanRelationsandSocialNetworkSummaryAssessment: Lesson4ProgressMonitor
Lesson5:
TheDo’sandDon’tsofSocialInteraction
Introduction: TheDo’sandDon’tsofSocialInteractionOverviewLectures:
• L1:Greetings,handshaking,andfamilyvisits• L2:Tablemannersandtips
Reading: Seeattachedreadinglist.Assignment: Lesson5AssignmentSummary: TheDo’sandDon’tsofSocialInteractionSummaryAssessment: Lesson5ProgressMonitor
Unit2Quiz
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ReadingList:
Unit2Lesson1:
7. ChineseMemorialDaysandTraditionalFestivalsWeisenLi,LecturesnotesofChineseCultureandCustoms.
8. ACaseStudyonComparisonofTypicalChineseandWesternFestivalsLeiXuelian,CaseStudiesJournalISSN(2305-509X),Vol4,Issue2.Retrieved5/24/16fromhttp://www.casestudiesjournal.com.
Unit2Lesson2:
1. “4-2-1”:TheChangingChineseFamilyStructureNewWeeklyMagazineTranslatedbyWomenofChina.
2. TheComparisonbetweenChineseandAmericanFamilyCultureXiaoyingQi,FilialObligationinContemporaryChina:EvolutionoftheCulture-System,JournalfortheTheoryofSocialBehavior,45:1
Unit2Lesson3:
1. ChinesePeople’sDailyMealsNewPracticalChineseReader(2ndEdition)Page69.
2. EightFamousCuisinesinChinaEasyTourChina(2016),retrieved5/24/16fromhttp://www.easytourchina.com/fact-v1023-eight-famous-cuisines-in-china
3. ChineseTeaCultureChinetravel.com(2016).
4. ChineseAlcohol,ChineseSpiritsChinaDaily(2016).Retrievedfromhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-10/27/content_11692216.htm
Unit2Lesson4:
1. TheConfucianandChineseRelationshipBLCU(2016).
2. TheRoleofYuaninChineseSocialLifeBLCU(2016).
3. GuanxiPierreOstrowskiandGwenPenner,It’sAllChinesetoMe:AnOverviewofCulture&EtiquetteinChina.
Unit2Lesson5:
1. Etiquette&TabooinChineseCulturePandaGuides(2016).Retrieved5/26/16fromhttp://www.pandaguides.com/hot_topics/etiquette_and_taboo.html
2. ColorMeConfused:ColorsandMeaninginChineseCultureShaoLingwei(2016).ColorMeConfused:ColorsandmeaninginChineseculture,TheWorldofChinese.Retrieved5/26/16fromhttp://www.theworldofchinese.com/2011/12/color-me-confused-colors-and-their-meaning-in-chinese-culture/
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3. ChineseTableManners,Do’sandDon’tsforChineseDiningEtiquetteBLCU(2016).
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Unit3of3:ProfessionalInteractioninChina
Description:
Throughoutthisunit,studentsaregiventheopportunitytofurtherdeveloptheirknowledgeandskillsinprofessionalinteractioninChinathroughtheirfocuson:
• ProfessionalCulture• TheBusinessStructureandManagement• ProfessionalCommunicationBasics• NegotiationandAgreement• TheDo’sandDon'tsofProfessionalInteraction
StudentswillbeintroducedtoprofessionalinteractioninChina.Inadditiontoinformativevideopresentationsofthesubjectmatterandreadingmaterials,studentswillcompletecasestudyassignmentsandprogressmonitoringquizzesthataredesignedtobuildknowledge,skills,andabilitiesinthisvitalfield.
ThisUnitisdesignedtoassistyouinansweringthefollowingquestions:
1. WhatarethebasicsofprofessionalcultureinChina?2. WhatarethedifferencesinChinesebusinessstructure,managementand
relationshipswithwesternapproaches?3. HowtocommunicatewithChineseprofessionals?4. HowtonegotiatewithChineseprofessionals?5. Whatarethedosanddon’tsofChineseprofessionalinteraction?
