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China Business program

Learn how to conduct business in the world's fastest growing economy. In the last two decades, China's rapid economic growth has attracted foreign companies to invest in the country. Apart from having the resources to invest it is important to understand China's local business practices, rules and regulations, culture and society. In the early 19th century, Napoleon Bonaparte's was quoted as saying "China? There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep, for when he wakes he will move the world." And indeed the sleeping giant has woken with over 740 million mobile phone users, and over 400 million internet users in its population of 1.5 billion people. As we entered the 21st century, China widened its doors to the rest of the world, with its acceptance into the World Trade Organization and its successful hosting of the 2008 Olympic Games and 2010 Shanghai Expo. Today, the Middle Kingdom is the largest market in the world and plays a major role in all leading international corporations. This program is a combination of the business program and language program. For those participants working with or in China, having some knowledge of the Chinese language is essential. Studying business in China creates an immediate advantage for future employment prospects and expands one's vocational horizons within and outside China. Graduates who are proficient in Chinese and have a greater understanding of business relations in China are in high demand both in the business world and in governmental departments worldwide.

AIM
China Global Exchange (CGE)'s unique Chinese Language and Business Program combines Chinese language studies with the study of China's dynamic business system including its business culture and current economic, political and social environment. These Language and Business programs are ideal for those interested in doing business or working in China. The China Business course is a short intensive course providing an insight into the country's current dynamic business practices and economy. Factors that influence doing business in China, including business practices and related regulations and laws, are examined. Held in English, the lecturers are appointed business professors. Senior representatives of foreign and local companies present seminars. On-site study trips extend learning beyond the classroom and offer an insight into business operations of a variety of foreign companies in China. The Chinese Language program is designed to immerse participants in Mandarin Chinese through class instruction, after-class tutoring, language exchange with native Chinese speakers, and optional electives. The course integrates all aspects of the language: reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, phonetics, and vocabulary. Accelerated teaching methods allow participants at lower proficiency levels to acquire the language skills needed for effective communication in a short period of time, and advanced students to gain expression proficiency at an abstract level.

FEATURES

CHINESE BUSINESS
Short intensive business course
Comprehensive curriculum combining lectures, company seminars and on-site study trips
Taught by leading qualified and experienced business lecturers Up-to-date information on current business practices, regulations and procedures
Presents practical and useful information on doing business in China
Examines recent reforms on China's economic and political structures including the WTO

CHINESE LANGUAGE
Total immersion in the Chinese language
Small classes averaging 5 to 8 students*
Total Beginner to Proficient classes are available
Short Term programs: 6 to 12 weeks long Long Term programs: semester or academic year Free after-class language tutoring
Free Electives: language and non-language focused
Language Exchange Program with native speakers Free guided tours, excursions, and activities *
Small classes are available for Option 1: CGE Learning Center

STRUCTURE
The Business course is held for 5 weeks and consists of lectures, company seminars, and on-site study trips. Business classes and lectures are held on selected afternoons or evenings. The Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Program consists of core language classes, after-class tuition, electives, and language exchange program.

CGE BUSINESS COURSE SCHEDULE

Component	Hours per Class	Total for Course	Business Class Times*
Business Lectures	2 hours per lecture	10 lectures	4pm to 6pm Tues & Thurs Afternoons
Company Seminars	2 hours per seminar	3-4 seminars	6.30pm to 8.30pm Evenings
On-site Study Trips	2½ hours per tour	3-4 study trips	2pm to 4.30pm Afternoons

*Times are subject to confirmation and may change depending on the course intake.

Core Language Class Schedule

Duration	Total hours/week	Language Class Times
6 weeks to 1 semester	20 hours	Between 8am to 12pm and 1 pm to 5 pm Monday to Friday (20h/week)

CHINA BUSINESS COURSE

Taught in English and designed to complement Chinese Language studies, the China Business Course runs for five weeks of the program. The course consists of 3 components: lectures, company seminars, and study trips.

The business curriculum is well balanced and combines classroom lectures with on-site study trips to factories or company operations. Areas examined include challenging issues facing contemporary China today, such as its current economic, political and social reforms, China's economic and political history, and foreign investment.

1) Lectures
Appointed business professors from China's leading Business and Economics University present a series of lectures. These professors with their knowledge and experience in China studies provide in-depth observations of China's unique business practices, economic, political and legal framework, and management style. The first two lectures trace China's economic development shaped by historical events such as the Cultural Revolution. Other topics examined include 'China as a Market', 'Different Forms of Foreign Investment in China', 'WTO and China', 'China's Political and Legal Structures', and 'Business Etiquette'. No previous business knowledge of China is required.

