Chinese Language Center

National Dong Hwa University Chinese Language Center (NDHU-CLC; Chinese: 國立東華大學華語文中心) is one of the most distinguished schools for Chinese as a second language study in Taiwan, which is run by National Dong Hwa University (NDHU) in Hualien, Taiwan.[1][2] In 2019, NDHU CLC's students achieved 100% pass rate in TOCFL.[3] In 2021, NDHU CLC founded two oversea Chinese language school at universities in the United States.[4]

National Dong Hwa University
Chinese Language Center
國立東華大學華語文中心
Latin: Universitas Nationalis Donghwa
Lingua Sinica Centre
Parent institutionNational Dong Hwa University
FocusMandarin language instruction
ChairProfessor Chu Chia-Wen (朱嘉雯)
Location
Website國立東華大學華語文中心
NDHU Chinese Language Center

Taiwan Huayu BEST Program edit

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 and Oakland University in the United States to bring high-quality Mandarin education to the partner universities.[5][6][7][8]

Taiwan-Europe Connectivity Scholarships edit

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, University of Edinburgh, SOAS University of London, Free University of Berlin, University of Oldenburg, University of Giessen and from United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Spain.[9][10]

Degree Program edit

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).[11][12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Center, Taiwan Mandarin Educational Resources. "Mandarin in Taiwan - Taiwan Mandarin Educational Resources Center". lmit.edu.tw. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. ^ "國立東華大學華語文中心舉行年度成果發表會~四大華語計畫亮眼呈現!~". 國立東華大學 NDHU, National Dong Hwa University (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  3. ^ "國立東華大學華語文中心屢創佳績,華測通過率百分百". clc.ndhu.edu.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  4. ^ "Chinese Language and Culture in Taiwan - International Education - Oakland University". Responsive-Main-Page. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  5. ^ "東華大學獲教育部「臺灣優華語計畫」高額計畫經費補助". secret.ndhu.edu.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  6. ^ "Chinese-language learning centers being set up in US - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  7. ^ "Taiwan fills gap left by Confucius Institute closures". University World News. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  8. ^ Coker, Tori. "OU introduces Taiwan study abroad program with Dong Hwa University". The Oakland Post. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  9. ^ Team, Internet. "Taiwan-Europe Connectivity Scholarship programme introduction". Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. 駐英國台北代表處. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  10. ^ "東華大學首批臺歐連結獎學金受獎生歡送會,回顧豐碩雙向學習成果". 國立東華大學 NDHU, National Dong Hwa University (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  11. ^ "華語文教學國際博士班". tcsl.ndhu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  12. ^ "國立東華大學華語文教學暨書法國際碩士班". tclc.ndhu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2022-08-18.

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