”Ī”Ī”Ī CHINESE LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS”@”Ī”Ī”Ī
”@”@”@”@”@”@”@IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA

PROGRAM PROFILES

Tunghai Chinese Language Center

Address: Campus Box 862 Tunghai University
”@”@”@ Taichung, Taiwan ROC
Telephone:(04)359-0259
Fax:(04)359-4408
Contact: Feng I-chien
Year founded: 1970
Enrollment: 60
Tuition: NT$5,200 per semester hour


Living Expenses: NT$7,000 per month
Scholarships: MOE

Teaching Staff:

There are thirteen full time teachers. Teachers must be college graduates 
and have experience in Chinese language instruction. Teachers are 
recruited through public advertisements and selected following 
interviews. Some teachers were Tunghai University students who 
underwent training in Chinese language instruction during their 
undergraduate education at Tunghai.

Facilities:

Fourteen small classrooms, four large classrooms. A library for teacher 
use has 500 volumes. There are also six sets of audio-visual equipment.

Auditing of Tunghai University courses is permitted, but only students 
from the language center's exchange program with the University of 
Massachusetts may take university courses for credit. In principle, 
general university library privileges are for exchange students only. 
Others may have library privileges through special arrangement.

Students:

In the first term of 1991, there were 34 students from the United States, 
9 from Germany, 6 from Japan, 1 from Switzerland, 7 from Korea, 1 
from Canada, and 1 from Indonesia, There is an even female/male ratio.

Admissions:

There is no Chinese language prerequisite. Applicants must be in good 
academic standing at an institution of higher education. They must 
submit a letter of intent, two application forms, a medical report, an 
academic transcript, and two letters of recommendation.

Calendar:

The Language Center's academic calendar is the same as that for the 
regular Tunghai University programs: two semesters, the first beginning 
in September and continuing through late January, the second beginning 
in February and continuing through mid June.

Tuition:

Students are charged on a semester basis. Individual tutorial classes cost 
NT$5,200 per semester hour.

Living Expenses:

Those living off campus should be prepared to pay about NT$15-20,000 
per six months for rent. Altogether, living expenses will run to about 
NT$7,000 per month.

Curriculum and Instruction:

Levels of instruction are divided into elementary, intermediate, and 
advanced, with courses in conversation, reading, newspapers, and 
Classical Chinese. Classes have one to five students. Students register 
for ten hours of class per week.

Extracurricular Activities:
The Language Center arranges trips and other excursions.

Scholarships:

Students on the exchange program from the University of Massachusetts 
may apply to the ROC Ministry of Education for Regular Scholarships.

Housing:

Dormitory housing is available for exchange students only. Other 
students must live off campus.

Transcripts or Certificates Awarded: None.

Transfer Credit:

Non-exchange students must make their own arrangements.

Exchange Agreements with Foreign Institutions:

The Language Center has a student exchange arrangement with the 
University of Massachusetts.