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Courses
| Class | Length | Students | Goals of teaching |
| Elementary Class | One year | Students with no exposure to Chinese | Mastery of 2,000 commonly-used Chinese vocabulary; Mastery of basic Chinese grammar for foreigners; Mastery of 500 to 800 Chinese characters; Acquisition of basic reading ability (aided by Pinyin); Ability of basic daily conversations; Ability to write Chinese compositions of about 200 characters |
| Main courses: Chinese for Beginners; Listening for Beginners; Speaking for Beginners; Elementary Conversation; Recognition and Writing of Chinese Characters; Reading for Beginners |
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| Intermediate Class | One year | Students with elementary Chinese proficiency | Mastery of 3,500 commonly-used Chinese vocabulary; Mastery of intermediate Chinese grammar for foreigners; Mastery of at least 1,500 Chinese characters; Ability of reading general Chinese newspapers and books; Ability for fairly fluent conversations in Chinese; Ability to write Chinese compositions of about 500 characters |
| Main courses: Intermediate Listening; Intermediate Speaking; Intermediate Reading; Intermediate Chinese; Intermediate Reading and Writing; Chinese Stories |
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| Advanced Class | One year | Students with intermediate Chinese proficiency | Mastery of at least 5,000 commonly-used Chinese vocabulary; Mastery of advanced Chinese grammar for foreigners; Mastery of at least 2,000 Chinese characters; Ability of reading Chinese newspapers and books, and literary works and mastery of required written Chinese; Ability for fluent conversations in Chinese; Ability to write Chinese compositions of about 800 characters; Some understanding of Chinese culture and the Chinese society |
| Main courses: Advanced Chinese; Advanced Speaking; Advanced Listening; Advanced Reading Chinese Writing Chinese Culture |
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| Special Courses and Exposure Programs | Spare time | All students studying Chinese and Chinese culture | Traditional Chinese culture; Brief introduction to Chinese History; General Introduction to China; Brief Introduction to Chinese Literature; Brief Introduction to Chinese Music; Chinese Movie Appreciation; Calligraphy; Shadow-boxing; Learning Chinese through Chinese Songs Chinese Cuisine, etc. |
| Textbooks and course materials compiled by the teachers in the centre | |||
The applicant should be a graduate of senior high school or equivalent.
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