Bachelor of Arts for Non-Chinese-Speaking Students in Hong Kong(Focus on Business Chinese)

Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai

1. Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai

• A survey on the Internet reveals that BNUZ is “one of the most beautiful campuses in Asia”

Campus

Teaching Building

Teaching Building

Library

Swimming Pool

Basketball Courts

Stadium & Playground

Dormitory

• Halal dining areas and prayer rooms available for the Muslims.

• Female security, life and psychological instructors available for the girl students.

• Beijing Normal University (BNU) has a history of over 100 years. It is internationally renowned, and one of the top ten among the over 2500 universities in China.

• The beautiful Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus (BNUZ) was established in 2002. The student population now reaches 19000, from all over the country. Its degree is well recognized internationally and in Hong Kong, and some of the BA graduates are currently Master students at HKU.

• BNUZ is located in Zhuhai, which is, based on a survey ,one of the happiest cities and model city of ecology and rapid development in China.

Zhuhai enjoys convenient transportation, which is only a 70-minute ferry ride from HK.

2. School of Chinese, BNUZ

• The School of Chinese, BNUZ , follows the excellent culture and academic traditions of BNU.

• It cultivates students to obtain a good master of Chinese, English and Cantonese, and to be knowledgeable, capable, skillful and competitive in job hunting.

• According to the “Employability List of College Students” by the Education Data Consultancy Mycos in 2009, the major of Chinese language and Literature ranked first nationwide.

3. The Program

• The BNU & BNUZ BA degree program in Chinese language is designed especially for International Students. It has been offered at BNU since the 1950’s and it is rated the best in the kind.

• BNUZ has recently been authorized to provide the same program with an emphasis on Business Chinese and to include Putonghua, English and Cantonese in the program. Graduates will have the Chinese language competence and an understanding of Chinese society and culture sufficient for work in international business or educational/cultural communication with China.

Aims• The most important purpose of BNUZ in

including NCS students of Hong Kong in their student recruitment is to get the NCS students who are dedicated to work for excellence in the area and give them an opportunity to realize their strong potential.

Who can apply?

• F5 and F7 NCS school graduates of Hong Kong.

• International students who hold a foreign country passport.

What courses would I take ?

Language Module(1)

Culture Module (2)

Career-oriented Module(3)

Mandarin Comprehensive Chinese, Chinese Listening, Oral Chinese, Chinese Characters, Chinese Reading, Chinese Writing (Each of the above-mentioned Mandarin courses consists of three levels- I, II &III. ), etc.

Cantonese Cantonese listening and speaking ( I, II & III), etc.

Translation Cantonese-Mandarin, Cantonese-English, Chinese-English, etc.

Language Module(1)

Compulsory courses ：

Basic Chinese knowledge

Advanced Mandarin

Advanced English

Advanced Cantonese

etc

Language Module(1)

Elective courses ：

Culture Module (2)

Compulsory courses ：

Chinese Economy and Society,

Hong Kong Society and Culture,

Cross-cultural Communication, Contrastive Study of Chinese (including Hong Kong) Culture and South Asian Culture.

Elective courses: Chinese Music,Chinese Martial Art,Chinese folk custom,

Chinese Calligraphy

etc.

Career-oriented Module （ elective）

(3)

•A （ Trading Affairs ）

Spoken Languages for Business

Business Mandarin,

Business Cantonese,

Business English

Business Writing Chinese Practical Writing,

Official Documents Writing in Hong Kong and Macau

Business Translation Cantonese-Mandarin, Cantonese-English, Mandarin-English

Career-oriented Module （ elective）

(3)

•B. Language Teaching

Language Acquisition,

Methodology of Teaching Chinese/ English as a Second Language,

Study on Overseas Chinese Language Education including Hong Kong & Macau,

Language Assessment,

Teachers’ Art of Speaking,

Modern Educational Technology, etc.

Partnerships(1)

Workshops(2)

Internships(3)

What practice opportunities would I

have ?

• Partnerships ： To maintain a language-learning partnership with Chinese students to practice Mandarin and Cantonese outside the classroom.

• Workshops ： Chinese Communication for Business, Chinese Culture, Teaching Skills (for Teaching Chinese/English as a Second Language).

• Internships: Opportunities are provided in the last (8th) semester to work as an intern in companies in HK and the Pearl Delta Area, international schools in the Chinese Mainland or primary schools and high schools in HK.

Financial Assistance & Fellowships

• The SSP/USP projects of HKU that support the learning of Chinese by NCS- students are now offering financial assistance to at least 5 outstanding NCS secondary school graduates to study at BNUZ for their first year extensible on a yearly basis.

• BNUZ is offering Scholarships to excellent students each year.

Degree

• A bachelor’s degree is conferred if students meet all the requirements in Regulations of BNUZ on Bachelor’s Degree Awarding.

Fee

• Tuition Fee ： 24,000 RMB/year

• Housing ： 1700RMB/year for each person

（ a triple room ）

• Dining fee ： about 300 – 500RMB/month

Remittance Method• New students should remit the tuition fee of the

first year to the school account as follows before 20th September:

IBAN: 44-354601040000017Swift Code: ABOCCNBJ190Bank Name: THE AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA, GUANGDONG. ZHUHAI SUB-BRANCHBank Address: THE AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA, GUANGDONG. ZHUHAI SUB-BRANCH

• Please fax the remittance certificate through 86-756-6126648 so that we can check it if you make a payment.

Documents to Prepare• BNUZ Application Form for International

Students• Letter of Financial Guarantee• Passport Copies, Certified true copies of

academic certificates and transcript copies• Two recommendation letters

ScheduleDeadline 3rd, Sept

Interview held at HKU 6th, Sept

Announcement of result 9th ,Sept

Open Day 11th,Sept

Registration and moving in

26th, Sept

Term begins 27th,Sept

Further information• Tel: Ms. Shanila Kosar at (852) 2219 4427 / 95882645Mr. Chan Wai-man at (852) 2219 4772 / 90971456Ms. Hua (86)-756-6126046 (86)-13417719762

Ms. Liu (86)-756-6126587 (86)-13631220637 • E-mail: Chinese@bnuep.com• Website: http://www.cacler.hku.hk/usp/activityDetail.php?event=2010-

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Q&A

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