• Low cost of living: compared to major cities in Taiwan; such as Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Taichung, and Tainan.

• Very reasonable tuition fees: compared to other Chinese learning programs island wide.

• Culture-integrated Mandarin Chinese learning program: attending NPTU’s clubs and Pingtung’s cultural related festivals constitute an important part of our Mandarin Chinese learning program, as they offer opportunities to participate in social, cultural and sporting activities.

• Study companion: a one-to-one study companion is assigned to assist foreign students in Mandarin Chinese learning and student life in Taiwan, without charge.

• Friendly and helpful service: the Center's Chinese teachers and administrative staff work closely with students, helping them to get settled and looking after their everyday needs.

Teachers

All CLC instructors are experienced and qualified, possessing degrees or certificates in Chinese, Chinese Teaching and other related field.

All of them have received special training in teaching Chinese to non-native speaker of Chinese.

All applicants should submit the following documents by the application deadline.

How to Apply

How to apply Full-time Students

At least 15 classes (50 mins) per week, 150 classes in one semester.

To apply for our Mandarin program, please send us the following documents we need:

1. Complete application form with One 2-inch recent photos.

2.Photocopy of diploma or certificate with school transcripts or equivalent academic records.

3. Photocopy of passport first page (with passport number, name and personal details and photograph).

4. Recent financial statement (past three months) endorsed by a bank to prove that the applicant has at least US$2,500.

5.Recent health report. (must include an HIV and TB test).

*Other required documents: Photocopy of diploma and certificate with school transcripts or equivalent academic records. Don’t need to be handed in to us. Those documents might be asked to show by officers in different area while applying overseas Chinese Student Visa.

※Application Procedure

1. Send the required documents (No. 1-3 listed above (English or Chinese versions are all accepted).

2. After the application documents have been examined, an acceptance letter will be issued.

How to apply Part-time Students

Customized, at least 24 classes (50 mins) in one semester.

To apply for our Mandarin program, please send us the following documents we need:

1. Application form with One 2-inch recent photos

2. Class Schedule Hours

*Application Procedure

1. Send/E-mail the required documents (No. 1-2 listed above).

2. After the application documents have received, we will contact with you by e-mail or phone.

3. Language Center won’t deal with part-time students’ visa affairs, please.

Note:

1. Fill out the application form, and email to clc@mail.nptu.edu.tw with all materials.

2. Documents in a language other than Mandarin or English must be accompanied by an official translation in Mandarin or English.

3. Students from Vietnam will have to provide a certificate of foreign language: HƯỚNG DẪN THỦ TỤC XIN VISA HỌC NGÔN NGỮ TẠI ĐÀI LOAN

4. Official Financial Statement / Certificate of account balance:

(1) A financial statement issued within 3 months, showing an ending balance exceeding USD 2,500 or its equivalent.

(2) If a family member's financial statement is submitted, please attach a guarantor letter stating willingness to support your stay in Taiwan.

(3) A scholarship recipient may submit the scholarship certificate in place of a financial statement.

Email：clc@mail.nptu.edu.tw

ADD：Language Center - Chinese Language Division, 1 Lin-sen Road, Pingtung 900 National Pingtung University of education, R.O.C

Remarks:

1. The fees of textbooks are not included in tuition fees.

2. For part-time students, enroll for at least 2 semesters a time can have 5% discount.

• Please go to DOC Office to apply for refunds. Average processing days for refund requests are 7-10 working days.

• The Refund Policy is based on the Ministry of Education’s Guidelines for Colleges with Extension Education Programs.

• ”Refunds” refer to tuition cost only. Other costs, including application fees and insurance costs, will not be refunded.

• Students who pay for the next term in advance for the purpose of visa application may request for a full refund if their visa application is rejected. The refund request must be submitted with a proof of visa rejection before the new term starts or within the first week of the new term.

Course & Language Levels

CLC offers a wide variety of courses at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Most are 3 months long with 2 – 15 hours per week. These courses focus on the development of speaking, listening, reading and writing, together with improvement in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. The course design is based on a two-year program, during which students may progress through beginner, intermediate and advanced stages.

Teaching Materials & Method

The following table shows the teaching materials used at CLC.

Authentic teaching materials, such as Chinese newspapers, train or bus timetables, restaurant menus etc. are also used, so that students can use what they have learned in the classroom in their everyday lives.

Courses are designed to be lively and interactive, so flash cards, activities, group discussion, role play, pair work and other effective teaching approaches are also applied.

Courses

Classes offered by CLD can be put into three categories: special arrangement classes, small group classes and study tour.

Special arrangement classes refers to one on one (individual class), one on two and one on three; and small group classes refers to a class with a minimum of 5 students. Special courses are designed for study tours, which are based on the requirements of the group.

1 on 1 Class, 1 on 2 Class and 1 on 3 Class

1 on 4 Class and Small Group Class

Extracurricular Activities

• Social and cultural activity: Studying at CLD gives students a great opportunity to get to know and enjoy Pingtung and meet other international students. CLD organizes a day trip to places of interest in and around Pingtung area. CLD also organize trips to visit theme-based cultural festivals held by the Pingtung County Government.

• Regular Activities: Indoor activities include: speech contests, reading, story-telling, singing contests, charade, Chinese whisper and so on.

• Students are encouraged to join NPUE clubs and other NPUE extracurricular activities.

• End of session party: To bring the semester to an end, CLD holds an end of session party for all students.

CLC provides a very cozy and comfortable learning environment and has many teaching facilities on both the Lin-sen and Min-sheng campuses, with audio, video and computer facilities and equipment. The Center boasts internet access in every teaching room.

