- Curriculum
Make the most of your summer break with a carefully crafted term to boost Chinese language skills while providing a broad and intense cultural experience. Each week consists of four days of classes, four hours of language instruction per class day (one hour of one-on-one instruction, three hours of instruction in four - to six-student classes), along with one school-wide hour of hands on, direct involvement in two of the traditional Chinese arts - calligraphy and tai-chi-chuan (taught on alternating days). Long three-day weekends provide ample opportunity to travel around Taiwan or enjoy Yilan’s many water sports or cultural activities. Two weekends will feature school-arranged off-campus group outings, promising a summer filled with a rich mix of training and growth for mind and body.
Tuition for summer intensive program is US$2,500 (including insurance fee, proficiency test and two school-arranged off-campus trips). A check for the application fee of US$50 must be submitted by the application deadline with all application materials.
- Course Assignment
Oral interviews and written examinations administered during orientation will determine placement in Center courses. The student’s indicated language proficiency level is used for initial planning purposes only; final placement is at the sole discretion of Center staff on the basis of the placement examination and subsequent course performance. Enrollment in the program implies consent to abide by the judgement of the Center’s staff regarding course placement.
- Course Materials
There are over 30 standard instructional materials consisting of textbooks, audiotapes and videotapes. Topics covered range from formal to colloquial spoken Chinese and modern to classical literature. With this broad range of course material, the LIC teachers are readily prepared to focus on each student’s individual needs and goals. In addition to these standard materials, LIC is also able to accommodate special needs of individual students by adopting additional instructional material.
- Grades, Credit, and Certificates
LIC provides a descriptive record in English of work done by all enrolled students but does not provide academic credits or grades. Each student’s home institution retains the right to evaluate work done at LIC according to its owns standards and awards credits as applicable. All courses at LIC are offered on a non-credit basis; LIC does not confer diplomas. After commencing studies at LIC, student may apply for a Certificate of Enrollment.
- Application Status
Full-time students, who must attend a minimum of 15 hours per week, have full use of school facilities, including computer accounts, and can apply for a student visa, assistantships and scholarships.
Part-time students, who must attend a minimum 4 hours per week, may use all facilities except computers and are not eligible for student visas and scholarships.
- Accommodation
Students applying for the summer program and academic year program are eligible to apply for accommodations in the university dormitories. The rate for a two- or four-person room is approximately US$55 per month. Monthly off-campus rents for studio apartments average US$150–200 per month, usually for leases of 6 months duration or longer. Students typically need to bring a minimum of US$400 for a month of non-housing living expenses. Details on housing, living expenses and transportation will be provided upon acceptance into the center’s program.