Curriculum
- Introduction
- Textbooks (Simplified Chinese 简体, Traditional Chinese 繁體)
- Textbook Price List
- Danbanke 单班课 (Private Tutorial)
- Hebanke 合班课 (Small Group Classes)
- Evaluation and Guidance
- Progress Reports
2013-2014 IUP Curriculum
| Level | Main Textbook | Listening Text | Supplementary Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remedial | Modern Chinese Conversation | Across the Straits | N/A |
| Intermediate | Talks on Chinese Culture Thought and Society | Across the Straits Frankly Speaking | N/A |
| Advanced | Participation Academic Topics Society and Culture | Broadcast Listening Comprehension 1 Broadcast Listening Comprehension 2 Discussion of Broadcasts |
Language of the Dragon 1 (Classical Chinese) Language of the Dragon 2 (Classical Chinese) Business Chinese 1 Business Chinese 2 Chinese Colloquial Idioms Reading Chinese Through Newspaper Contemporary Literature Contemporary Chinese Films Law Basics |
| Self-selected materials | Self-selected materials | Self-selected materials |
These teaching materials are arranged in order of increasing difficulty. All students are required to take these materials in sequence, in order to develop a solid and balanced foundation in all four skill areas: comprehension, speaking, reading and writing.
An interview upon arrival as well as the placement test administered at IUP determines where in the sequence of materials each student will begin.
Each set of materials should be covered in one 8-week module.
The "Main Textbook" materials, which are covered in a 1-on-l class for one hour and then again in a small group class of 2-3 students in the second hour. The 1-on-1 session focuses on the student's individual pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar issues while the group class emphasizes the text and related topics.
The "Listening Texts" and the "Supplementary Materials" are also covered daily in small group classes of 2-3 students. Discussions based on the materials are applied to build on students' ability to comment on the corresponding topics.
For advanced level students, other materials are available for specialized topical areas, e.g. classical Chinese, business, literature, newspaper, film, law, etc. Self-selected materials are adopted for appropriate level students.