Course Introduction

(I) Introduction

1. This program is season program. We have spring, summer, fall and winter, 4 seasons per year. Each season lasts for 12 weeks (the winter course is only for 10 weeks), with 3 hours per day, 15 hours per week (from Monday to Friday).This program offers no credits, and this is not a degree program.

2. Class levels depends on students’ levels. The levels vary from season to season.（For more information：Schedule and Fees）

3. Cultural activities：
   We offer various language and cultural activities every season, which include the one-day field trip every spring and fall. The activities enable students to know more about Chinese cultures as well as to practice Chinese language skills.

(II) Our Advantage

• Small classes, class arrangement based on level assessment, interactive teaching with more chances of practice.

(III) Our Teachers

• All of our teachers have the Certificate of Qualification to Teach Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language, issued by the Ministry of Education, R.O.C. (Taiwan). 95% of our teachers hold a master’s degree.

(IV) Course levels and tentative course syllabus

1. CLD tentative syllabus Elementary Low (Chinese version and English version)。
2. CLD tentative syllabus Elementary High (Chinese version and English version)。
3. CLD tentative syllabus Intermediate (Chinese version and English version)。
4. CLD tentative syllabus Intermediate High (Chinese version and English version)。
5. CLD tentative syllabus Pre-Advanced (Chinese version and English version)。
6. CLD tentative syllabus Advanced Low (Chinese version and English version)。
7. CLD tentative syllabus Advanced (Chinese version and English version)。
8. CLD tentative syllabus Upper-Advanced (Chinese version and English version)。
9. CLD tentative syllabus Advanced High (Chinese version and English version)。

(V) Suggested credits

• We suggest that 180 class hours (spring, summer and fall) are equal to about 12 credits, and 150 class hours (winter) are equal to about 10 credits.

(VI) Textbooks we use

• The following are the most commonly used textbooks, but it may be adjusted according to students’ levels and learning situation.

Levels	Textbooks
Elementary	Practical Audio-Visual Chinese I (Cheng Chung Book Co., Ltd.)
Intermediate	Practical Audio-Visual Chinese II (Cheng Chung Book Co., Ltd.)
Advanced	Practical Audio-Visual Chinese III (Cheng Chung Book Co., Ltd.)
	A Course in Contemporary Chinese III (MTC)
	Practical Audio-Visual Chinese IV (Cheng Chung Book Co., Ltd.)
	Multicultural Perspectives on Taiwan (Sharing Publications)
	Far East Everyday Chinese III (Far East Book Co., Ltd.)
	Learning Chinese With Newspaper I (NTNU)
	Learning Chinese With Newspaper II (NTNU)
	Selected Readings (no specific textbooks, the teaching materials are decided according to students’ levels and learning situation)

(VII) Class Requirements

1. We offer equal trainings on the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. We teach pinyin and we only teach and use traditional characters. And we emphasize a lot on hand writing. Students are required to “write” homework and exams.

2. Teachers only speak Chinese in class (regardless the class levels).

3. Please be prepared for the school workload. There are homework, quizzes, midterm, final exam, etc. Students need to be concentrated and devoted to their classes and learning, and actively participate in the class activities.

4. We assess students’ level and learning every season, which will be taken into consideration for the class arrangement in the coming season. Those who have poor school performance may be held back and repeat a lower level.