2020 Summer On-line Chinese Coursesof Capital Normal University
I. Brief Introduction to Capital Normal University

Capital Normal University (CNU) is one of the first 23 universities qualified forChinese language teaching for international students in China, which could be traced
back to the year of 1965. The university enrolls approximately 2,500 international
students for long-term and short-term programs every year.
So far CNU has set up 5 Confucius Institutes, 2 independent Confucius
Classrooms and 1 Coordination Office for Confucius Classrooms, namely, Confucius
Institute at Saint-Petersburg State University in Russia, Confucius Institute at theUniversity of Venice in Italy, Confucius Institute at the University of Piura in Peru,Confucius Institute at the State University of New York at Buffalo in the United States,Confucius Institute of Bremen in Germany, Independent Confucius Classroom at
Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual School in Hungary, Independent Confucius Classroom at
Luxor University in Egypt, and Coordination Office for Confucius Classrooms inMinnesota in the United States.
CNU is the Demonstration Base for International Students Education of Ministryof Education, Base of Preparatory Education for International Students Pursuing
Bachelor’s degree in China with Chinese Government Scholarship, Chinese LanguageEducation Base of Beijing Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, and HSK testing center ofHanban.

II. Programs Introduction
In order to better meet the needs of overseas Chinese language learners, CNU
integrates high-quality teaching resources via online platform and offers the following
short-term programs:
1. Intensive Training Program(1) Prospective students:
The program is mainly for international students whose mother tongues are notChinese and hope to improve Chinese in a short time.
Age: 15 - 60, in good health.
(2) Time for Application / Study:
Application deadline: 20, July
Study period: 27, July - 21, August
Note: Specific curriculum will be announced after application.
(3) Teaching Objectives:
After 4 weeks of training, learner’s Chinese level will be improved significantly.
 Beginner Class: master basic daily conversational abilities Elementary Class: pass HSK 3
 Advanced Class: pass HSK 4(4) Curriculum Arrangement
Students will be assigned into different classes according to placement test. The
following is the teaching arrangement of different classes:DurationLevel

4 weeks

Beginner class

Course Category
Integrated Speed-up Chinese I
Integrated Speed-up Chinese II
Integrated Speed-up Chinese III

4 weeks

Elementary class
Integrated Speed-up Chinese IV
Integrated Speed-up Chinese V

4 weeks

Advanced class
Integrated Speed-up Chinese VI(5) Teaching Arrangement
Course Arrangement: All classes offer courses of Chinese Intensive Reading andSpeaking. According to students’ Chinese level, different classes will offer different
courses, such as Pronunciation Correction, Chinese Characters, Listening, Reading,
HSK Training, Chinese Culture and Art etc.
Class hours: 20 class hours per week
Option1: 16 class hours of Chinese language training + 4 class hours ofChinese Culture and Art;
Option 2: 16 class hours of Chinese Language Skills + 2 class hours of HSK
Training + 2 class hours of Chinese Culture and Art.
Note: For handicraft class, Chinese calligraphy/painting class, students needto prepare materials themselves.

2. Intensive Training Program for Overseas Chinese(1) Prospective students:
Foreign citizen of Chinese origin whose mother tongue is not Chinese and hope toimprove Chinese in a short time.
Age: 15-30 years, in good health.
(2) Time for Application / Study:
Application Deadline: 20, July
Study period: 27, July - 21, August(3) Teaching Objectives: Elementary Class: Learners will 1. have a comprehensive understanding ofChinese culture and society; 2. improve the ability of Chinese reading andwriting significantly; 3. be able to use Chinese to express themselves in writing.
 Intermediate Class: Learners will 1. have an in-depth and comprehensive
understanding of Chinese culture; 2. master Chinese writing and writing skills;
3. improve oral and written expressions in a balanced way.
 Advanced Class: Learners will 1. have a profound understanding andrecognition of contemporary Chinese society; 2. be able to read different typesof materials in Chinese; 3. have the willingness and ability to express
themselves in written Chinese.
(4) Curriculum Arrangement
This course mainly aims at overseas Chinese students with some Chinese
foundation. According to the placement test, students will be assigned into Elementary
class, Intermediate class or Advanced class. The following is the teaching arrangementof different classes:

Duration

4 weeks

Level

Elementary classIntermediate
4 weeksclass

4 weeks

Advanced class

Course Category
ChineseIntroduction:
Chinese
Culture I
ChineseFoundation:
ChineseCulture II
Contemporary
ChineseSocietyComprehensive
Chinese(IntermediateLevel)Comprehensive
Chinese(AdvancedLevel)
ChineseReading(AdvancedLevel)

