Learning Chinese
Take a deeper dive into the language and culture of Taiwan.
Take a deeper dive into the language and culture of Taiwan.
General & Enhancing Chinese Courses are offered only for NTU’s international students and can be added only by NTU staff after students submit the registration form. Students who wish to take the course are required to register and take the placement test on the designated date and place.
General Chinese is for international students who wish to learn or improve their Chinese language skills. Classes are available at different levels, ranging from absolute beginners to fluent conversationalists.
General Chinese Course is a 3-credit course for international students who wish to learn/improve their Chinese language skills. Students learn 6 hours of Chinese language training in class per week.
You can only enroll in General Chinese Course for one academic year. Students who have taken General/Enhancing Chinese Courses in the first semester will be automatically enrolled in the second semester to the next level. Please confirm your Chinese courses on the Course Selection System at the end of Week One.
Course Syllabus [ English Syllabus ] [ Chinese Syllabus ]
**You can only take Enhancing Chinese Course in conjunction with General Chinese Course**
If you’re looking for intensive study, Enhancing Chinese offers that challenge. Enhancing Chinese Course provides an additional 4 hours of Chinese practice per week.
Course Syllabus [ English Syllabus ] [ Chinese Syllabus ]
For more information, please contact：intstudent@ntu.edu.tw
If you are a new student,
1. Attend the in-person registration (schedule listed below) and bring:
a. Your Student ID Card or Admission Letter
b. A Pen
2. Fill out the registration form to indicate your preferred class time and if you’d like to take Enhancing Chinese Course at the same time.
3. Take the placement test right after registration.
4. Take an oral test. (Undergraduate students who did not pass the Chinese proficiency test need to take an oral test)
5. Check the placement results on the OIA website (News) one week later and make sure there are no time conflicts with your other courses.
Course Introduction
Applied Chinese consists of topic-based courses that can be taken for credits. Topics include day-to-day use, business, classics, idioms, poetry, and even Taiwanese language. Through these practical yet interesting subjects, students get to further experience local culture.
The Applied Chinese Course is a topic-based course with 2 credits/course. You are not required to take the Placement Test to add the course, you can directly select the course from the Course Selection System. Enrollment in Applied Chinese Courses follows the Schedule of Academics Affairs in Online Course Selection System. For more information, visit NTU Online Course Information.
2023/2024 Spring Semester Courses:
| serial number | Curriculum Number | Curriculum Identity Number | Course title | Credits | Instructor | Schedule/Classroom |
| 88470 | PTCSL5009 | 146 U0020 | Learning Chinese through Corpora | 2 | LI-PING CHANG | Wed6,7Putong Lecture Building Rm.402(普402) |
| 387 | PTCSL7913 | 146 U9130 | Business Chinese | 2 | HUNG, TANG-HSIN | Thu3,4Xingsheng Lecture Building Rm.401(新401) |
| 67686 | PTCSL7915 | 146 U9150 | Basic Taiwanese | 2 | WANG LAI, YU-SUN | Mon8,9Gongtong Lecture Building Rm.204(共204) |
| 41528 | PTCSL7915 | 146 U9150 | Basic Taiwanese | 2 | CHEN FENG-HUI | Wed8,9Gongtong Lecture Building Rm.307(共307) |
| 18853 | PTCSL7921 | 146 U9210 | Daily Chinese | 2 | LYU,HUEI-MIN | Wed8,9Zonghe Lecture Building Rm. 502(綜502) |
| 32184 | PTCSL7923 | 146 U9230 | Intermediate Taiwanese | 2 | WANG LAI, YU-SUN | Tue8,9Gongtong Lecture Building Rm.202(共202) |
| 41332 | PTCSL7923 | 146 U9230 | Intermediate Taiwanese | 2 | CHEN FENG-HUI | Wed6,7Gongtong Lecture Building Rm.306(共306) |
| 47727 | PTCSL5008 | 146 U9370 | Poetry of the Tang and Song Dynasty | 2 | LIU, HSIAO-SHENG | Mon8,9Zonghe Lecture Building Rm. 602(綜602) |
NTU Plus Academy provides intriguing courses for students from around the world to experience Taiwan and NTU for 4-6 weeks through topic-based short-term programs, including language learning programs. All courses can be taken for credits, and students will be provided a transcript and certificate upon completion.
For more information, please visit the website: NTU Plus Academy
Chinese Language Division of the Language Center (CLD) has year-round Mandarin Chinese programs for all levels of proficiencies. Classes are conducted in Chinese even for beginners, offering an all-Chinese-speaking environment, and encouraging students to speak in Chinese under all circumstances. CLD also arranges orientation and campus tours for new students, as well as spring and autumn excursions to famous cultural attractions.
For more information, please visit the website: Chinese Language Division(CLD)
International Chinese Language Program (ICLP) offers year-long intensive total immersion programs at 20 hours per week for serious Chinese-language learners. Available in both traditional and simplified Chinese, the courses provided cover a wide range of professional and practical subjects, including culture, news, films, business, law, literature, classical Chinese, translation, etc. ICLP features small class sizes (1-4 students), long-term and short-term customized programs, frequent guest lectures, and extra-curricular programs such as pronunciation, calligraphy, debate, creative writing, Chinese painting classes, and more.
For more information, please visit the website: International Chinese Language Program (ICLP)