This Summer：Have a Date with Online Chinese Courses

PKU

Chinese Language Summer School

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The Peking University Chinese Language Summer School is aimed at students from all over the world with an interest in Chinese. Every year, about 300 international students from more than 30 countries participate in the program.

Due to COVID-19 epidemic, 2020 Chinese summer school program will be fully converted to online teaching, which will offer flexible online courses for personal needs.

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About Us 

The summer school is offered as a four-week, six-week, or eight-week inclusive Chinese program, a four-week advanced-level Business Chinese, and a four-week English-Chinese Translation. In order to help students better understand China, in addition to the Chinese language instruction, the PKU Chinese Language Summer School provides a series of free lectures on interesting facets of China's society and culture. 

This year, PKU summer school provides a scientifically-proven, sound online teaching system. Here you will experience:

Online Self-evaluation System 

Online Interactive Teaching

Remote Tutoring 

Small-size Class

Rich Curriculum

Learning & Exercise 

Practice-oriented Course

Flexible Class Adjustment

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Course Details 

Duration

4-week Program I	Jun. 29 to Jul. 24
Advanced-level Business Chinese	Jun.  29 to Jul. 24
4-week Program  II	Aug. 3 to Aug. 28
English-Chinese Translation	Aug. 3 to Aug. 28
6-week Program	Jun. 29 to Aug. 7
8-week Program	Jun. 29 to Aug. 21

Course Syllabus

Study Mode:

Textbooks + Online Course  + Teaching Assistant Guidance

Teaching Platforms:

Peking University ClassIn, Canvas, Zoom

Course Arrangement

1) 8:30-9:00 from Monday to Friday

Group discussions coordinated by teaching assistant

2) 9:00-11:00 from Monday to Friday 

Online course

3) 14:00-15:00 every Tuesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon

Online tutoring by teaching assistant

4) Every Friday afternoon

English lectures

PS：Class time is likely to vary with the continent you are staying. Live online courses allow multiple replays.

Course Description

Comprehensive Chinese

1. Elementary Level

This class is designed for newcomers to Chinese Language. It aims to help students develop an understanding of Chinese Language, enabling them to use simple languages in their lives. The contents mainly involve the Pinyin system, basic Chinese characters and some daily expressions.

2. Lower Intermediate Level

This class is designed for those who have a vocabulary of more than 200 Chinese words and phrases. The class mainly teaches basic grammars and daily expressions. It aims to improve the learner’s Chinese abilities, meeting their daily needs for language use while laying solid foundations for further studies. 

3. Intermediate Level

This class is designed for learners who have a vocabulary of around 1200 Chinese words and phrases. It aims to allow them to use the language rather accurately to tackle regular scenarios, such as lives, studies and work, and to address regular topics with short speeches.

4. Advanced Level

This class is intended for those who have a vocabulary of around 2500 Chinese words and phrases. It aims to further enlarge their vocabulary, and enable them to discuss and communicate their ideas on some general social topics proficiently and gracefully.

Advanced-level Business Chinese

The course contains introducing company profile, banking business, corporate investment, recruitment, benefits package and corporate training. Besides, the students will also be taught with some vocabularies, sentences and topics on business and work scenarios.

English-Chinese Translation 

Practice translation skills with simple sentence structures, logic structures between sentences and time expressions, complex sentence structures and phrases; practice wording (choice of words and expression forms), and language styles.

Grade and Exams

The overall course grade consists of three parts: scores of the course completion exam, scores of regular assignments and tests, and attendance rate; the second part accounts for 50% to 60% of the overall grade.

Students will be offered an official transcript and a course completion certificate for Short Overseas Exchange Program of Peking University.

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Application

Requirements

Non-Chinese citizen

Between 18 and 50 years of age (inclusive)

In good health

High School diploma or above

No criminal record

Application Period

Summer 2020 Program: Apr.15—Jun.15

Applications are on a ‘rolling’ (first come, first served) basis – until all places are filled.

Application Process

Submit the Following Documents Online

 (Scanned Copies)

Submit the Following Documents Online (Scanned Copies):

1. Photocopy of your passport information page

2. Certificate of your highest academic achievement, for example a diploma or degree, or proof of enrollment at your current educational institution

3. A recommendation letter in either English or Chinese

4. HSK Certificate or official transcripts of full-time Mandarin training (where applicable)

Note: All documents must be in either Chinese or English. If they are in another language, a notarized copy in Chinese or English must be provided.

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Fees & Payment   

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Contact Information

Room 335, New Sun Students Center, International Students Division, Office of International Relations, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 P. R. China

Phone: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]
Website: http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/clss

2020 is a year for the world to confront the COVID-19 epidemic, and a year for the world to be unprecedentedly united as well. During the outbreak of COVID-19, China received warm condolences and supplies from various countries, and also saw the beauty of Chinese language reaching more parts of the world. For example, Japanese friends wrote a Chinese poem on the packages containing medical supplies: "Though separated by a mountain, we’ll share the same clouds and rain. The bright moon belongs not to a single town." (青山一道同云雨，明月何曾是两乡) which moved many Chinese people. At present, more and more international friends are learning Chinese and promoting Chinese Culture. We hope one day in the future, you will be one of them.

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