2022 Spring Semester General & Enhancing Chinese Courses Registration (Online)
NTU provides online General and Enhancing Chinese Courses for NTU International Students who are not able to enter Taiwan due to COVID-19 situation. For International Students in Taiwan, courses will be offered in-person.
New incoming international students who requested to apply for General and Enhancing Chinese Course will receive a follow-up email for registration. Students must follow the email instruction and submit the completed registration form online before 12.00pm (noon), January 20, 2022.
After registration, students will receive another email instruction to take Online Placement Test on February 13. You will be assigned with specific time slot between 9.00 am to 3.00 pm (Taipei, Taiwan time) to take this test.
For international students entering second year of study or above, please contact intstudent@ntu.edu.tw to apply for General and Enhancing Chinese Course before January 20, 2022.
Announcement
110-2 General & Enhancing Chinese - Class Arrangement
General Chinese & Enhancing Chinese Course
General Chinese Course is a 3-credit course for international students who wish to learn/improve their Chinese language skills. Students learn 6 hours of Chinese language training in class per week.
Students who wish to practice more can take Enhancing Chinese Course in addition to General Chinese Course. Enhancing Chinese Course provides 1- credit for 4 hours of Chinese language training per week.
*Students who take Enhancing Chinese Course must enroll in General Chinese Course in the same semester.
How to Enroll in General Chinese Courses
Important Dates (To be updated)
Below are the important dates for 2021/2022 Spring Semester to register for General Chinese Course.
| One Week Before the Semester Starts | |
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| Sunday, February 13 | General Chinese Course Placement Test Time & Place : 9.00 am - 3.00 pm / N/A (Online Placement Test for 2021 Spring semester) |
| Week One | |
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| Sunday, February 20 |
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| Week Two | |
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| Monday, February 21 | General Chinese Courses begin |
| Tuesday, February 22 | Enhancing Chinese Courses begin |
| Friday, February 25 | Deadline to switch class with Authorization Code from instructor |
| Saturday, February 26 (6.00 pm) | Deadline of adding classes on the Course Selection System |
| Week Three | |
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| Monday, February 28 (8.00 am) | Deadline of dropping classes on the Course Selection System |
| Monday, February 28 to Monday, March 7 |
Application period for "manual course add" |
| Tuesday, March 1 to Friday, April 29 |
Application period for class withdrawal |
Course Information
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Course Name |
General Chinese Course |
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Enhancing Chinese Course |
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Levels Provided |
Elementary Levels 1-3 Intermediate Levels 1-3 Advanced Level |
Elementary Intermediate High-intermediate |
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Student no./class |
15-25 |
15-25 |
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Academic Credits |
3 |
1 |
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Class Duration |
6 hours/week, 17 weeks |
4 hours/week, 17 weeks |
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Class Times |
Elementary /Intermediate /Advanced Levels |
Day Class |
Tue, Thu 8:10 to 10:00 |
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Elementary Levels |
Evening Class |
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Intermediate /Advanced Levels |
Evening Class |
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NOTE:
- NTU international students are eligible to take NTU General Chinese Courses up for one year. Students who have taken General/Enhancing Chinese Courses in the first semester will be automatically enrolled in the second semester to the next level. Please confirm your Chinese courses on the Course Selection System at the end of Week One.
- Morning and evening classes offer the same content at the same level. They only differ in their class time.
- General Chinese Courses at NTU award no more than three credits; however, your home institution may reevaluate or determine your transfer credits differently.
- Enhancing Chinese Courses at NTU award one credit; however, your home institution may reevaluate or determine your transfer credits differently.
- Your Chinese placement test results will appear on the NTU course selection system one week after you take the test. Please make sure to check your results on the Course Selection System. If you would like to add, drop, or change the course, please follow NTU course selection procedure before the deadline.
- If you have any time conflicts between General Chinese Course and/or Enhancing Chinese Course and other NTU courses, both classes will be cancelled. Any time conflict will not be accepted by the course selection system.
- To change courses during the online add/drop period, please follow the NTU course selection procedure before the deadline. First, request for the authorization code from the professor/instructor. Second, drop the conflicted course online. Finally, add the new course online with the authorization code.
- Those who do not attend the General Chinese Course are not able to take the Enhancing Chinese Course.
- If you are a degree student, you may enroll in General Chinese Courses from the first semester and take the course continuously up to 2 semesters.
Course Syllabus
General Chinese Course [ English Syllabus ] [ Chinese Syllabus ]
Enhancing Chinese Course [ English Syllabus ] [ Chinese Syllabus ]