04_2004
DOING BUSINESS WITH CHINA - Bridging the linguistic and cultural gaps
School of Oriental and African Studies,
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1
FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 2004
09.15 am - 4.30 pm
PROGRAMME
Contatti:
Danielle Allen
International Partnership Manager
tel. +39 02 577895.132
fax +39 02 577895.620
dallen@operamultimedia.it
DOING BUSINESS WITH CHINA - Bridging the linguistic and cultural gaps
School of Oriental and African Studies,
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1
FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 2004
09.15 am - 4.30 pm
PROGRAMME
- 9.15 am Registration, coffee, networking, exhibition
--------------------------------------------------------------- - 9.45 am Introduction: Judith Ridgway (Chair, IoL Industry & Commerce Division) Opening: John Hammond, Chairman of Council, Institute of Linguists
- 9.55 am VIP speaker tbc
- 10.05 am This is China: Counsellor Lu Wenxiang (Press Counsellor from the Chinese Embassy)
Language teaching and learning: - 10.25 am Language user issues: Brian Finch, Managing Director of EastBridge Associates)
- 10.40 am Language teaching issues: Hugh Baker (Professor Emeritus of Chinese, SOAS)
- 11.00 am Coffee and China tea
- 11.15 am Dr. George Zhang, SOAS Language Centre
- 11.25 am BBC Education - Mary Sprent, Series Producer, BBC Factual
- 11.40 am State Schools tackle Mandarin: Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
- 11.50 am Interactive Mandarin taster session: Michelle Tate, KLB School
--------------------------------------------------------------- - 12.00 - 1.15 pm Lunch and exhibition
--------------------------------------------------------------- - 1.15 pm Chinese culture in action: music and dance by John Cabot City Technology College
Focus on trade: - 1.25 pm FCO: Rod Wye (Head of the North Asia and Pacific Research Group)
- 1.45 pm CBBC: Peter Nightingale, Chief Executive
- 2.05 pm Rolls Royce: James Richards, Advisor to the Chief Executive
- 2.25 pm Question & answer panel discussion
- 3.15 pm Conclusion: John Hammond, Chairman of Council, IOL
--------------------------------------------------------------- - 3.25 - 4.30 pm Air China prize draw, close, tea and exhibition
Contatti:
Danielle Allen
International Partnership Manager
tel. +39 02 577895.132
fax +39 02 577895.620
dallen@operamultimedia.it
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