Min-sheng Campus

• Mulit-media copmuterized language Laboratory

• Audio-visual classroom

• Language study rooms

• Reading room

• Calligraphy classroom

• Library

• Individual rooms for special arrangment classes

• Small classrooms

Lin-sen Campus

• Mulit-media copmuterized language Laboratory

• Language study rooms

• Reading room

• Role-play room

• Individual rooms for special arrangment classes

• Small classrooms

• Performance hall

Financial Planning

Although the cost of living in Pingtung is generally less than larger cities such as Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung and so on, NPTU Language Center recommends that you budget well to cover tuition, accommodation, food, electricity/telephone, entertainment, clothing, and travel expenses. The following list is for your reference.

(1) Living expense ranges from NT$5,000 to NT$7,000 per month in Pingtung.

(2) Accommodation

• • On-campus accommodation ranges from NT$5,500 to NT$8,810 per semester (depends on the dormitory assignment).

  • Off-campus accommodation ranges from NT$20,000 to NT$30,000 per semester.

(3) Books and supplies: expenses vary from program to program.

(4) Miscellaneous expenses: (subject to change)

• • Residence visa application: NT$3,000 (NT$4,400 for students holding American Passport)

  • Alien Resident Certification (ARC) application: NT$1,000

  • Student Insurance: NT$103 per semester

  • National Health Insurance: NT$659 per month (compulsory insurance program and requires a six-month payment at one time). Please visit: http://www.nhi.gov.tw for relevant information; any change in charges should be followed by the announcement from the Bureau of National Health Insurance.

  • Deposit of dormitory key and relevant expenses: NT$1,000-1,500 for key deposit,and other relevant expenses depend on the dormitory assignment.

  • Internet access: NT$350 per semester (if you stay in the dormitory)

  • Others (clothing, entertainment, phone and other personal expenses)

Accommodation

Dormitory

Our dormitory provides students with over 3,700 beds. These places have quite and beautiful environment, comfortable and safe. Our dorms ask the students to manage themselves, and they can get in the dorm with their own cards; besides, we also have 24 hours security service. There are cafeterias and student canteen in both males and females dormitories, enable our students to have meals and buy what they need in the dorms. We also have cable televisions, community rooms, rooms for table tennis, studying, and discussions, and the vender machines, bath, drinking fountains as well. There are charged washing machines and tumble dryers on every floor of the dorms, and air conditioners on nearly every store, to make sure that our students can living and learning in a comfortable environment, that we can change our students into qualified people of all aspects with the warm and harmonious living environment.

There is a lounge on each floor in the dormitories where students can enjoy leisure activities. There are coin-operated washing machines, dryers, and public phones on particular floors. There is a public common room, a study room, an art room, and a table tennis room on the first floor of dormitory, for sake of leisure exercises for students. Other facilities include restaurants, a coffee shop, a haircut shop, and a bookstore.

Our school is in Pingtung City, near the railway station (the distance from the station to our school is about 3 kilometers). Transportation is highly convenient. There are regular and frequent bus services between the school and the bus station (Scooters and bicycles are commonly preferable for students at NPTU).

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Transportation to NPTU

Transportation to NPTU

A. If you are coming from overseas, there are two major international airports in Taiwan. They are the Taoyuan International airport, located in Taoyuan county (about 40 km from Taipei City) and the Kaohsiung International Airport, located at the southern part of Taiwan. It will be better fly to Kaohsiung International Airport. If you wish to be met, let us know in advance (e.g. 2 weeks before your arrival) when and where you will arrive and the means of travel. Airport transportation service will be arranged for you at your own expense.

B. If you arrive at Taoyuan International Airport, you can take long distance highway buses to Kaohsiung. From Kaohsiung, you can easily get a transfer to Pingtung by bus, train or taxi.

C. If you are already in Taiwan, you could either come to Pingtung by airplane or train. Please check the schedules using the following:

• • Far Eastern Air Transport’s website: http://www.fat.com.tw

  • TransAsia Airways’ website: http://www.tna.com.tw

  • Taiwan Railway Administration’s website: http://www.railway.gov.tw

Weather

Pingtung does not have very distinctive seasons. The weather in Pingtung is mild and humid all year round. Daily temperatures average 30℃ in the summer, and 17℃ in the winter. For your reference, the following are some information from Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan (http://www.cwb.gov.tw).

Insurance

There is only one kind of health insurance in Taiwan – National Health Insurance (NHI).Foreigners who are staying in Taiwan for at least 4 months and holding a Residence Certificate are eligible for, and should enroll in, the NHI Program. They have to go to the local administrative office to enroll in the NHI program.

Before they are eligible for the NHI program, students can either purchase their own insurance or participate in a temporary health insurance program offered by the Language Center of National Pingtung University of Education.

When traveling overseas for a short period of time, either on business or on vacation, and then returning to Taiwan with a valid ARC, foreigners must remain enrolled in the NHI program.

Please visit: http://www.nhi.gov.tw for relevant information.

Language Center is located on Lin-sen campus at NPTU.

To get to Language Center on Lin-sen campus from Pingtung Train Station, you can take either bus or taxi.

It takes about 25 minutes to Lin-sen campus at NPTU.

Contact

Please feel free to contact us:

Language Center

Address: 1 Lin-sen Road, Pingtung 900, Taiwan. R.O.C.

Office location: 2nd Fl., Jing-Ye Building, Lin-Sen Campus

Tel.: +886-8-7663800 ext.24001, 24002

Fax: +886-8-7226409

Email: clc@mail.nptu.edu.tw