NTNU Mandarin Summer Camp


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Program Features

Program Features

1. Quality language courses to raise learning interests
--Small-sized Class
Children are placed into suitable classes based on their proficiency levels and ages. Classes are taught in a lively and interactive style and the contents are tailor-made for children.

--Language Enhancement Class
Following the structure of Advanced Placement programs, our courses strengthen children’s listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills based on their proficiency levels, and guide them to present their learning results in Cultural Projects (Chinese rap, drama, and writing) or Service Learning Projects.

2. Learn with an Elite Team
--Professional and Experienced Teaching Team
Working with the Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language of NTNU, the MTC recruits and selects a team of teachers who are loving, patient, creative, and professionally-trained to guide and teach children.

--Dedicated TAs to Care after the Students
One TA is assigned to every class, who take care of children and assist them with their studies, to provide children the most attentive care.

3. Variety of Activities for Full Immersion
--Various Learning Activities
Sports, arts and science classes are integrated with Chinese learning to help immerse students in the Chinese learning environment.

--Discover Taiwan Tour
The tour takes students to explore Taiwanese culture and scenery in the Chinese-speaking environment and receive stimuli outside of formal curriculum to broaden the scope of learning.

4. Sustainable Learning Program — Non-Stop Chinese Learning
Distance Learning Program—MTC Online
After the conclusion of Mandarin Summer Camp, welcome to continue learning Chinese through the MTC Online program.

Class Goals

In addition to referencing the CCCC, CEFR, and ACTFL standards, many different levels of study goals are set up based on the learning performances of the previous MTC Summer Camp students.

Age	Level	Aim
Age 7~10 Age 11~14 Age 15~17	Basic	Pinyin and daily conversation; recognize simple characters. (Beginners without prior knowledge of Mandarin are accepted. § Can understand basic spoken words and phrases when the words and phrases are pronounced clearly and repeated, for example; personal information, number, color, weather, preferences, greetings, etc. § Can recognize and read basic words and phrases. With the aids of images and understanding of key words, can understand simple short articles.
	Intermediate 1	Express daily needs; resolve problems and offer explanations; read/write short articles. § When spoken to clearly, can recognize familiar words and phrases concerning oneself, one’s family and immediate concrete surroundings. § With the aids of images, can understand the rough meaning of a short story and find key information. Can grasp key information (such as names, dates, times, prices, and location) of simple reading materials in daily lives (such as menus, tickets, postcards, and signs.) § Can describe personal background, daily routines and familiar matters in writing simple phrases and sentences.
	Intermediate 2
	Advanced 1	Express abstract or specific ideas; read/write essays. Focus on 5C to help students prepare for AP exams. § Can understand long conversations relevant to daily lives, hobbies, trips, recreation activities, and peer interaction, and also can understand telephone messages, voice mails and radio shows in the authentic context. § Can explain plans or events in sequence and provide brief reasons to support his/her opinions. § Can understand short articles describing concrete topics relevant to their life experiences. Can distinguish functions of different written materials (such as messages, quick notes, letters, notices on school bulletin boards, advertisements or posters) in daily lives, and can grasp key information of the written materials (such as activity times, locations, rules, qualifications, important reminders). § Can write short articles of different forms, for example; a story, diary or personal letter. § Using what they have learned, can express deeper thoughts on different topics and compare different cultures.
	Advanced 2

References: CCCC, CEFR, ACTFL.

Schedule

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9:00~12:00	Mandarin Classes	Mandarin Classes	Mandarin Classes	Mandarin Classes	Mandarin Classes
12:10~13:20	Lunch Break
13:30~15:00	Fun Sports	Traditional Arts Exploration	Mandarin PLUS	STEAM Exploration	City Adventure
15:00~16:00	Tutor Time	Tutor Time	Tutor Time	Tutor Time	City Adventure

The schedule may be subject to change by MTC.

Course Description

Course Type	Course Title	Features
Orientation	Placement Test	Placement test contents, designed based on the ages of students, include writing tests and oral interviews (the results are only for student placement and will not be included in students' transcripts.)
Language Class	Mandarin Classes	Intensive classes for different levels and age groups. Prepare students in advance for AP exams.
Language Class	Mandarin PLUS	Included Reading Taiwan, Art Tour Taiwan, Treasure Taiwan. Multiple themes are covered, such as local life, art & humanities, SDGs, STEAM, etc. Strengthening children's listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills based on their proficiency levels; meanwhile, building up students' ability of cross-domain thinking and teamwork, to present their learning results in team projects (i.e., Chinese rap, drama, and writing.)
Tutor Time	Tutor Hour	Review the content taught in the language class and assist student complete classroom works.
STEAM Exploration	STEAM Exploration	Combined with practical experience, strengthen cross-domain thinking skills.
Arts and Cultures	Traditionnal Arts Exploration	In addition to the traditional culture classes, art, nature, and humanities classes are arranged to stimulate students' creativity in Chinese-speaking environment classes, such as Taiwan tea art, Aboriginal culture, Taiwan cuisine, tie-dye, dough figurine, paper cutting, Kungfu, and Chinese yo-yo, etc., are offered.
PE Classes	Table tennis Badmintion Basketball Tae kwondo Rhythmic gymnastics	Every week, working with the NTNU physical education department, a different physical education activity will be arranged in order to exercise and strengthen the student’s health and body so that students can study Chinese and learn the spirit of athletic cooperation at the same time.
City Adventure	Yangming Mt. Trip Tea-making Experience Tour Taipei City Zoo National Palace Museum	Students experience Taiwanese culture & art, historic artifacts, traditional cuisine, and natural scenery through these relaxing tours. Programs may be subject to change as needed.

NOTE: These activities may be subject to change.