StudentLearningOutcomes:
Bytheendoftheunit,studentswillbeableto• DescribethebasicsofprofessionalcultureinChina• ComparethedifferenceinChinesebusinessstructure,managementand
relationshipswithwesternapproaches
• PracticeeffectiveChineseprofessionalcommunicationstrategies
• DevelopastrategyfornegotiationsanddevelopingagreementswithChineseprofessionals
• Masterthedo’sanddon’tsofChineseprofessionalinteraction
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Lesson1:ProfessionalCulture
Introduction: ProfessionalCultureIntroductionLectures: • L1:BusinessinancientChina
• L2:Professionalculture• L3:BusinessopportunitiesincontemporaryChina
Reading: Seeattachedreadinglist.Assignment: Lesson1AssignmentSummary: ProfessionalCultureSummaryAssessment: Lesson1ProgressMonitor
Lesson2:
TheBusinessStructureandManagement
Introduction: TheBusinessStructureandManagementOverviewLectures: • L1:Businessstructure
• L2:Managementstyles
Reading: Seeattachedreadinglist.Assignment: Lesson2AssignmentSummary: TheBusinessStructureandManagementSummaryAssessment: Lesson2ProgressMonitor
Lesson3:
ProfessionalCommunicationBasics
Introduction: ProfessionalCommunicationBasicsOverviewLectures: • L1:Businesscommunicationstyles
• L2:Communicationproblems• L3:Communicationinbusinesscontext
Reading: Seeattachedreadinglist.Assignment: Lesson3AssignmentSummary: ProfessionalCommunicationBasicsSummaryAssessment: Lesson3ProgressMonitor
Lesson4:
NegotiationandAgreement
Introduction: NegotiationandAgreementOverviewLectures:
• L1:Negotiationskillsandstrategies• L2:Managingconflicts• L3:Agreement
Reading: Seeattachedreadinglist.Assignment: Lesson4AssignmentSummary: NegotiationandAgreementSummaryAssessment: Lesson4ProgressMonitor
Lesson5:
TheDo’sandDon’tsofProfessionalInteraction
Introduction: TheDo’sandDon’tsofProfessionalInteractionOverviewLectures:
• L1:Workingwithculturaldifferences• L2:Tipsforbuildingandmaintainingrelationships
Reading: Seeattachedreadinglist.Assignment: Lesson5AssignmentSummary: TheDo’sandDon’tsofProfessionalInteractionSummaryAssessment: Lesson5ProgressMonitor
Unit3Quiz
CertificateFinalExam
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ReadingList:
Unit3Lesson1:
9. ChineseProfessionalCultureFrankT.Gallo,BusinessLeadershipinChina,byJohnWiley&Sons(Asia)Pte.Ltd,2011(31)
10. OpeningtheDoortoForeignInvestmentWenqingLiao,China’snewForeignDirectInvestmentPolicy–InvestinginChina,http://spiegeler.com/chinas-new-foreign-direct-investment-policy-investing-in-china/;KenDavies,ChinaInvestmentPolicy,OECDpublishing,2013;GuoqiangLong,China’sPoliciesonFDI:ReviewandEvaluation,GordonOrr,APocketGuidetoDoingBusinessinChina,McKinsey&Company,2014(3)
11. The13thFive-YearPlan:XiJinpingreiterateshisvisionforChinaAPCOWorldwide,retrieved5/31/16fromhttp://www.apcoworldwide.com/docs/default-source/default-document-library/Thought-Leadership/13-five-year-plan-think-piece.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Unit3Lesson2:
1. BusinessTypesinChinaECOVISRUIDECHINA,DoingBusinessinChinaGuide,2014:18-23
2. BusinessLeadershipinChinaFrankT.Gallo,BusinessLeadershipinChina,byJohnWiley&Sons(Asia)Pte.Ltd,2011:109-115&141-144
Unit3Lesson3:
1. SurvivalBusinessCommunicationSkillsinChina12StoriesforForeignerstoUnderstandChinesePeoplebyYiS.ElliswithBryanD.EllisChinaIntercontinentalPress
2. CulturalValuesandBeliefsinCross-CulturalCommunicationbetweenChineseandWestLi,Yue(2011)"Cross-CulturalCommunicationwithinAmericanandChineseColleaguesinMultinationalOrganizations,"ProceedingsoftheNewYorkStateCommunicationAssociation:Vol.2010,Article7.Availableat:http://docs.rwu.edu/nyscaproceedings/vol2010/iss1/7
3. CommonTopicsinBusinessConversationswithChineseBLCU(2016).
Unit3Lesson4:
1. NegotiatewiththeChineseJoyHuang,FourStrategiestoNegotiatewiththeChinese,ConnectEast,retrieved5/30/16fromhttp://connecteast.net/blog/four-strategies-to-negotiat.html.
2. ContractLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChinanpc.gov.cn(2016).Retrieved5/30/16fromhttp://www.npc.gov.cn/englishnpc/Law/2007-12/11/content_1383564.htm
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3. PatenLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChinanpc.gov.cn(2016).Retrieved5/30/16fromhttp://www.npc.gov.cn/englishnpc/Law/2007-12/13/content_1383992.htm
4. TrademarkLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChinanpc.gov.cn(2016).Retrieved5/30/16fromhttp://www.npc.gov.cn/englishnpc/Law/2007-12/13/content_1384018.htm
5. InternationalSaleContractofManufacturedGoodsBLCU(2016).
Unit3Lesson5:
1. MakingInitialContactBLCU(2016).
2. MaintainingRelationshipBLCU(2016).
3. DoingBusinessinChinaDoingBusinessinChina,ChineseSocialandBusinessCulture,Communicaid.
