一、教學特色:
在教育部規定的共同華語教學相關課程外,本所課程奠基於國際化,在優秀的師資及研究環境下,開設多樣性的研究課程,並強調教學實務學習。本所之課程多樣深入,包括五大面向之特色課程:
1、進階華語文教學理論及實務課程
2、進階漢語語言學課程
3、華語教材編寫及數位遠距編寫課程
4、中國文化的涵養及應用課程
5、多種選擇的外語課程
二、研究特色:
1、堅強的師資陣容:25位專任教授及客座教授
2、全國性跨校學術合作:全國華研所五校及南區華研所研究生學術交流及研討會
3、國際性學術交流及合作:結合文藻外語之多國學術交流,聯合舉辦跨國學術研討會
4、國際性及全國性學術會議:2013年台灣華語文教學研討會主辦學校
5、專業學術期刊:《應華學報》,每年固定發行兩刊
三、實習特色:
1、國際性:遍及五大洲,並有長期合作對象
2、階段性:由國內而國外,由基礎到專精
3、多元性:基礎、商務華語及遠距華語
4、領先性:全國唯一接受教育部委託執行台越教師甄選計畫
Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese
as a Second Language
Teaching Objectives
With the prediction that the 21th century will become the century of Pacific basin, and the truth that Chinese is the common language of one quarter of the world’s population, Chinese language has set off an upsurge in the world. Learning Chinese has become a global academic trend with increasing demands, needs for teaching Chinese as a second language bloom worldwide in recent years.
We expect to
(1) nurture excellent Chinese teaching talents for overseas teaching works to meet the great demands from Chinese market,
(2) improve the practicability of Chinese teaching materials by developing better materials for specific teaching objects
(3) develop into top graduate institute of teaching Chinese as a second language equipped with e-teaching system in Taiwan,
(4) become the center of Chinese teaching and teaching R&D services in southern Taiwan.
Teaching Features
Other than the common curriculums in Chinese teaching field specified by the Ministry of Education, we offer a diversity of courses and teaching practice programs with excellent faculty and research environment. Our program is featured with:
- Advanced theory and practice in Chinese language teaching
- Advanced Chinese linguistics
- Compilation of Chinese teaching materials and digital distance learning courses
- Connotation and application of Chinese culture
- Multiple courses of foreign language
Research Features
- Excellent faculty: 22 full-time and 1 visiting professors
- International academic exchanges and cooperation: multi-national academic exchanges combining with Wenzao’s advantage of foreign language
- National and international academic conferences:
-Organizer of 2013 International Conference of Association of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
- Organizer of International Conference on Classical and Modern Chinese
- Member of International Conference on Han Characters Education and Research
- Professional academic journal: « Journal of Applied Chinese », two issues per year
Internship Program Features
- International: we offer internships in across many countries, and have long-term partners
- Step by step: from national to international; from fundamental to professional
- Diversified: including basic, business, and distance learning Chinese
- Leading: The only organizer of teacher selection program for teaching Chinese in Vietnam commissioned by Ministry of Education
Professional Equipment
- Multifunctional Resource Center of Chinese Culture
- Multifunctional Resource Center of Bilingual Learning
- Digital Media Studio of Chinese Language
- Professional Recording Studio
Curriculum Planning
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- Each candidate for a master's degree must accrue 33 credits in total including 12 credits of required core courses
- (3credits of master’s thesis included), and is required to take at least 2 elective courses in the field of teaching Chinese
- as a second language, and at least 1 elective course in the field of Chinese society and culture.
- Each candidate for a master's degree must present a language proficiency certificate fulfilling one of the following
- conditions before graduation: A. meet the qualified criteria of foreign languages of the Certification Examination for
- Proficiency in Teaching Chinese as a Second/ Foreign Language administered by Ministry of Education; B. accrue
- at least 8 credits of courses on any language beyond the languages under the aforementioned qualified criteria.
- Each candidate for a master's degree must complete at least 72 hours of teaching practice (evidences of teaching
- practice are available for exemption of practice hours ). We will assist students in arranging campus and off-campus
- internships. For campus internships, students can attend activities of Chinese language center to interact with
- international students and learn teaching skills by observing the teachers. Students can also register as teachers or
- provide one on one after-school tutoring services in Chinese language center. For off-campus internships, we will
- arrange academia and industry collaborations, or send students to sister schools and overseas Taiwanese companies
- to teach Chinese. After the internship, we will issue the students with internship certificates.
Faculty
Our faculty has a diversity of specialties including Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Chinese Traditional Philosophy of Spoken and Written Language, Second Language Acquisition, Bilingual Teaching and Computer Teaching.
We invite professors in related fields for part-time teaching for every semester, and visiting professors on an irregular basis to enrich the connotation of our students.
Prospects After Graduation
- Advancing to a domestic or international graduate institute for Ph.D. degree in a related field.
- Teaching Chinese and take up advanced studies abroad according to personal language ability.
- Teaching Chinese in a department of Chinese or Chines language center of a domestic public or private institution.
- Develop Chinese language teaching materials.
- Work as a remedial language instructor.