ChineseWriting(ElementaryLevel)
ChineseWriting(IntermediateLevel)
ChineseWriting(AdvancedLevel)(5) Teaching Arrangement (20 class hours/week) Elementary Class:
4 class hours of Chinese Introduction: learning strokes, stroke orders and structuresof Chinese characters.
+ 2 class hours of Chinese Culture I: learning concrete and sensible material culture.
+ 8 class hours of Comprehensive Chinese (Intermediate Level): learning Chinese
vocabulary and grammar, consolidating pronunciation.
+ 6 class hours of Chinese Writing (Elementary Level): learning to write in Chinesewith primary vocabulary.
 Intermediate Class:
4 class hours of Chinese Foundation: learning the culture of Chinese characters bywriting and practicing, grasping the rules of Chinese characters+ 2 class hours of Chinese Culture II: knowing about the spiritual culture, focusing
on the changing of society+ 8 class hours of Comprehensive Chinese (Advanced Level): teaching and practicing
advanced vocabulary and grammar, and text understanding+ 6 class hours of Chinese Writing (Intermediate Level): expressing personal emotion
with advanced vocabulary
 Advanced Class:6 class hours of Contemporary Chinese Society: knowing about China in theprocess of developing and changing+ 8 class hours of Chinese Reading (Advanced Level): reading and understanding
materials in different Chinese varieties+ 6 class hours of Chinese Writing (Advanced Level): expressing personal attitudes
and values with advanced vocabulary

3. Chinese Teacher Training Program(1) Prospective Students:
Overseas Chinese teachers who have teaching experience or native speakers who
have certain foundation of Chinese language and literature and intend to work on
Chinese teaching.
Age: 18 - 60 years, in good health(2) Time for Application / Study
Application deadline: 20, July
Study period: 27, July - 21, August(3) Teaching Objectives
Through short-term systematic training and teaching discussion, learners will
refresh teaching theories, improve teaching skills, perfect knowledge structures andenhance culture transmission ability.
(4) Curriculum Arrangement
This program use “Module Training” to formulate teaching plans according to thefeatures and needs of learners. Those modules include Chinese Culture, Language
Elements, Course Teaching, Teaching Theories and Methods, Subjects Teaching. Each
module have a series of lessons:
ModuleChineseCulture

Course Categorya. National Conditions;b. Chinese Folk-Custom;c. Chinese Literature;d. Contemporary Chinese Society;e. Culture ExperienceLanguage
Elements

CourseTeaching

Teaching
TheoriesandMethods
SubjectTeachinga. Grammar Teaching;b. Pronunciation Teaching;c. Vocabulary Teaching;d. Chinese Character Teachinga. Integrated Teaching;b. Oral Chinese Teaching;c. Writing Teaching;d. Audio-Visual Teaching;e. Reading Teaching;f. Business Chinese Teaching;g. Technology Chinese Teaching;h. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Teachinga. Cross-Culture Teaching;b. Chinese Pedagogical Theory;c. Language Testing Teaching;d. International Teaching Frontier;e. Teaching Activities Designing
a. Chinese Teaching in Secondary Education;
b. Chinese Teaching(5) Teaching Arrangement
18 - 20 hours per week for the above modules.
Language Elements Module: 4 class hours of Grammar Teaching, 4 class hours ofChinese Character Teaching
Course Teaching Module: 4 class hours of Integrated Teaching, 4 class hours ofOral Chinese Teaching, 4 class hours of Audio-Visual Teaching, 4 class hours of Writing
Teaching
The rest of the courses each will be taught in 2 class hours.

III. Teaching Form
The program will be carried out through live-streaming to make sure the effect andquality of teaching. We provide immersive Chinese teaching environment, detailed
explanations, abundant practices and group-work exercise to achieve interactive effects.
Online platforms: ZOOM, Tencent Meeting, Confucius Institute Online, etc.

IV. Tuition
4-week programs (Intensive Training Program, Overseas Chinese Students
Chinese Intensive Program and Chinese Teacher Training Program)
Enrollment Fee: RMB 450
Tuition: RMB 3300
At least 10 students are required to open the class.

V. Application Procedure
1. Log in the registration system for international students of CNU:
https://cnu.17gz.org/ . Fill in personal information and upload application materials.
2. Finish the language test for placement test, join in the Wechat group and takepart in the live audition lesson.
3. Pay the registration fee online. Tuition can be paid through bank transfer. Please
upload payment voucher in time.
4. After receiving the verifying information of successful payment, learners canstart the course.

VI. Preparation for Class
Please download Wechat APP and register an account. Make sure the email or othercontact ways are available.

VII. Certificate
CNU will issue Certificate of Completion and transcript (both are scanningversions) to the students attending the programs. Students with excellent performancecan be admitted first and receive scholarship if they apply for diploma courses ofCapital Normal University.

VIII. Contact Us
Office of International Students Affairs
Add: R. 112 & 113, South building, Int’l Culture Plaza, NO. 83 Xi San Huan Bei

Lu, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Zip Code: 100089
Tel: +86-10-68902656 (Japanese/English/Chinese);+86-10-68902651 (English/Chinese)+86-10-68902025 (Korean/Chinese);+86-10-68901738 (English/Chinese).
Fax: 86-10-68900173；86-10-68416837
E-mail: cie@cnu.edu.cn
Website: http://studyinbeijing.cnu.edu.cn
http://cie.cnu.edu.cn