I. Brief Introduction to Capital Normal University

    Dated back to the year of 1965, Capital Normal University (CNU) became one of the first 23 universities qualified for Chinese language teaching for international students in China. CNU enrolls approximately 2,500 international students for long-term and short-term programs each year.

    So far CNU has set up 5 Confucius Institutes, 2 independent Confucius Classrooms and 1 Coordination Office for Confucius Classroom Consortium, CNU is the Demonstration Base for International Students Education of Ministry of Education, Base of Preparatory Education for International Students Pursuing Bachelor’s degree in China with Chinese Government Scholarship, Beijing's “Belt and Road” National training base, Chinese Language Education Base of Beijing Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and HSK testing center.

    College of International Education of CNU has designed various types of online and on-site Chinese language courses. There are more than 50 professional teachers in CIE and all of them are well-experienced. 30 of them had obtained doctoral degrees, 30 were titled senior professional teachers. 80% of them have oversea teaching experience. Apart from winning awards in competitions during schooling time, CIE students contributed to Sino-foreign cultural communications after graduation. Our alumni later became simultaneous interpreters for national leaders. Some of them engaged in Chinese language teaching and literary translation. There are also students contributed significantly for business cooperation with Chinese economy.

II. Program Introduction

1.Prospective students

    The program is designed for international non-Chinses native speaker who intend to improve Chinese and experience Beijing along with Chinese Culture . The age requirement is 16 – 45 years old. Applicants are expected to be in good health.

2.Time for Application / Study

    Deadline for applications: July 31

    Study period: Aug. 2-Aug. 13

    Daily class hour: to be determined

    We will try to make appropriate teaching plans for student groups or learners with other personalized needs.

3.Teaching Objectives

    Through short-term Chinese and cultural courses and online experience, students will experience Chinese study learn Chinese language, Chinese traditional culture and contemporary China and Beijing, etc.

4.Curriculum Arrangement

    There are 3 types of courses, Chinese Experience Course, Cultural Oriented Course, and Cultural Experience Course (including live streaming lessons). All types of courses are arranged alternately, focusing on sensorial experience.

Date of Teaching	Class	Types of Courses
Aug. 2 (Mon.)	Chinese Pronunciation Trial class	Chinese Experience Course
	Meeting China	Cultural Oriented Course
Aug. 3 (Tues.)	Chinese Characters Trial Class	Chinese Experience Course
	History and Geography in China	Cultural Oriented Course
Aug. 4 (Wed.)	Oral Chinese Trial Class	Chinese Experience Course
	Chinese Folklore	Cultural Oriented Course
Aug. 5 (Thur.)	Chinese Idiom Stories	Cultural Experience Course
	Chinese Calligraphy 1
Aug. 6 (Fri.)	Chinese Vocabulary Trial Class	Chinese Experience Course
	Chinese Calligraphy 2	Cultural Experience Course
Aug. 9 (Mon.)	Chinese Audiovisual Trial Class	Chinese Experience Course
	Chinese Painting 1	Cultural Oriented Course
Aug. 10 (Tues.)	Stories of Chinese Famous Figures	Cultural Oriented Course
	Chinese Painting 2	Cultural Experience Course
Aug. 11 (Wed.)	Beijing Cloud: From Tian’anmen Square to the Palace Museum	(Live) Cultural Experience Course
	Chinese Music	Cultural Experience Course
Aug. 12 (Thur.)	Beijing Cloud: From Nan-luo-gu-xiang Lane to Houhai Lake	(Live) Cultural Experience Course
	Chinese Paper-cutting Handcraft	Cultural Experience Course
Aug. 13 (Fri.)	Beijing Cloud: Let’s Climb the Great Wall	(Live) Cultural Experience Course
	Beautiful Capital Normal University	Cultural Experience Course

5.Teaching Arrangement

    2 academic hours per lesson, 10 lessons per week, 40 academic hours in two weeks at total. 4 credits offered.

III. Teaching Form

    Online platforms: ZHUMU, Tencent Meeting, etc. (more information to be released before class)

VI. Tuition

    Application Fee: RMB450

    Tuition: RMB2,100

    Each class require 5 students minimum to begin.

V. Application Procedure

    1. Log in the registration system for international students of CNU: https://cnu.17gz.org/. Fill in personal information and upload application materials.

    2. Pay the tuition. It can be paid through bank transfer. Please upload payment voucher in time.

    3. After receiving the verification information of successful payment, learners can start the course.

VI. Preparation for Class

    Please download WeChat APP and register an account. Make sure the email or other contact ways are available.

VII. Certificate

    CNU will issue Certificate of Completion of CIE to the students attending the program. Students with excellent performance will have preference in admission and eligible for scholarship if they apply for award-seeking courses of Capital Normal University.

VIII. Contact Us

    Admission Office for International Students

    College of International Education

    Capital Normal University

    Add: RM 725, South Building, Int'l Cultural Plaza, North Campus #1, CNU,83 Xi San Huan Bei Lu, Haidian District, Beijing, P.R.China

    Zip Code: 100089

    Tel: +86-10-68902651; +86-10-68902796

    Fax: +86-10-68416837

    E-mail: cie@cnu.edu.cn

    Website: /cnu/mu_studyinbeijing/; http://cie.cnu.edu.cn/

    Online Application Website for International Students: https://cnu.17gz.org