A. Class Placement
Short-term courses are generally set up for three levels, namely the primary, intermediate, and advanced levels. Students are divided into different levels according to their placement test results. Each level can be further divided into sublevels according to students’ actual Chinese levels; for example, the primary level can be further divided into beginning, beginning intermediate, and early advanced sublevels. There are roughly 15 students per class.
B. Course Arrangement
Courses at all levels are divided into two classes, namely Reading and Writing, Listening and Speaking. According to students’ needs, other courses such as tutorials or cultural experience classes may be arranged.
C. Textbooks
Reading and writing course for the primary level:
Approach：Introductory Chinese Reading and Writing, Editor-in-chief Zhu Zhiping and Liu Lanmin, Beijing Normal University Press
Listening and reading course for the primary level:
Approach：Introductory Chinese Listening and Speaking, Editor-in-chief Zhu Zhiping and Liu Lanmin, Beijing Normal University Press
Reading and writing course for the intermediate level:
Application: Intermediate Chinese Reading and Writing, Editor-in-chief Zhu Zhiping and Liu Lanmin, Beijing Normal University Press
Listening and reading course for the intermediate level:
Application: Intermediate Chinese Listening and Speaking, Editor-in-chief Zhu Zhiping and Liu Lanmin, Beijing Normal University Press
Reading and writing course for the advanced level:
Appreciation: Advanced Chinese Reading and Writing, Editor-in-chief Zhu Zhiping and Liu Lanmin, Beijing Normal University Press
Listening and reading course for the advanced level:
Appreciation: Advanced Chinese Listening and Speaking, Editor-in-chief Zhu Zhiping and Liu Lanmin, Beijing Normal University Press
D. Arrangement for class time
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 8：00~9：45 | Reading and Writing | Reading and Writing | Reading and Writing | Reading and Writing | Reading and Writing |
| 10:00~11:40 | Listening and Speaking | Listening and Speaking | Listening and Speaking | Listening and Speaking | Listening and Speaking |
| 13:30~15:10 | Calligraphy | Chinese painting |
E. Assignments, exams and scoring:
1. According to teaching needs, teachers arrange written or oral homework, dictation and quizzes. Students’ General Performance grade is a culmination of scores on such assignments.
2. Score composition: 10% attendance+20% class performance+70% general performance. Scores are given on a hundred-point system. If a student’s university has special requirements for scores, we can convert scores.
