Registration Deadline for Correspondence Courses of Chung Hwa Correspondence School is March 15, 2015 About the School The Chung Hwa Correspondence School is a distance education provider established by the Overseas Community Affairs Council Republic of China (Taiwan). The school enrolls overseas compatriots to study traditional Chinese culture and Chinese language skills, and receive vocational training via ways of correspondence and online learning services. In its early stages, our school provided learning services via correspondence. In recent years, responding to the development of e-learning, our school has begun offering e-learning courses using multimedia and audio-visual technology, and set up the Chung Hwa Correspondence School E-learning website to provide high-quality online learning services. In 2013, we started providing online study on-demand services for various subjects, offering overseas compatriots more convenient learning channels. Registration 1. Online Enrollment: Please sign up directly on "Chung Hwa Correspondence School E-learning website"(http://chcs-opencourse.org). 2. Enrollment through Correspondence: Fill out the enrollment form and mail or fax to our school by the application deadline (according to postmarked date). Please download the enrollment form from the above website, or pick it up at one of the Republic of China's Embassies, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative offices (TECO) abroad, or contact local Culture Centers of TECO, the local sponsor units of overseas Chinese student studying in Taiwan or our school's overseas alumni associations. Schedule Study Methods Registration Time Course Time Course End Time Correspondence Courses Online Non-Elective 1/10~3/15 4/1~10/31 Courses Courses Elective Courses End of December (study on-demand 1/10~10/31 1/ 10~11/30 online)
Courses explanation 1. Enrollment Targets: Our school mainly enrolls overseas compatriots who possess a high school diploma or equivalent while "Beginner and Intermediate Learning Program" requires basic Chinese speaking and writing capabilities, "Practical Chinese Program" requires a primary school diploma or equivalent. 2. Tuition: Our school does not charge any fees; students can download or view the course handouts and multimedia courseware on the "Chung Hwa Correspondence School E-learning website" for free; course handouts are sent to those who are taking correspondence courses for free. 3. Requirements: (1) Every person can simultaneously take four courses at most, the programs are not limited. For study on-demand online courses, after completing one course, another on-demand online course can be chosen; there is no limit on the total number of courses that can be selected. (2) After students are admitted, they may not change or transfer programs. Students who have failed to complete more than half of their courses in each of the past three years will not be admitted. (3) Students should submit all assignments before the deadline of each academic year. Students who have an average score of at least 60 will be granted a certificate of completion. 4. Methods of course taking: In principle, only on-line courses are offered to the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and correspondence handouts won't be sent out; for the remaining regions correspondence or Internet study can be chosen. Courses Overview Our school currently offers 9 programs under 4 topics including: Chinese language teacher training, Arts and Culture, Chinese language learning, and Technical and Vocational education. see Courses Catalog below:
Courses Catalog Chinese Teacher Training Program includes: 1. Chinese Literature 2. Chinese Etymology 3. General Teaching Methods 4. Chinese Phonetics 5. Educational Psychology 6. Introduction to Linguistics 7. The Teaching of Chinese Phonetic Symbols 8. Chinese Grammar Teaching 9. Introduction to Multiculturalism 10. Introduction to Teaching Chinese as a Second Language 11. Chinese Conversation Training 12. Chinese Society and Culture 13. Chinese Language Teaching Methods and Materials 14. Multimedia and Chinese Language Instruction 15. Classroom Management 16. Second Language Acquisition 17..Sociolinguistic Perspectives in Teaching -Chinese as a Foreign Language 18. Instructional Assessment Design 19. Introduction to Education 20. Sociology of Education 21. Chinese Linguistics 22. Storytelling and Games for Teaching (projected to start in 2016) 23. Chinese pronunciation and teaching (projected to start in 2016) 24. Semantics (projected to start in 2016) 25. Reading comprehension and strategies (projected to start in 2016)
Liberal Arts Program includes: 1. Chinese Painting 2. Yi-Ching (the Book of Changes) in Life 3. Taiwanese Literature 4. Modern Chinese Literature 5. Selected Modern Novels 6. The Beauty Of Tang poetry and Sung Rhyme 7. Paper Art 8. Decorative lantern & kite 9. Pinches the dough figurine & Tong Wan 10. Chinese Knots & Fragrance Sachets 11. Taiwan Development History 12. Famous Artists of Taiwan 13. Calligraphy 14. Calligraphy 2 15. The Interesting Chinese Character and Culture 16. Selected Readings on Folk Stories 17. The art and technique of Seal cutting (projected to start in 2016) 18. The Beauty of Taiwanese Opera (projected to start in 2016) Practical Chinese Program includes: 1. Practical Writing 2. Chinese Adventure (A1 Level) 3. Chinese Acquisition 1 4. Chinese Acquisition 2 5. Chinese Acquisition 3 6. Chinese Acquisition 4 Agricultural and Industrial Science program includes: 1. Life Gardening 2. Landscape Horticulture 3. Fruit Tree Culture 4. Floriculture 5. Vegetable Culture 6. Automobile Maintenance & Repair 7. Soil & Fertilizer 8. Aquaculture Technology
9. Electronics and Circuits 10. Organic Cultivation (projected to start in 2016) Business Management Program includes: 1. Marketing 2. Business Management 3. Human Relations 4. Business Accounting 5. Business Bookkeeping 6. International Business 7. Practical Commerce 8. Introduction of Economics 9. Campaign Design 10. An Introduction to Digital Edition 11. Creative Marketing Communication 12. Essentials of Financial Management 13. Cost Accounting (projected to start in 2016) Family Studies and Child Development Program includes: 1. Young Children's Literature 2. Common Knowledge for Traditional Chinese Medicine 3. Home Education 4. Family Nursing 5. Marriage and Family 6. Home Cooking 7. Fashion and Textiles Design 8. Parenting Education & Parents-child Interaction 9. Child Development & Guidance 10. Child Psychology 11. Adolescent Development 12. Life Education (projected to start in 2016)
Food and Beverage Program includes: 1. Chinese Cooking 2. Food Technology 3. Introduction to Baking 4. Food Nourishment 5. Taiwanese Snack 6. Taiwanese Snacks(2) 7. Introduction on Making Chinese Snacks 8. Introduction to Bar Essential Beverages 9. Seasonal Health-Preserving Cuisine Information Technology Program includes: 1. Information Management 2. Computer Network Applications 3. Multimedia Advertising Design & Production 4. Fundamentals of Database Management Systems 5. PC Assembly DIY 6. Introduction to Web Design 7. Information Technology and Life 8. Introduction to Information Technology 9. Introduction to Digital Paper Work 10. E-learning Courseware Production 11. Corporate Information Strategy and Management -The Information Strategy Edition 12. Corporate Information Strategy and Management The Management Edition Beginner and Intermediate Learning Program includes: 1. Elementary History 2. Introduction to Taiwan 3. Senior High School Mandarin 4. Junior High School Mandarin 5. Basic Mandarin 6. Basic Mandarin 2