National Dong Hwa University Chinese Language Center (NDHU-CLC; ) is one of the most distinguished programs for
Chinese as a second language
Chinese as a foreign or second language is when non-native speakers study varieties of Chinese, Chinese varieties. The increased interest in China from those outside has led to a corresponding interest in the study of Standard Chinese (a type of ...
study in Taiwan, which is run by
National Dong Hwa University
National Dong Hwa University (NDHU; ; shortened as "") is a national research university located in Hualien, Taiwan. Established in 1994, NDHU is widely considered as the most potential research university and the most prestigious university ...
(NDHU) in
Hualien, Taiwan
Hualien County ( Mandarin Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: ''Huālián Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-koān'' or ''Hoa-liân-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Fâ-lièn-yen''; Amis: ''Kalingko'') is a county on the east coast of Taiwan. It ...
. In 2019, NDHU CLC's students achieved 100% pass rate in
TOCFL
The Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) ( zh, t=, p=Huáyǔwén Nénglì Cèyàn) is the standardized test of Taiwanese Mandarin (a type of Mandarin Chinese) language proficiency of Taiwan for non-native speakers such as foreign stu ...
. In 2021, NDHU CLC founded two oversea Chinese language school at universities in the
United States
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.
Taiwan Huayu BEST Program
NDHU CLC was selected as Taiwan's Best 10 Mandarin Centers in Taiwan Huayu BEST Program by
Ministry of Education (MOE), jointly promoting Taiwan's Mandarin education in the United States, Europe, and Australia. With Huayu BEST Program, NDHU CLC received 92.58% expenses support from Taiwan Government and ran two oversea Mandarin Language Centers at
Howard University
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and
Oakland University in the United States to bring high-quality Mandarin education to the partner universities.
Taiwan-Europe Connectivity Scholarships
NDHU was selected as nine University in Taiwan-Europe Connectivity Scholarship programme, which is set up by
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to encouraging Taiwanese and European universities to establish or expand academic cooperation via school-to-school partnerships. It aimd to attract students from Europe to study Mandarin in Taiwan and engage in exchanges with Taiwanese students.
In 2021, NDHU CLC has a first batch of fifteen European students in the program, which are from universities such as
London School of Economics
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,
University of Edinburgh
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,
SOAS University of London
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,
Free University of Berlin
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,
University of Oldenburg
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,
University of Giessen
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and from United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Spain.
Degree Program
NDHU CLC jointly offers two programs with
NDHU College of Humanities and Social Sciences– MA in Teaching Chinese and Calligraphy (TCLC) and PhD in Teaching Chinese as Second Language (TCSL).
See also
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List of Chinese language schools in Taiwan
Taiwan has long been a destination for foreign learners of Mandarin and is home to many Mandarin language schools. Several schools also offer courses in Minnan, or less commonly Hakka and Cantonese. Below is a list of Mandarin language schools ...
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Chinese as a second language
Chinese as a foreign or second language is when non-native speakers study varieties of Chinese, Chinese varieties. The increased interest in China from those outside has led to a corresponding interest in the study of Standard Chinese (a type of ...
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Huayu Enrichment Scholarship
References
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