Investigation And Analysis Of The Current Situation Of Teaching Spoken Chinese For Business At The Confucius Institute Of The University Of Freiburg,Germany

With the rapid development of China’s economy and the continuous advancement of global economic integration,Sino-foreign economic and trade cooperation and exchanges have become increasingly frequent,and the demand to learn Chinese for business has gradually increased.Business Chinese teaching has gradually become a focal point in the field of international Chinese education.Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Germany in 1972,exchanges between the two countries in the fields of finance,technology,and culture have been increasing.More and more business workers or learners who are ready to engage in business activities want to improve their business communication skills by learning business Chinese.However,the teaching of spoken Chinese for business is different from the teaching of spoken language for daily communication.Its teaching objects,teaching methods and teaching materials have their own particularities.It is necessary to conduct systematic research on the teaching of spoken Chinese for business.Based on the experience of teaching business Chinese at the Confucius Institute at the University of Freiburg,this article intends to investigate and analyze the problems existing in the teaching of business Chinese at the Confucius Institute at the University of Freiburg,and try to put forward corresponding solutions,to improve business Chinese in Germany.Teaching practice is relied on for reference.This article consists of five parts:The ‘Introduction’ mainly expounds the background and research status of the paper,and introduces the research objects,research methods and research significance of this paper.The first chapter analyzes and introduces the general situation of business Chinese teaching at the Confucius Institute at the University of Freiburg,Germany,from the aspects of basic situation,teacher allocation,teaching management,curriculum setting,and use of textbooks.The second chapter introduces the survey design and implementation of business Chinese speaking teaching at the Confucius Institute at the University of Freiburg,Germany,from four aspects: survey purpose,survey object,survey design,and survey process.The third chapter uses questionnaires,interviews,and other methods to investigate the current situation of business Chinese speaking teaching at the Confucius Institute at the University of Freiburg,Germany from three aspects:teaching methods,teaching staff,and textbook compiling,and summarizes the existing problems in teaching business spoken Chinese.The fourth chapter,based on the problems found in the survey,puts forward suggestions for the teaching of business Chinese at the Confucius Institute at the University of Freiburg,Germany.The ‘Conclusion’ summarizes the research work of this paper,points out the existing deficiencies and suggests the direction of further efforts.