欢迎您学中文
The Chinese Language Program at TCNJ offers four years of instruction in Mandarin Chinese and a minor in Chinese language. Students can also petition for a self-designed major in Chinese language, culture and history. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Jiayan Mi, the director of the Chinese Program (mi@tcnj.edu). If you have any background in Chinese, please check our description of Placement Tests below.
Courses
The Chinese Program offers First-year intensive Chinese (CHI 151-152), Second-year non-intensive Chinese (CHI 201-202), Third-year (CHI 301-302) and Advanced Chinese courses (see list of courses). Students are encouraged to choose a minor in Chinese language which consists of five course units (see minor requirement).
Activities
All students who take Chinese are invited to our weekly “Chinese Forum” to practice their spoken Chinese with native speakers and to exchange opinions in Chinese about current cultural and political affairs in both China and America. We also organize field trips to Chinatown in New York or Philadelphia, invite guest speakers to talk about Chinese culture and films, and hold weekly screening of Chinese films.
Study Abroad
The Chinese Program strongly recommends study abroad to maximize language proficiency and cultural familiarity. Because study abroad provides an unparalleled opportunity to study a culture from the inside, students are strongly encouraged to spend a semester or a year in China (including Taiwan) to perfect their language and to gain in-depth knowledge of its culture. Formal approval is required by the director of Global Programs prior to the student’s travel. Without this approval, credit for courses taken abroad may not be accepted by the program.