LC-9000 - Introduction to Chinese Cultures - H01, 02.03.2021-20.04.2021
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Topic outline
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Teacher
Cheng Jinhua 程金华, jinhua.cheng@aalto.fi
Teaching period
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- know the basics of Chinese culture, business etiquette
- describe the life in China
- describe Chinese dialects, regions and minorities
- get familiar with Chinese rituals, values, attitudes
- can speak some basic greetings and useful phrasesContent
A course is lecture and discussion-based, where students freely discuss topics given by the teacher. We will discuss for example the topics below:
- how to do business with Chinese, Business etiquette and culture 商务礼仪
- Chinese history and Chinese historical tales 中国历史和历史故事
- Traditional Chinese culture 中国传统文化
- how the ancient philosophies influence today’s culture and people 中国古代哲学思想
- Chinese popular culture and what topics are welcome and safe (e.g. what are good gifts) 中国流行文化
Assessment
1. Zoom lectures 24 h (20%) (Attending Zoom lessons 8 times in total, absence of 1-2 times allowed).
2. Oral presentation (30%)3. An essay in English about a cultural topic (50%)
Workload
Contact hours 24 hrs + independent work 57 hrs.
(Active discussion, oral presentations and an essay in English about a cultural topic).
Study Material
In-house materials