Chinese Language Program

  Each semester,  the International College organizes language-teaching classes at elementary,  intermediate and advanced levels. Students are to be placed in classes that suit  them best by taking a proficiency test. A class is usually composed of 15-20  students. The spring semester usually starts from late February and the autumn  semester from early or middle September. A semester usually consists of 18 weeks  with 20 class hours of language courses per week. Electives are offered for  students to choose from one to three courses according to the students’ interest  and Chinese capacity. Field trips are arranged once or twice each  semester.

A. Major Language Courses:
Elementary Level (Grade 1-3): Intensive Reading, Practical Conversation,  Listening Comprehension, Extensive Reading, etc.
Intermediate Level  (Grade 4-5): Intensive Reading, Listening and Conversation, Practical Writing,  Extensive Reading, etc.
Advanced Level (Grade 6-7): Intensive Reading,  Advanced Comprehensive Chinese, Practical Writing, Extensive Reading,  etc.
B. Elective Courses:
1. Taiji    2. Gong-fu    3. Chinese  Calligraphy     4. Traditional Chinese Painting     5. Survey of China  6.  Ancient Chinese Language        7. Study of Chinese Character          8.  Traditional Chinese Operas    9. Chinese Culture        10. Chinese  Literature         11. History of China       12. Chinese Economy
C.  Lecture Series:
a) Art and Culture: 1. Chinese Customs       2. Chinese  Tourism     3. Traditional Chinese Medicine    4. Chinese Folk Music    5.  Appreciation of Cultural Relics        6. Chinese Calligraphy and Painting       7. Tea Culture and Chinese Cuisine Culture       8. Chinese Drama
b)  Social Science: 1. Chinese Philosophy      2. Education in China       3.  Chinese Aesthetics         4. Chinese Society        5. Chinese Politics and  Laws       6. Traditional   Chinese Religions
C) Economic and Business  Management: 1. Survey of Chinese Economy       2. Marketing in China    3.  Management of China-foreign Joint Ventures      4. Doing Business with China     5. International Trade

Applicants must be above the age of 18, in good  physical and psychological condition.

Outstanding studying students have  opportunities of getting Zhejiang University Chinese Language  Scholarship.