I.About the College
1. Shenzhen University has trained up to 20,000 international students so far.
2. The College of International Exchange (CIE) adopts a multicultural education and provides a variety of Chinese language and cultural training courses.
3. CIE boasts passionate faculty with extensive experience of teaching the Chinese language and has a strong reputation among students with a retention rate of over 80%.
4. The language courses and after-class practice offer students crucial insights to understand Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.
5. Shenzhen University has beautiful campuses, convenient transportation and excellent facilities.
II. Program
1.Program description
The program offers online Chinese courses with fixed credit hours. Weeks 1-8 of each semester are the first period, and weeks 9-16 are the second period (excluding public holidays). Each study period has 144 credit hours. Students can choose either one-period course of 144 credit hours or twoperiod course of 288 credit hours and complete the course in half a year or a year.
Students who sign up for the 144 credit hour course in the fall semester 2021 will get 16 extra credit hours for free, and students who sign up for the 288 credit hour course will get 32 extra credit hours for free.
2. Courses
(1) Regular language courses: Integrated Chinese, Chinese Speaking, Chinese Listening, Chinese Listening and Speaking, Chinese Reading and Writing, etc.
(2) Intensive language courses: Mandarin Pronunciation, Intensive Training on Chinese Characters, Beginner Communicative Chinese, Elementary Communicative Chinese
(3) Chinese culture courses: Chinese Tea Art, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Introduction to Chinese Culture, Introduction to Shenzhen, etc.
(4) Chinese corner
3. Faculty
The program boasts excellent faculty who have been engaged in the teaching of Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language for more than a decade. All faculty members have the International Chinese teacher certificate and most of them have the title of “professor” or are PhD-holders.
4. Class schedule
Study period 1 (week 1-8): September 6th - November 5th (excluding public holidays)
Study period 2 (week 9-16): November 8th - December 31st (excluding public holidays)
(1)Regular language courses: 8:30-11:40am (Beijing Time) on weekdays
(2)Intensive language courses: 13:00-16:10pm (Beijing Time) on weekdays
(3)Chinese culture courses: 13:00-16:10pm (Beijing Time) on weekdays
5. Minimum class size: 8
6. Other services
A dedicated manager (consultant) will work with you one-on-one to provide guidance on the online courses after successful registration.
7. Platform
ClassIn (real-time broadcast and can be watched later)
8. Certificate
Those who complete the required credit hours and pass the exam will receive an electronic course completion certificate.
9.Fees: 4000 yuan/period (one semester)
7800 yuan/2 periods (one year)
III. Features
1. After successful registration, you will have a dedicated manager (consultant) to work with you one-on-one to provide guidance on course selection and follow-up services. You can choose a course depending on your personal circumstances.
2. The program offers a free trial and free PDF textbooks.
3. The program offers a wide range of intensive language and Chinese culture courses.
4. The program offers online traditional Chinese culture and Chinese business lectures and music gatherings each semester.
5. The program helps you practice speaking Chinese in Chinese Corner where you can communicate with students majoring in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages online.
6. The program offers language proficiency tests upon admission to help you identify your level in Chinese.
7. The program uses ClassIn to live stream the class, allowing real-time teacher-student interactions. You can communicate with teachers one-on-one via Wechat after class, and the teacher will correct your homework and leave comments online.
8. All the content of the class is recorded so that it can be watched for free anytime and anywhere.
IV. Period 1 Levels and Courses
Class schedule: 8:30-11:40am or 13:00-16:10pm on weekdays (Beijing Time), (Can be decided by teachers & students)
September 6th to November 5th (Week 1-8)
Class length: 2 credit hours/class (a credit hour equals 40 minutes of real time) with a 5-minute break between two classes
Levels |
Level descriptions (Prerequisites) |
Language courses |
Weekly credit hours/total |
Course objectives |
Beginner I |
You are a complete beginner. |
Beginner Integrated Chinese I |
8/64 |
You can understand Chinese pinyin and simple Chinese characters. You can master about 300 vocabulary words. You can use familiar everyday expressions and fundamental phrases. |
Beginner Chinese Speaking I |
6/48 |
Beginner Chinese Listening I |
4/32 |
Elementary |
You have mastered 600 words.
|
Elementary Integrated Chinese |
8/64 |
You can master about 900 words and basic grammar. You can communicate in simple and routine tasks. |
Elementary Chinese Speaking |
6/48 |
Elementary Chinese Listening |
4/32 |
Intermediate I |
You have mastered 1,200 words. |
Intermediate I Integrated Chinese |
8/64 |
You can master about 1,500 words. You can interact with a degree of fluency. You can master certain reading and writing skills.
