Program Description
This program is designed to train the students' listening, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese language. It consists of classes of different levels and students are divided into different classes according to their current Chinese ability. Each class has 10-20 students.
The program commences in each February and September. Classes are arranged five days a week, 20 to 24 hours per week in total. Students who attend all the classes and pass the examinations can get a Soochow University Certificate upon completion of the program.
Courses of Chinese Language Programs
Comprehensive Chinese, Chinese Conversation, Chinese Listening Comprehension, Chinese Reading, Chinese Viewing-Listening-Speaking, Extensive Chinese Reading, Reading from Chinese Press, Modern Chinese Phonetics, Chinese Writing, Translation, Calligraphy, Ancient Chinese, Classical Literature, Chinese Grammar, Chinese Folk Custom, Calligraph, etc.
Course load of Chinese language courses
22 hours per week, 4 hours each morning (8:30~11:50), Monday through Friday. Also available are such elective courses as Chinese History, Chinese Calligraphy, Traditional Chinese Painting, Taijiquan (shadow boxing) and Chinese Wushu. The minimum enrollment for each course is 20 students. These courses are taught in the afternoon.
Semester Schedule
Spring Semester opens in late February and lasts till July 10;
Fall Semester opens on September 1 and lasts till late January of next year;
Winter Vacation: February;
Summer Vacation: July & August.
Program Fees
Tuition fee: 7500Yuan RMB per semester; Registration fee: 250 Yuan RMB per semester;
Books: About 200YuanRMB per semester
Contact Ways
Tel:086-512-67166591/086-512-67162456
Fax:086-512-67166591
Email:lxs@suda.edu.cn