University of Virginia

National Chengchi University(NCCU) signed a university-to-university MOU with University of Virginia(UVA) in 2021. Before establishing the MOU, the MA/Ph.D. program of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at National Chengchi University (TCASL in NCCU) has been cooperating with the Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures & Cultures at the University of Virginia since June 2019. After NCCU was awarded the Huayu BEST program in 2021, we sent three outstanding Chinese language teachers to UVA to assist in teaching Chinese. Our teachers led after-class review sessions, provided one-on-one Chinese tutoring, graded the essays and coursework, and organized a variety of language exchange activities and cultural workshops to aid students in improving their Chinese. Moreover, a number of UVA students have opted to come to NCCU and have been awarded the Huayu BEST scholarship to study here. 

As the Huayu BEST program enters its fourth year, we intend to continue sending experienced Chinese language tutors and teaching assistants to UVA. At the same time, the Chinese Language Center at NCCU will work to develop more paper and digital Chinese teaching and learning materials, as well as promote the TOCFL-Speedy Screening exams and TOCFL exams. We will continue to offer Huayu BEST scholarships to students who are interested in learning Mandarin, and we hope to attract more students to come to Taiwan to learn Chinese, and explore the culture and beauty of the country.

Our works

1.     Cooperate with The University of Virginia

n   Signed a university-to-university MOU with The University of Virginia

n   Sent three outstanding Chinese language teachers who

²  arranged after-class review sessions to help students with Chinese learning

²  held cultural workshops and activities (Chinese Corner) to introduce Chinese and Taiwanese culture to students

²  graded students’ essays, homework, and exams, and monitored students’ learning progress

n   Promote digital and paper Chinese teaching and learning materials.

n   Encourage students to take the TOCFL-Speedy Screening exam and the TOCFL exam:
More than 200 students from The University of Virginia have chosen to take the TOCFL- Speedy Screening exam (reading and listening exams) to determine their Chinese language proficiency level.

2. Work with the Division of Education, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States to search for suitable locations for holding Chinese language proficiency tests. The official TOCFL exam was taken place on April 29, 2024.

3.  Cooperate with Taiwanese local elementary and middle schools: Organize language exchange activities; scholarship recipients will attend English teaching training sessions and participate in English courses at local elementary and secondary schools.

University of Leeds

For more than 20 years, the Chinese Language Center at National Chengchi University (NCCU) has collaborated with the University of Leeds' Department of East Asian Studies. Students from the University of Leeds' East Asian Department who wish to study Chinese in Taiwan have been studying at NCCU's Chinese Language Center since the center's inception in 1992. NCCU’s Chinese Language Center has had a long-standing relationship with the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds.

As the Huayu BEST program moves towards its second year, NCCU is pleased to have the University of Leeds as a new partner to carry out the program together. Starting in the Fall of 2022, NCCU has offered the Huayu BEST scholarships for more than 30 students from the University of Leeds. The awarded students will have the opportunity to study Chinese in Taiwan for 9 months. In the meantime, NCCU plans to send an experienced Chinese language instructor to the University of Leeds to offer Chinese language courses or training sessions. The Chinese language instructor will also promote the TOCFL exam and work with the Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. to find suitable locations to hold the TOCFL exams.

NCCU’s Chinese Language Center also has signed a university-to-university MOU with the University of Leeds.

Our works:

1.     Cooperate with the University of Leeds

n   Sign a university-to-university MOU with the University of Leeds (The MOU was signed on March 22, 2024)

n   Sent an experienced Chinese language teacher to provide Chinese language courses for University of Leeds students.

n   Promote digital and paper Chinese learning materials.

n   Encourage students to take the TOCFL-Speedy Screening exam and the TOCFL exam:
Students must take the TOCFL-Speedy Screening exam (reading and listening exams) before arriving in Taiwan to determine their language proficiency level. Students are also required to pass the intermediate low level of the Chinese proficiency exam within 1 year after they complete their Chinese courses in Taiwan.

2.     Cooperate with local elementary and secondary schools:
Organize language exchange activities; scholarship recipients will attend English teaching training sessions and assist in teaching English at Shenkeng Elementary School.