(I) Introduction

1. This program is season program. We have spring, summer, fall and winter, 4 seasons per year. Each season lasts for 12 weeks (the winter course is only for 10 weeks), with 3 hours per day, 15 hours per week (from Monday to Friday).
2. Class levels depends on students’ levels. The levels vary from season to season.
3. Cultural activities：
   We offer various cultural activities every season, which include the one-day field trip every spring and fall. The activities enable students to know more about Chinese cultures as well as to practice Chinese language skills.

(II) Our Advantage

• Small classes：
  Students with similar levels are arranged into small classes of 4 to 6 people. From elementary level to advanced one, every class is led by professional, experienced and passionate teachers. Small and intensive classes guarantee students’ learning quality and abundant chances of practice in class.

  Starting from 2016 spring, the number of students in our Chinese class will be 5~7 students in one class.

(III) Our Teachers

• All of our teachers have the Certificate of Qualification to Teach Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language, issued by the Ministry of Education, R.O.C. (Taiwan). 90% of our teachers hold a master’s degree.

(IV) Textbooks we use

• The following are the most commonly used textbooks, but it may be adjusted according to students’ levels and learning situation.

(V) Class Requirements

1. We offer equal trainings on the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. We teach pinyin and we only teach and use traditional characters. And we emphasize a lot on hand writing. Students are required to “write” homework and exams.
2. Teachers only speak Chinese in class (regardless the class levels). To offer an all-Chinese-speaking environment, students are encouraged to speak only Chinese under all circumstances.
3. Generally speaking, we expect to finish 14 lessons per season (12 for winter); but it may be adjusted to students’ levels and learning efficiency, and it may be different between different classes.
4. Course content：
   • We expect to acquire 500 vocabularies and 40~45 sentence patterns in elementary level per season.
   • We expect to acquire 1000~1200 vocabularies and 120~140 sentence patterns in intermediate level per season.
   • For advanced level, what students learn may vary according to students’ language proficiency and the articles they read.
5. Please be prepared for the school workload. There are homework, quizzes, midterm, final exam, etc. Students need to be concentrated and devoted to their classes and learning, and actively participate in the class activities.
6. We assess students’ level and learning every season, which will be taken into consideration for the class arrangement in the coming season. Those who have poor school performance may be held back and repeat a lower level.
7. Students’ attendance, learning situation, class performance, etc. will decide whether they can study in the coming season or not, it is possible that we reject a student’s application.

(VI) Schedule

1. This program is open for application a year before the course starts. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible. It is possible that the application is closed before the deadline because the capacity is full.
2. The enrollment will be canceled (without another notification) for the applicants who fail to complete the registration and take the placement test on prescribed day.
3. This class is 3 classes per day (50-minute class with a 10-minute break), from Monday to Friday, 15 hours per week.
4. We have 3 time slots per day：
   • a) 08:20 ~ 11:10
   • b) 12:00 ~ 14:50
   • c) 15:10 ~ 18:00
5. Students’ levels are our priority for class arrangement. With other necessary considerations, we decide the class time. Students cannot choose their class time.