For more information on lectures of past courses, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

2) Company Seminars
This component of the program consists of a series of presentations by executives and plant managers of foreign companies that are operating in China. It is designed to further immerse participants in China's business environment offering the opportunity to learn first hand from the expatriate business community. The seminars illustrate the different forms of foreign investment, company operations and practices, management styles and marketing employed by the companies. The speakers are highly experienced in China business and offer invaluable advice regarding conducting business and working in China.

Past Speakers include representatives from:
IBM
Microsoft China
Motorola
Coudert Brothers Law Firm
Rolls Royce
Symantec Corp
Naga Consulting
Kamsky Associates, Inc
Nokia
Standard Chartered Bank
Ericsson
Zhaopin.com
Volvo

For more information on some of the company presentations of past courses, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

3) On-site Study Trips
On-site study trips are conducted in China's major international corporations that operate joint venture or wholly owned operations. Each visit consists of a short seminar of the company's operations, tour of the facilities, and in some cases product sampling. Participants gain valuable information from the individual operating standards, quality control, employee training, safety and health standards, and supplier and manufacturing facilities.

Past Study trips include:
Nokia
IKEA
Carrefour Ericsson (BEC)
Tradex Converting (Langfang) Co. Ltd
Dragon Seal Winery
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (BMC)
Lakeview Waterpark
AMECO - Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation
Tetrapak

For more information on some of the on-site study trips of past courses, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com For a description of a past 5-week Business Course, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

Curriculum

Duration	Class Times
Four Weeks to One Academic Year:	Between 8am to 12pm and 1 pm to 5 pm Monday to Friday (20h/week)
Intensive Program:	Between 8am to 12pm and 1 pm to 5 pm Monday to Friday (30h/week)
A complete class schedule is provided after placement testing during the first week of the program.

Class work focuses on developing oral expression, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing, and grammar. Up-to-date materials are used to introduce modern day China, its social and economic life, culture, history, and literature. General aims of the classes are as follows:

Oral Expression Classes: focus on developing participants' oral expression and pronunciation skills. At the lower proficiency levels simple topics related to daily life are taught, and more specialized and complex topics are taught at the higher proficiency levels.

Listening Comprehension Classes: focus on developing participants' listening comprehension skills and the ability to understand the language when spoken at a normal speed.

Reading Comprehension Classes: focus on developing participants' reading skills in both comprehension and speed. Writing Classes: focus on the fundamentals of the radical system, bushou, composition of characters and stroke orders.

Grammar Classes: focus on the fundamentals of Chinese grammar, sentence structures, expressions, and phonetics.

For more information on core language classes, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

2) After-class Tutoring
A unique feature of CGE's immersion mandarin programs is the provision of free after-class tutoring every weekday afternoon for extra language coaching, homework assistance, and conversational practice. Tutoring has proven effective in advancing students' linguistics skills. The appointed Language Supervisors are part of CGE Learning Center `s staff and are highly qualified with years of experience in teaching Chinese to international students. Supervisors also monitor individual students' progress.
For more information on language tutorials, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

3) Language Exchange Partners Program
Getting to know locals is an integral part of the program. It provides language and cultural interaction betweenarticipants and Chinese students, marking the beginning of many lasting friendships. This program provides the perfect opportunity to practice the language and encourages cultural and social exchange. Participants schedule to meet with one another at their convenience. For more information about the language exchange program, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

4) Electives
With the aim of increasing the student's language fluency and awareness of Chinese culture, history, and art, a range of free electives are offered in the afternoons. The number of electives offered varies depending on program duration and may include the following:
Language Focused Electives
Chinese Character Writing: Classes introduce the radical system, bushou, composition of characters, stroke orders and basic characters.
Chinese Songs: Classes introduce Chinese songs including traditional folk and current pop songs. Lyrics are written in pinyin (romanized Chinese characters) and hanzi (Chinese character text). Singing is an excellent way to improve language skills and vocabulary.

Non-Language Focused Electives
Traditional Chinese Massage and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Classes introduce the ancient Chinese concepts and beliefs of what constitutes the human body and illness, and include diagnostic methods and treatments using herbal medicine and massage.
Chinese Painting: Classes introduce elements of the traditional art of Chinese watercolor painting under the guidance of a professional artist.
Calligraphy: Classes introduce the various calligraphy styles and features, participants then focus on perfecting one style of this ancient art form.
Taiji Quan (Taichi): Classes introduce this relaxing and gentle martial art aimed at improving health and overall physical and mental fitness. The basic Yang Taiji style is taught.

