Learning Chinese

Take a deeper dive into the language and culture of Taiwan

NTU offers Chinese Courses with credits to international students, which are the General Chinese Course, Enhancing Chinese Course, and Applied Chinese Course.
While you can take just General Chinese Course, Enhancing Chinese Course is an add-on to the General Chinese Course and must be taken in conjunction with General Chinese Course.
Applied Chinese Course is separate from the General and Enhancing Chinese Courses, and you can take Applied Chinese Course without a placement test. Just add the course during course selection stages.

General & Enhancing Chinese Course

Course Introduction

General Chinese Course

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.

Credits: 3 Credits
Levels: All
Class Size: 15~25 students
Course Description: From daily Chinese to advanced Chinese, including: reading, speaking, listening, writing.
Class Duration: 6 hrs/ week, 15 weeks
Class Time (One of the following sessions):
- Day class: Mon, Wed, Fri 8:10 to 10:00
- Night class: Mon, Wed 18:25 to 21:05 (Elementary, Intermediate Level)
- Night class: Tue, Thu 18:25 to 21:05 (Intermediate, Advanced Level)

Course Syllabus [ English Syllabus ] [ Chinese Syllabus ]

Enhancing Chinese Course

**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.

Credits: 1 Credit
Levels: All
Class Size: 15~25 students
Course Description: This is a supporting course that offers extra practice hours in addition to General Chinese Course.
Class Duration: 4 hrs/ week, 15 weeks
Class Time: Tue, Thu 8:10 to 10:00

Course Syllabus [ English Syllabus ] [ Chinese Syllabus ]

To take the General Chinese Course, you must attend the placement test. Please refer to the “Course Registration and Placement Test“ part below.

Course registration and Placement Test

Registration and Placement Test for General Chinese Course

You must attend the placement test if you want to enroll in General Chinese Course. You do not need to take the placement test is you only plan to take the Applied Chinese Course.

Time & Venue

- - Time: Sunday, February 22, 2026
  - Venue: Room 204, Xinsheng Lecture Building (MAP)

Please complete your registration according to your NTU degree status and college (see image below).

Registration Time Slot

Time Slot	Student Status and College
09:00–09:30	Visiting Students Exchange Students (College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)
09:30–10:00	Exchange Students (College of Management)
10:00–10:30	Exchange Students (College of Law) Exchange Students (College of Social Science)
10:30–11:00	Exchange Students (College of Liberal Arts) Exchange Students (College of Science) Exchange Students (College of Engineering)
11:00–12:00	Exchange Students (College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture) Exchange Students (College of Life-Science) Exchange Students (College of Advanced Technology) Exchange Students (Others) Degree students (Student ID Number starts with B,R,D,F)

General Chinese Course Classroom Arrangements and the Results of the Placement test

To Be Determined (2026/2/22)

For General Chinese Course Classroom Arrangements information, please click the link below:

https://isss.ntu.edu.tw/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/114-1General-Chinese-Language-Course-1-Arrangement-%E5%B7%B2%E6%94%B9.pdf
For the placement test result, please login to

myNTU> Courses > Course Selection Result on March 1.

※ Important:

If you have never learned Chinese before, you must attend the registration on the test date, but you may opt out of the placement test. If you do not register on the test date, you will not be able to take the General Chinese Course.
Current students who have taken General/Enhancing Chinese Course for 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.

If you are a new student,

1. Apply for General Chinese Course on Online Pre-Arrival Survey (degree student) or during application period (non-degree student).

2. Attend the in-person registration (schedule listed above) and bring:

a. Your Student ID Card or Admission Letter

b. A Pen

3. 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.

4. Take the placement test right after registration.

5. Take an oral test. (Undergraduate students who did not pass the Chinese proficiency test need to take an oral test)

6. Check the placement results on the OIA website (News) one week later and make sure there are no time conflicts with your other courses.

If you are a current degree student who’s never taken General Chinese Course,

1. Please fill in the form to apply for General Chinese Course: https://forms.gle/vJbWdR84pRmK21ez7

- - - Form responses from December 21 to June 20 will be arranged to take the placement test for September semester.
    - Form responses from June 21 to December 20 will be arranged to take the placement test for February semester.

2. Attend the in-person registration and placement test

For more information, please contact：intstudent@ntu.edu.tw

FAQ

How to regiter for Chinese courses?

首先，你必須參加分班測驗。測驗後一週，你需至選課系統上確認你被分配到的華語班級。（請注意，請確認所有課程都不能有任何衝堂）

Should I add the Chinese course to the online course selection system?

