Chinese

The course is for learners with intermediate Chinese and a vocabulary of more than 600. It aims to expand students’ vocabulary and develop their Chinese ability. After studying, they can use the language accurately when tackling everyday scenarios and address regular topics with short speeches, including writing and speaking.

The course introduces students to important grammatical features of Classical Chinese. Lexical study and some knowledge of Chinese writing system will also be examined for their contribution to the understanding of Classical Chinese. The course focuses on the analysis of Pre-Qin literature. Classroom activities include lectures, group discussions and some take-home assignments. The course requires students to take a prerequisite.

This course examines the study of Chinese characters, with a focus on the nature of the writing system: its origin, structure and development. Issues that relate to the form, pronunciation and meaning of a graph will be examined. 

This elementary Chinese course is for beginners with no previous knowledge of the language. It aims to introduce Chinese language and culture through practical use of the language to students. The learning activities develop students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and gradually build up students’ confidence in using Putonghua for daily communication. In order to establish a solid foundation for long-term study, the learning of Chinese characters is an essential part of this course.

This course is directed towards those who have taken Advanced High Chinese I of the NTU Chinese Language Course for International Students. This course provides opportunities for students to read two news reports per week as well as short classical Chinese, poetry, and prose. 

In this course, students are taught how to critically read, appreciate and analyze texts in classical Chinese in their specific historical, literary and philosophical contexts. Translating the original texts into modern Chinese is an integral part of the course. This is a compulsory course for students majoring in Chinese Studies. Readings include representative works of prose and rhyme-prose from the pre-Qin to the Qing period. The course requires students to take prerequisites.

The course helps students from diverse backgrounds to understand modern China and its historical roots. Focusing on topical aspects of China's past and history, this course provides a bird's-eye view of China's modern transformations. Topics include political regimes, industrialization, economic structures, languages, urban development, rural society, family and population, environmental protection, and climate change. Through a variety of textual and visual learning materials, students acquire the basic conceptual and comparative tools to appreciate the rise of China within historical and global contexts.

This course is designed for senior international students majoring in Chinese language (for foreign learners) with a focus on language and culture. It aims to help students understand the main characteristics of the Chinese language by comparing the similarities and differences in expression methods and syntactic structures between English and Chinese. Additionally, through practical translation exercises from English to Chinese, the course seeks to reinforce and deepen students' understanding of Chinese and enhance their ability to express themselves more accurately in Chinese. The ultimate goal is to increase students' interest in English-Chinese translation and cultivate their basic translation skills.