Fu Jen Catholic University

National Taiwan Normal University

Center for Chinese Language and Culture Studies

Address: 162 Hoping East Road, Sec. 1 Taipei, Taiwan
E-mail: mtc@mtc.ntnu.edu.tw
Phone: 886-2-2321-8457, 886-2-2391-4248
Fax: 886-2-2341-8431
Website: http://www.ntnu.edu.tw/mtc/index.htm
Established year: 1956
Application forms download: http://mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/apply.html

It’s Taiwan’s oldest, largest, most renowned Chinese language school, with the provision of dedicated, highly trained faculty, modern facilities and equipment. It offers language, culture, business, classical courses starting at all levels with small-group classes, tutorials, and extracurricular activities. In addition, the center runs classes for individuals with special needs (e.g., overseas Chinese that already speak the language, but would like to learn to read and write or Japanese who can write many characters, but cannot speak Chinese).

Moderate weather, good air quality, excellent international cuisine (meals US$2-4 on average), convenient and inexpensive transportation, inexpensive housing (US$175~300/room/month). The University is near subway/bus lines, exercise facilities, international cuisines, housing, entertainment, cultural facilities, beach, and mountains. Life here is modern, fun.

Program Dates and academic information:

Term	Class start /end date	Application deadline	Type of class	Tuition
1^st Term	Sep-Nov	30 days before term starts	Group language (7-10 students)	NT$6,000/month
			Group language (2-6 students)	Varies
			Tutorial	Varies
			Culture	Varies
2^nd Term	Dec-Feb	“	“	“
3^rd Term	Mar-May	“	“	“
4^th Term	Jun-Aug	“	“	“
Summer Term	Jul-Aug	“	“	“

Curriculum	Beginning— Audio-Visual Chinese I, Everyday Chinese I, Practical Chinese Dialogues II, Audio-Visual Chinese II, Everyday Chinese II, Intermediate— Audio-Visual Chinese II, Chatting in Chinese, Radio Plays, Everyday Chinese III, Taiwan Today, Chinese Moral Tales, Junior High Readers 1-3, Chinese Folk Tales I, Twenty Lectures on Chinese Culture, Chinese Customs and Traditions, Chinese Folk Tales II, Stories from Chinese History I, Stories from Chinese History II, Chinese Idiom Stories, Intro. To News Readings, Practical Business Conversation Advanced— Practical Newspaper Readings, Thought and Society, Selected Business Readings, First Course in Literary Chinese, The Four Books: A New Annotated Reader, Intro. to Modern Poems, Intro. to Modern Prose, Intro. to Modern Short Stories, Various News Articles, Advanced Chinese Reader, Contemporary Chinese Writers, Selected Fiction, Selected Taiwan Short Stories, Classical Selections I, Three-hundred Tang, Dynasty Poems, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Advanced Readings, Selected Commentaries, Classical Selections II, Laozi: A New Annotated Reader, Zhuangzi: A New Annotated Reader, Best of Classical Prose, TV News
Culture Courses	Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Name Chop Carving, Fine Arts, Intro. to Chinese Opera, National Palace Study Guide, Chinese Culinary Arts, Tea Etiquette, Taiwan Historical Sites, Chinese Signs, Paper Cutting, Chinese Knots, Chinese Chess/Go, Tai-Chi-Chuan, Stringed Instruments (Guzheng), Folk Legends, Kung-Fu, Taiwan’s Legends and Temples
Teaching staff	l CCLC has approximately 120 instructors: 100% have bachelor’s degrees, 23% have master’s degrees, 36% have degrees in Chinese literature. l Each undergoes rigorous screening before being hired and then receives specialized training in Chinese language instruction methodology. CCLC holds weekly workshops on Chinese teaching pedagogy to enhance and maintain teaching quality. Teachers receive objective evaluations from students twice each quarter. l Most CCLC instructors (>90%) have been invited to teach in universities abroad where they spend a minimum of one year teaching Chinese to foreign students and learning the latest teaching methods by exchanging views and discussions with university teachers. A list of foreign universities that regularly invite CCLC teachers to teach in their universities follows— l USA— U of C Berkeley, Columbia U, Indiana U, Georgetown U, Williams College, U of Chicago, U of Massachusetts at Amherst, U of California at San Diego, U of California at Davis, U of California at Long Beach, U of Georgia, State U of New York at Albany, U of Vermont, U of Illinois at Chicago, College of Holy Cross, Hobart and William Smith College l England— U of Cambridge, U of Bath, Brooke City Technology College, U of Stirling, Scotland l Germany U of Heidelberg, U of Tubingen l Ireland U of Dublin l Canada— Huron College, U of Toronto l Poland Adam Mickiewicz U l Costa Rica U of Costa Rica l Mexico El Colegio de Mexico, A.C. l Japan Kyoto University l South Korea Korea National Open U, U of Ulsan, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies l Indonesia U of Indonesia

Extra-curricular activities	CCLC has a Culture and Tourism Information Office located in Room 702. It organizes a variety of activities (some free, some not), including speech competitions, the Dragon Boat Competition, various in-building activities, exhibitions, cultural excursions (half/full day), and 2-4 day excursions. For further information on events organized by CLCC’s Culture and Tourism Information Office, please go to http://mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/news1.htm CCLC also offers language exchanges with locals, lectures, tours, performances, field trips, and free movie screenings

Others information:

Current teaching staff:

120+

Capacity of students each academic year:

1,500+ term

Equipment for Students’ learning Chinese :

2 language laboratories, a library, an audio-visual center, a computer center offering Internet and e-mail connections.

Scholarships :

MOE Scholarships

Housing Information :

There are two buildings with temporary accommodations on the NTNU campus where students can stay while they search for suitable accommodations. Students can also stay at the International House of Taipei. CCLC provides information to make looking for a place to stay easier.

Health Insurance:

All students are required to take part in CCLC’s accident insurance plan.

Admission letter received:

15-30 days before the term starts.

Moderate weather, good air quality, excellent international cuisine (meals US$2-4 on average), convenient and inexpensive transportation, inexpensive housing (US$175~300/room/month), modern, fun, and beautiful country centrally located for travel in Asia, and nice people.

ü Taiwan’s oldest, largest, most renowned Chinese language school

ü Dedicated, highly trained faculty, modern facilities and equipment

ü Language, culture, business, classical courses starting at all levels

ü Small group classes, tutorials, and extracurricular activities

ü Classes for individuals with special needs (e.g., overseas Chinese that already speak the language, but would like to learn to read and write or Japanese who can write many characters, but cannot speak Chinese)

ü Near subway/bus lines, exercise facilities, international cuisines, housing, entertainment, cultural facilities, beach, mountains

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NT$6,000/month

Varies