Business Chinese (Intensive Program, half a year to 2 years, Autumn Semester)

Top↑Program Description

Teaching Target and Goals
This Program is designed to improve students' language skills within a short period of time and help them be adept in using Chinese in business activities. It's more suitable for the students who hope to do business in China or with China as early as possible and have a strong desire of mastering Chinese language soon.


Teaching Goals
This Program focuses on training students to have the knowledge of business and the capabilities of using business language. After completion, students can be competent for the jobs of business and trade. It mainly aims at:

1) helping students master the skills of speaking and communicating in Chinese;

2) helping students have a good basis on doing business with Chinese by learning and training of the vocabulary, drills, specialized knowledge of business Chinese;

3) helping students realize the economic life and business practice in China by learning in class and practice in society, improving their capabilities of understanding business articles by training students' reading skills, and training their capabilities of applying business Chinese by simulative practice in a business context.


Curricular outline

1. Basic Business Chinese Courses, including:
Comprehensive Business Chinese (grammar, conversation, Chinese characters), Chinese Listening Comprehension, Chinese Reading and Chinese Conversation.

2. BCT Intensive Training Courses
focusing on intensive training of BCT.


Level Placement
This program has four levels which are beginning, elementary, intermediate and advanced. Students will be placed into a suitable level according to their Chinese proficiency. Each level needs one-semester learning.
1. Students who have no or little knowledge of Chinese enter a beginning level class.
2. Students who have HSK grade 3 or corresponding BCT level enter an elementary level class.
3. Students who have HSK grade 5 or corresponding BCT level enter an intermediate level class.
4. Students who have HSK grade 7 or corresponding BCT level enter an advanced level class.


Length of Schooling
This Program lasts half a year (one semester), one year or two years. Every year has two semesters. Spring Semester opens in late February and Fall Semester opens in September. The exact opening date is available in Acceptance Letter. There’re 28 teaching hours per week.


Minimum of Applicants
If there are over 15 applicants, the program will be opened.


Fees (in RMB)
Tuition and any other fees are not refundable once they have been paid to SISU.

Duration	Tuition Fee	Teaching Material Fee	Management Fee	Insurance
One Semester	12,000	250	340	About 300
One Academic Year	24,000	500	680	About 600

Completion of Program
Certificate of Study and Academic Record will be issued to those who have completed the long-term Chinese Language Program with qualified academic standing.


Application Deadline
December 31 for Spring Semester and June 30 for Fall Semester.
The beginning, elementary and intermediate levels will start from the Spring Semester in February, and the advanced level will start from the Fall Semester in September.

Notes
1) The financial support and custody may be student's parents or relatives in Shanghai.
2) Tuition and any other fees are not refundable once they have been paid to SISU.
3) This brochure is available in Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean. In case of any inconsistency, the Chinese version shall prevail.
4) The Office of International Student Affairs of Shanghai International Studies University reserves the right to explain the items of this brochure.
 

Top↑Entry Requirements

Applicants should be Non-Chinese citizens;
senior high school graduates;
over 18 and under 50 years old;
in good health;
and with reliable financial support and custody

Top↑Application Materials

1. Photocopy of valid passport
   With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included
2. Passport photo
   A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant
3. Certificate/diploma of highest education
   Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

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