For more information on electives please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF THE MANDARIN PROGRAM

This unique program aims to immerse participants in the Chinese language, culture and way of life by combining Chinese language classes, tutoring and optional electives with the following free additional Total Program features.

Activities with Native Chinese Speakers
Activities with Chinese students and native speakers are held throughout the program in order to facilitate the use of Chinese and encourage cultural and social exchange. Activities may include: basketball, bowling nights, karaoke nights, games nights and more.For more information on activities with Chinese students, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

Social Activities
A wide range of activities are organized throughout the program including the welcome lunch, Peking Duck feast, bowling night, karaoke, basketball, Chinese movie, and touch rugby. A CGE dinner and social evening is held once a month. The social events and dinners are provided free.For more information on social activites, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

Guided Tours
Free half day or full day tours are held on weekends to allow students to discover the city's major historical and cultural attractions, including the Great Wall, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple, Tian'anmen Square, and the Forbidden City. Admission, transportation and English speaking guides are provided at no extra cost. These tours provide an opportunity for students to deepen their knowledge of China's rich history and cultural heritage.For more information on guided tours, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

STUDY AND TRAVEL
Combine your Chinese Language study with travel to China's most exciting cities and regions CGE's partnership with China's leading travel agency (CITS) offer discounted Travel weekend tours during the program, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

TEACHERS & TEACHING MATERIALS
Teachers of the programs are native Chinese and each has a degree in teaching Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language. Up-to-date, carefully selected materials are used in class, giving participants valuable information on modern-day Chinese culture and society while at the same time developing their language and communication skills.

PLACEMENT TEST
There are 6 main proficiency levels that are further divided. First, participants are placed according to the proficiency level they indicate on the application form. At the start of the program, non-beginners take a written and oral placement test. Second placements are made according to the results of the placement tests.

Expressions	Levels
None	Total Beginner	(Level 0)
More than 300	Beginner	(Level A)
More than 800	Elementary	(Level B)
More than 1,500	Intermediate	(Level C)
More than 2,500	Advanced	(Level D)
More than 3,500	Proficient	(Level E)

PROFICIENCY LEVELS

Total Beginner (Level 0)
Participants attending these classes have never learned Mandarin Chinese.

Beginner (Level A)
Participants attending these classes know more than 300 Chinese expressions, and should have learned Chinese phonetics. Classes focus on teaching basic Chinese vocabulary, sentence structures and grammar using everyday topics. Phonetics, tone exercises and drills ensure that participants learn the correct pronunciation and intonation from the beginning. Participants are introduced to the radical system (Chinese character composition), stroke orders and basic characters.At the end of short term programs, participants should be able to engage in simple daily conversation. Programs 12 weeks or longer, aim to enable participants to complete the beginner level progressing into the elementary level. At the end of the academic year, participants should have completed the elementary level, ready to begin the intermediate level.

Elementary (Level B)
Participants attending these classes know more than 800 Chinese expressions, have a grasp of major sentence structures and have learned Chinese grammar systematically. Classes focus on vocabulary building, sentence structures, listening, reading, and speaking skills. Phonetics, tone exercises and drills ensure that participants learn correct pronunciation and intonation. At the end of short term programs, participants should be able to converse on daily topics and express themselves using elementary sentence structures. Programs 12 weeks or longer, aim to enable participants to complete the elementary level progressing into the lower intermediate level. At the end of the academic year, participants should be progressing through the intermediate level.

Intermediate (Level C)
Participants attending these classes know more than 1,500 Chinese expressions and understand elementary Chinese grammar. Conversational exercises teach participants to recount articles in a comparatively fluent and complete manner. Participants are able to converse on general topics and express themselves using more complicated sentence structures. Classes focus on increasing the level of grammar and vocabulary with the aim of enabling participants to express themselves functionally in different contexts. Practical situational texts are used to provide a greater awareness of Chinese culture and society. At the end of short term programs, participants should be able to express themselves in different contexts using intermediate sentence structures. Programs 12 weeks or longer, aim to enable participants to progress through the intermediate level. At the end of the academic year, participants should have completed the intermediate level progressing through the advanced levels.

Advanced (Level D)
Participants attending these classes know more than 2,500 Chinese expressions. They can discuss general topics, raise complex questions, and express their opinions clearly using correct intonation. Classes focus on vocabulary building, reading, listening comprehension, and conversational skills. Class work includes reading newspapers and listening to news broadcasts. Participants are taught advanced spoken and written Chinese.