|
Intermediate I Chinese Listening and Speaking |
6/48 |
Intermediate I Chinese Reading and Writing |
4/32 |
Upper Intermediate I |
You have mastered 2,000 words. |
Intermediate I Integrated Chinese |
8/64 |
You can master about 2,500 words. You can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue. You can have good reading and writing skills. |
Intermediate I Chinese Listening and Speaking |
6/48 |
Intermediate I Chinese Reading and Writing |
4/32 |
Advanced I |
You have mastered 3,000 words. |
Advanced I Integrated Chinese |
6/48 |
You can master about 3,500 words. You can explain an in-depth viewpoint on complex subjects. You can produce text of more than 300 characters. |
Advanced I Chinese Listening and Speaking |
6/48 |
Advanced I Chinese Reading |
2/16 |
Advanced I Chinese Writing |
2/16 |
Period 2 Levels and Courses
Class schedule: 8:30-11:40am or 13:00-16:10pm on weekdays (Beijing Time), (Can be decided by teachers & students)
November 8th to December 31st (Week 9-16)
Class length: 2 credit hours/class (a credit hour equals 40 minutes of real time) with a 5 minute break between two classes
Levels |
Level descriptions |
Language courses |
Weekly credit hours/total |
Course objectives |
Beginner II |
You have mastered 400 words.
|
Beginner Integrated Chinese II |
8/64 |
You are familiar with Chinese pinyin and simple Chinese characters. You can master about 600 words. You can have a basic conversation with others.
|
Beginner Chinese Speaking II |
6/48 |
Beginner Chinese Listening II |
4/32 |
Pre-intermediate |
You have mastered 600 words. |
Pre-intermediate Integrated Chinese |
8/64 |
You can master about 1,200 vocabularies and basic grammar. You can communicate and understand in daily basic dialogues. |
Pre-intermediate Chinese Speaking |
6/48 |
Pre-intermediate Chinese Listening |
4/32 |
Intermediate II |
You have mastered 1,200 words. |
Intermediate II Integrated Chinese |
8/64 |
You can master about 1,600 words. You can interact with a degree of fluency. You can master certain reading and writing skills. |
Intermediate II Chinese Listening and Speaking |
6/48 |
Intermediate II Chinese Reading and Writing |
4/32 |
Upper Intermediate II |
You have mastered 2,000 words. |
Upper Intermediate II Integrated Chinese |
8/64 |
You can master about 2,500 words. You can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue. You can have good reading and writing skills. |
Upper Intermediate II Chinese Listening and Speaking |
6/48 |
Upper Intermediate II Chinese Reading and Writing |
4/32 |
Advanced II |
You have mastered 3,500 words. |
Advanced II Integrated Chinese |
6/48 |
You can master about 4,000 words. You can explain an in-depth viewpoint on complex subjects. You can produce text of more than 300 characters. |
Advanced II Chinese Speaking |
6/48 |
Advanced II Chinese Reading |
2/16 |
Advanced II Chinese Reading |
2/16 |
V. Intensive Language and Chinese Culture Courses
Class schedule: Afternoon or evening (Beijing Time), September 13th to December 31st
Class length: 1 credit hour or 2 credit hours/class (a credit hour equals 40 minutes of real-time classroom instruction) with a 10-minute break between two classes
Courses |
Target learners |
Total credit hours |
Class schedule |
Mandarin Pronunciation |
Beginners and learners who need to correct their pronunciation
|
8 |
Monday/Wednesday, 14:40-15:20, Sep.13th to Oct.15th |
Monday/Wednesday, 14:40-15:20, Nov.1st to Nov.26th |
Intensive Training on Chinese Characters |
Beginners and learners who need to practice Chinese characters |
8 |
Monday/Wednesday, 15:30-16:10, Sep.13th to Oct.15th |
Monday/Wednesday, 14:30-16:00, Nov.1st to Nov.26th |
Beginner Communicative Chinese |
Beginners |
16 |
Tuesday/Thursday, 14:30-16:00, Sep.13th to Oct.15th |
Elementary Communicative Chinese |
Elementary learners |
16 |
Tuesday/Thursday, 14:30-16:00, Oct.18th to Dec.12th |
Cantonese（online） |
Learners who are interested in Cantonese |
32 |
Afternoon class, classes will be started from Sep.13th |
Chinese calligraphy (online) |
Learners of all levels |
32 |
Afternoon class, once per week for 80 minutes |
Chinese painting (online) |
Learners of all levels |
32 |
Afternoon class, once per week for 80 minutes |
Chinese tea art (offline) |
Learners of all levels |
32 |
Afternoon class, once per week for 80 minutes |
Chinese poetry recitation |
Intermediate learners and above |
16 |
Afternoon class, once per week for 40 minutes (temporarily) |
Chinese Classical Poetry Appreciation |
Upper Intermediate and Advanced learners |
32 |
Afternoon class, once per week for 40 minutes (temporarily) |
Introduction to Chinese Culture (Chinese) |
Upper Intermediate and Advanced learners |
32 |
Afternoon class, once per week for 40 minutes (temporarily) |
Introduction to Chinese Culture (English) |
Learners with English proficiency |
32 |
Afternoon class, once per week for 40 minutes (temporarily) |
Learn Chinese with songs |
Learners of all levels |
8 |
Afternoon class, once per week for 80 minutes (temporarily) |
Introduction to Shenzhen |
Intermediate learners and above |
16 |
Afternoon class, once per week for 40 minutes (temporarily) |
Chinese corner (online) |
Learners of all levels, Chinese and foreign students |
None |
Wednesday, 14:30-16:00 (temporarily), Sep.13th to Dec.31st (temporarily) |
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