Part I:   Overview

1.. Preliminaries:
  a. language learning in general

b. overview of the financial system direct   finance vs. indirect finance

3 hours

1.placement test:对学生词汇水平和语言能力进行定位
  2.basic facts
  3. vocabulary building

4. listening

Part II:   Financial Markets

2. Financial markets I:
  a. structure of financial markets
  debt and equity markets

primary and secondary markets

money and capital markets

organized exchanges and OTC

markets

3 hours

1.basic facts

2. vocabulary building

3.reading
 
 

3.Financial   markets II:. financial instruments
  3 hours
 
 

1. basic facts

2. vocabulary building

3.discussions

4.listening

4.Bond   markets
  a. different types of bonds
  b. yield to maturity (YTM) vs. rate of return
  3 hours

1. basic facts

2. vocabulary building

3.discussions

5.Stock   markets
  3 hours

1. basic facts

2. vocabulary building

3.listening & discussions

Part III:   Financial Institutions

6.Financial   institutions banking
  a. functions of financial

Intermediaries

b.basic   banking
  3 hours

1.basic facts

2. vocabulary   building
  3. discussions

7.Financial   institutions I: commercial banking

c. bank   management:

liquidity,   assets & liabilities, interest

rate risk and   credit risk management

3 hours

1.basic facts

2. vocabulary   building
  3. discussions

8.Financial   institutions  II: non bank

financial   institutions

a.Insurance

b. mutual   funds

3 hours

1.basic facts

2. vocabulary   building
  3. reading

Part IV:   Central
  banking

9. Central   banking I:
  Structure of central banks
  3 hours

1.basic facts

2. vocabulary   building
  3. listening

10.Central   banking II:
  a. Monetary policies
  b. the Money supply process
  3 hours
 
 

1.basic facts

2. vocabulary   building
  3. discussions

Part V.   Financial
  derivatives

11. Financial   derivatives I:
  a. financial forwards
  b. futures
  3 hours

1.basic facts

2. vocabulary   building
  3. discussions
  4.reading

12. Financial   derivatives II:
  c. options
  d. swaps
  3 hours

1.basic facts

2. vocabulary   building
  3. discussions
  4.achievement tests:对学生
  本课程习得语言能力进行测评。