Proficient (Level E)
Participants attending these classes know more than 3,500 Chinese expressions. They are able to read and understand some news from newspapers, periodicals, radio broadcasts, and television. They can express themselves systematically using appropriate expressions and language norms. The curriculum includes listening to and commenting on news reports, television, and radio broadcasts, and discussions and debates of contemporary issues.

PROGRAM DATES AND FEES

All programs accommodate proficiency levels from Total Beginner to Proficient. See description above. For other start dates and shorter or longer durations, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

Short Term Programs:
4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 8 weeks 9 weeks 10 weeks 12 weeks	4 weeks intensive 6 weeks intensive 8 weeks intensive 9 weeks intensive 10 weeks intensive 12 weeks intensive

Designed to focus on developing spoken Chinese and fluency, programs consist of 20 core language classes a week complemented by after-class tutoring, electives, and language exchange with a native speaker (see description above). The curriculum is designed based on the needs of each proficiency level and the program duration. Modern teaching methods focus on instilling linguistic, practical, and cultural aspects of the language as well as the Chinese way of life. Class work using everyday topics and interactive teaching methods ensure that participants achieve the goals of each proficiency level and progress rapidly.

Long Term Programs:
1 Semester Academic Year	1 Semester Intensive Academic Year Intensive

Designed with a similar structure and content to the Short Term Programs, these programs consist of core language classes; 20 hours a week for the semester program, 30 hours a week for the semester intensive program, and 20 hours a week for the academic year program; complemented by after-class tutoring, electives, and language exchange with a native speaker (see description above). These programs are ideal for those who wish to devote a significant amount of time to learning and mastering the language. Participants improve rapidly in the language and become well acquainted with the Chinese lifestyle and customs. Class work combined with after-class tutoring, electives, excursions, and activities ensures a comprehensive learning experience.

China Global Exchange (CGE) Chinese Language Total Program Fees include Core Language Classes, After-Class Tutoring, Electives, Language Exchange with Native Chinese Speakers, Accommodation, Textbooks, Registration and Enrollment, Placement Test, Certificate and Transcript, Visa Support Documentation, Airport Pickup and Transfer to Accommodation, Orientation, Welcome Pack, Emergency Travel and Medical Insurance, International SOS Membership, and more. Social activities, free guided tours and activities with Native Chinese Speakers are organized. Student Center providing free Internet Access and Library. International and Chinese Program Advisors provide free information and assistance pre-departure and throughout the program.

For Beijing program dates, fees, application and enrollment deadlines, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com
For Shanghai program dates, fees, application and enrollment deadlines, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

ASSESSMENT

Participants' progress is assessed by continuous homework assignments and tests throughout the program. Semester and academic year programs have formal final term examinations in addition to tests. Attendance is mandatory. Participants are awarded official diplomas and transcripts at the end of the program.

ACCOMMODATION

CGE has carefully selected the accommodation options based on security, location and comfort. PRC laws and university regulations permit foreign students to live on campus or in approved housing. Total Program Fees vary according to the accommodation selected. For privacy and convenience, single room occupancy is recommended. Accommodation options include: Host Family, Student Residence, Campus (for option 2 students only), Shared or Private Apartments, or a standard three star hotel. For more information on accommodation, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

ARRIVAL TRANSFER

Free transport from the airport in Beijing or Shanghai to your accommodation is provided. The following important details are required at least 10 days before your arrival: Arrival date, Arrival time, Arrival place, Bus/Train/Flight Number, Airline/Bus company, Place of departure An emergency number is provided in the Welcome Pack for any last minute arrival delays. Participants are met at their arrival point and accompanied to their accommodation.

EMERGENCY TRAVEL AND MEDICAL INSURANCE

For peace of mind, China Global Exchange's Study in China Total Programs include Emergency Travel and Medical Insurance. StudenCare Insurance covers emergency medical and dental treatment, pro-rata return of program fee in case of curtailment, personal liability and more. For terms and conditions and further information, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

INTERNATIONAL SOS MEMBERSHIP

Total Program Fees also include International SOS Membership. SOS Membership provides access to medical advice and assistance 24 hours a day by foreign doctors located in SOS Alarm Centers in China, and more. For International SOS information, please contact your program advisor at info@chinaglobalexchange.com

VISA

Applicants should apply for an F Visa. In most cases visas will be issued for 1, 3 or 6 months regardless of the study duration. If the study duration is not covered by the initial visa approval, an extension will be made by the host institution and CGE on arrival. An Invitation Letter and Admission Confirmation are required to obtain a visa. These documents are provided by CGE when enrollment has been completed and Total Program Fees paid.

REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must be:
18 to 60 years old (with exceptions)
In good health
A high school graduate

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