CHINESE CULTURE

Shandong University of Finance and Economics

Course Code：

Total Number of Instruction Hours: 64

Number of Credits：4

About this Course

CHINESE CULTURE is an introductory undergraduate and postgraduate course that covers the fundamentals about Chinese culture. All the international students of SDUFE, both for a degree or for academic exchange programs in all disciplines are required to take this course. This course begins with an introduction to brief historical brilliance, ancient artifacts, and then continues to illustrate Chinese people’s life philosophy, behavioral pattern and principles. The final part of the course provides students with abundant opportunities to practice their knowledge in hands-on activities. That is, the course focus on both theoretical part as a basis and practical part as an extended understanding of Chinese culture.

By the end of the course, you will be able to have a glimpse of prominent parts of Chinese cultural components, to develop a deeper interest in Chinese traditional and modern culture, and to empower yourself with better communication skills and interpersonal relationship with local Chinese people based on improved understanding of Chinese culture

Prerequisites and Preparation

No.

Course Goals

After completing this course, students are expected to develop a range of skills enabling them to understand cultural concepts and use those concepts to understand, analyze cross-cultural differences.

By the end of this course, students should:

·         Be familiar with historical development of China

·         Understand typical features of Chinese architecture, education, arts, literature, and food.ect.

·         Develop the skills of international communication with Chinese people

·         Analyze cultural phenomena from the perspective of Cross-cultural differences.

Course Components and Requirements

·         Lectures

·         Group presentation about observations and interpretations of Chinese culture

·         Term paper

·         Presentation on term papers

Assigned Readings

Topical material and additional reading for class discussion may be assigned during the semester.

Deliverables and Grading

Method of evaluation and grading:

1）Students are expected to attend all lectures and field-work activities. Students’ presence in class and contribution to group discussion and presentation will account for 30% of the final score.

2）There will be an independent presentation on ones’ term paper at the end of the term, and the term paper is required to be submitted before a deadline. Both the presentation and the term paper take up 70% of the final score.