Generally, a university will accept international students for Chinese language study during the whole year; however, March and September are the two main intakes. And there are around 15-30 students in a class, anyway it will all depend on the students they can enroll.
Chinese language course Levels:
Students can choose the course according to their own language levels. Mainly there are three levels: Beginner Class, Elementary Class, Intermediate Class.
Beginner Class:With a focus is on listening comprehension and speaking, Chinese Beginner Course I is designed for beginners with no/limited prior Chinese knowledge and with interest in China and the Chinese language. Upon completion, students will understand and use basic everyday expressions phrases in Chinese.
Elemantary class: With a focus on high-frequency material including functional numbers and money and abstract topics like describing personalities and emotions, the Chinese Elementary Course I is perfect for newer learners looking to push their skills. Key elementary grammar concepts are introduced and reinforced throughout.
Intermediate Class: At this level, the student can hold a conversation with a medium to high degree of fluency, can understand complex dialogues and narratives.
Advanced Class:The student consolidates fluency and can use Chinese in a typical business environment such as meetings.
Main courses:
Reading, Speaking, Listening, Newspaper Reading, Audio-visual Course and Today's focus
Elective courses:
Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Erhu (a musical instrument), Tai Ji, Cantonese and HSK tutorial etc.