Long-term Chinese Program

Duration:
Over 1 semester, about 20 class hours per week, 18 weeks per semester

Spring Semester: 
From February 14 to July 8, 2011 

Registration dates:
Feb. 14 & 15, 2011

Please do not enter China before February since new students are allowed to register or change their visa in advance only after Feb 14.

Opening ceremony:
Feb. 2012

Placement test:
Feb.  2012

Class hours: (Monday to Friday):

·         8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

·         13:00 a.m. - 14:30 p.m.

·         14:40 p.m. - 16:10 p.m.

Major Courses:
Elementary Chinese, Intermediate Chinese, Advanced Chinese, Oral Chinese, Chinese Listening, News Listening, Chinese Reading and Chinese Writing.

Elective Courses:
HSK lectures (elementary and intermediate), Chinese Customs, Elementary Oral Chinese for Economy & Trade, Modern Chinese Phonetics, General Introduction to Chinese Character, Computer Application in Chinese Language, Newspaper Reading, Modern Chinese Grammar, Modern Chinese Rhetorics, Chinese language and social culture, Peoples and Customs in China, Translation, Poems of Tang Dynasty, Chinese Movies, Chinese Music, Chinese Calligraphy, I-go Game, Minnan Dialect, Chinese Kungfu, Chinese Dances, etc.

Credit hours:
Students can choose their own courses according to their Chinese levels and suggestions of OEC office. The maximum credit hour is 24 per semester.

Extracurricular Activities:
Visit to Xiamen University and historic cultural spots (self-paid), all kinds of gala evenings organized by the OEC every semester, Chinese language competitions, field and track sports competitions, football matches, Marathon and so on(Self-paid)..

Certificates Awarded:
Certificate of Completion issued by Overseas Education College of Xiamen University

Tuition Fees:

CNY8000/semester,

CNY16000/year

Other costs:

·         Accommodation: about CNY900-1500/month/person.

·         Meals: about CNY 600for meals per month.

·         Health check in Xiamen Quarantine Bureau: about CNY400

·         Residence Permit in Xiamen (Visa): CNY400 (<1 year)

·         Textbook fee: based on the courses you take, about CNY300 per semester.