Chinese

This course is for international undergraduate students with intermediate Chinese proficiency. The selected textbooks cover a wide range of subjects, including literature, history, philosophy and natural sciences, etc., and the contents are highly discussable, helping to train students' critical thinking abilities. At the same time, the written vocabulary is expanded in a targeted manner, the reading speed and comprehension level are improved, and students are trained to master the basic writing skills of Chinese articles during reading. The writing training combines the text content, style and the actual needs of the students, focusing on the analysis of grammatical errors, the analysis and application of written vocabulary, and the writing training that is biased towards academic argumentative styles, striving to enable students to write in order and meet the course requirements. Chinese article.

This course aims at improving the ability of academic writing in Chinese for international students. This course consists of three parts: 1. Learning the features, format, writing style of Chinese academic papers, as well as the features of related language expressions, including vocabulary, sentence structure, paragraphs etc. 2. From the aspect of language expression, you will be provided with the writing methods which are frequently used in academic writings, including explanations, descriptions, making statements and examples, comparisons and arguments. 3. You will be provided with exercises related to academic writing, including the topics and subtitles, abstract and key words, introduction, literature review, arguments (eg. quotes), conclusion, reference, appendix as well as concluding remarks. This course will connect writing techniques with your language ability training. By reading examples and making analysis of common mistakes, students will get some ideas about the features of Chinese academic papers, will understand the differences of academic and non-academic Chinese, and will study the general guideline for writing Chinese academic papers. As students understand certain necessary procedures and skills of academic writing, they will be capable of writing academic papers independently.

This course is a Chinese course specially offered for international postgraduate students in the school. The difficulty of the course is intermediate. In this class, students will focus on learning various language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In particular, they can learn some key function words and complex sentence patterns, understand written words in Chinese, and learn about written words in Chinese. There are writing exercises, and the teacher will mark them carefully. After taking this Chinese course, you can discuss some non-professional social topics with your classmates, read general Chinese articles, and write your thoughts into short articles in Chinese.

This course has a total of 32 class hours and is a beginner Chinese language course for international graduate students throughout the school. This course divided into two categories: (1) One is related to the content of the beginner Chinese (A) course, which requires students to have studied Chinese for at least 48 hours and master 200 Chinese vocabulary. Through the course, students will further expand their vocabulary, master more complex grammar, and fluently communicate with others on topics such as weather, gift giving, and being guests. (2) The other type is a single course for majors such as EMBA and GMBA. The course content is aimed at students with zero foundation in Chinese through course learning, students can master the basic knowledge of Pinyin, understand the basic structure of Chinese characters, master basic vocabulary and grammar structure, and be able to use the learned vocabulary to communicate on topics such as self introduction, time, and schedule.

This course studies frequent vocabulary, grammar and general cultural knowledge of classical Chinese; basic competency in reading classical Chinese literatures; and to further improve their ability in the application of written modern Chinese. Teaching content includes mainly classical Chinese analects with the special learning of frequent vocabulary, sentence patterns, and general cultural knowledge on classical Chinese as supplements. 

This course is designed for the learners with basic listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities, and with a command of more than 2500 Chinese vocabulary and general Chinese grammars. Through learning, students should be able to make short and consistent speeches and conversations on familiar topics in daily life, social life and business activities, and express their ideas more accurately in oral and written forms.

ADVANCED SPOKEN CHINESE I

This tutorial course is directed towards those who are enrolled in the Intermediate Chinese and Intermediate High Chinese levels of the NTU General Chinese Language Course. This course helps students polish their listening and speaking skills in making effective daily conversation. The course focuses on listening and speaking, training students to communicate with basic vocabulary and grammar in dealing with daily issues such as ordering meals, asking directions, making requests and leaving a message, etc.

This course is directed towards those who have taken Advanced Mid Chinese III of the NTU Chinese Language Course for International Students or those who have learned Chinese for at least 700 hours (6hrs/week). This course will not use a specific textbook, but will discuss topics by the class to develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Through the course, students will be able to use appropriate Chinese to carry on discussions, and read newspapers and magazines to further understand Taiwanese language and culture.

The "Selected Readings of Ancient Chinese" course is a preliminary course for international undergraduate students studying ancient Chinese in the Chinese Department. Its purpose is to allow international students to develop a certain ability to read ancient books by studying a certain number of ancient classic works, and lay a solid foundation for the study of ancient Chinese courses in the future.