No. You do not need to add the Chinese course online. You only need to attend the Placement Test and complete the registration in person.

If I cannot attend the placement test, can I still take the General Chinese course?

No. Attending the placement test is a mandatory requirement for registration. If you are unable to arrive in Taiwan before the test date, please proactively provide supporting documents (e.g., passport copy, flight itinerary, and a brief explanation). We will arrange a make-up exam for you depending on the circumstances.

As a total beginner, do I still need to attend the placement test event to join the course?

Yes. All students must show up at the placement test venue to fill out the registration forms. However, if you have never learnt Chinese before, you do not have to take the written and oral exams.

Can I sit-in the General Chinese course for free without taking the placement test?

No. Generally, auditing is not allowed without the instructor's explicit permission. Officially registered students will always have priority for classroom seating and participation.

Applied Chinese 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.

2025/2026 Spring Semester Courses:

Serial number	Curriculum Number	Curriculum Identity Number	Course title Please click ‘Course title’ to get the Course Syllabus.	Credits	Instructor	Schedule/Classroom
46578	PTCSL7913	146 U9130	Business Chinese	2	LEE, FANG-PEI	Tue 3,4 Putong Lecture Building Rm.406(普406)
17392	PTCSL7915	146 U9150	Basic Taiwanese	2	WANG LAI, YU-SUN	Mon 8,9 Gongtong Lecture Building Rm.204(共204)
43933	PTCSL7915	146 U9150	Basic Taiwanese	2	CHEN FENG-HUI	Wed 8,9 Gongtong Lecture Building Rm.307(共307)
21336	PTCSL7919	146 U9190	Chinese Films	2	I-In Chiang	Fri 3,4 Putong Lecture Building Rm.502(普502)
32741	PTCSL7920	146 U9200	Practical Chinese Idioms	2	YIP XHIEN CHING	Mon 8,9 Putong Lecture Building Rm.304(普304)
36537	PTCSL7921	146 U9210	Daily Chinese	2	YI PING TSAI	Mon 3,4 Putong Lecture Building Rm.505(普505)
31117	PTCSL7923	146 U9230	Intermediate Taiwanese	2	WANG LAI, YU-SUN	Tue 8,9 Gongtong Lecture Building Rm.202(共202)
52913	PTCSL7923	146 U9230	Intermediate Taiwanese	2	CHEN FENG-HUI	Wed 6,7 Gongtong Lecture Building Rm.306(共306)
26572	PTCSL5005	146 U9330	Chinese Historical Stories	2	YIP XHIEN CHING	Mon 6,7 Putong Lecture Building Rm.403(普403)
36051	PTCSL5008	146 U9370	Poetry of the Tang and Song Dynasty	2	LIU, HSIAO-SHENG	Mon 8,9 Xingsheng Lecture Building Rm.401(新401)
52376	PTCSL5011	146 U9390	Chinese Reading and Writing	2	YI PING TSAI	Fri 3,4 Putong Lecture Building Rm.501(普501)
33924	PTCSL5012	146 U9400	Introduction to Classical Chinese	2	YIP XHIEN CHING	Thu 8,9 Gongtong Lecture Building Rm.302(共302)

Chinese Language Learning Program

NTU Plus Academy Short-Term Programs

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)

Chinese Language Division of the Language Center (CLD) has year-round Mandarin Chinese programs for all levels of proficiencies, tutoring classes as well as customized program (studying tours). 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, campus tours and extracurricular activities every season such as cultural events, lectures, spring and autumn excursions to famous cultural attractions, etc.

For more information, please visit the website: Chinese Language Division(CLD)

International Chinese Language Program (ICLP)

The International Chinese Language Program (ICLP) is Taiwan’s premier institution for the instruction of both modern and classical Chinese. We offer an intensive Chinese program of 20 class hours weekly, covering language use in both professional and practical settings, in a fully immersive Chinese-speaking environment. ICLP classes focus on aural-oral training and interactive exercises, featuring small class sizes (2-4 students) and one-on-one instruction to help students progress effectively in a short period of time. The available course materials cover a wide range of subjects, including culture, news, films, business, law, literature, classical Chinese, translation, etc. Long-term and short-term customized courses are also available. In 2020, we launched the Chinese Gap Year (CGY) program, combining language learning with daily life and cultural experience to attract outstanding high school graduates from around the world for an immersive and intensive Chinese learning experience, shaping a positive impression of Taiwan.

For more information, please visit the website: International Chinese Language Program (ICLP)