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MIM ASIAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE CURRICULUM

An overarching goal of the MIM program is to improve students’ intercultural competence and their successful communication with people of other cultures, as it relates to Asia’s Pacific Rim markets.  Because language is essential to increased intercultural competence, the MIM program requires at least 200 hours of Japanese or Mandarin Chinese language instruction.  The language coursework is designed for business fluency with an emphasis on business and social activities. Not surprisingly, listening and speaking skills are targeted more than reading and writing skills.  Prior knowledge of Chinese or Japanese is not required.  A highlight of the MIM program is the 3-week Asia Study Tour which provides students with an opportunity to practice their new language and cultural skills in a real-life business setting.

Important MIM Language Program Requirements

• All students must choose to study either Chinese or Japanese while enrolled in the MIM Program.
• Students without Chinese or Japanese language proficiency must select and successfully complete the beginning-level program in one of these languages.
• Students with some competence in one of these languages are given a proficiency test. The results of this test determine the student's placement into beginning, intermediate, or advanced level classes. Students must successfully complete this level of language study to fulfill their language requirement.
• International students from Japan are automatically placed in the Chinese class and international students from Mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore are automatically placed in the Japanese class.