Programs & Courses

1.Degree Study

With its rich and colorful resources of culture, learning and activities, Yuxi Normal University (YNU) has drawn many foreign students to live and study in Yuxi. Presently, there are 13 colleges in YUN with 28 majors which have covered many fields such as arts, education, language, literature, environment monitoring and resource protection as well as physical education. Students who has finished their high school study and reached the HSK requirement (HSK Level 4) are all welcome to join their bachelor degree study in YNU.

Colleges and their majors are listed as following:

1.College of education: Pre-School Education, Elementary Education

2.College of Foreign Language: English, Thai

3.College of Resources and Environment: Chemistry (edu.), geography, Environment, Biology, Agriculture Resources and Environment, Management of Land Resource, Management of City Resources and Planning

4.College of Chinese Literacy: Chinese Literacy, Teach Chinese As Second Language

5.College of Information and Technology: Computer Science and Technology, Information System and Management

6.College of Science: Mathematics (edu.), Physics (edu.)

7.College of Arts: Fine arts, Arts Design, Music, Dance

8.College of Commerce: Tourism, Marketing, Commerce Management

9.College of Law: Law

10.College of Physical Education: Physical Education

11.College of Adult Education

2.Chinese Language Study

Are you interested in Chinese Study? Are you planning to become a teacher to teach Chinese in your country? Do you like to get a degree in teaching Chinese? Then join our ADTC Program (Associate Degree of Teaching Chinese) in Yuxi Normal University (YXNU). For the detail about ADTC, please check the following pages (Page 1,Page 2 ). For detail about YXNU, please Click HERE to access our website. For further information, please contact CUECC's customer service agent.

3.Non-Degree Study

a.Language Curriculum

This curriculum is designed to help students master the Chinese language through instruction on grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and character recognition. All students will take a comprehensive Chinese class that focuses on learning skills that can be applied to all aspects of daily life. They will also take separate classes on the specific disciplines of speaking，listening comprehension, reading, and writing. This program equips students to confidently use the Chinese language in all aspects of daily life.

Courses	Class level	Curriculum	Course Details
Fundamental Class (16 weeks)	Beginner Course	300 Chinese words，400 Chinese characters, and 15 grammar rules。	224 hours of instruction in comprehensive Chinese, speaking, and listening comprehension. This course also includes a general introduction of Chinese history（culture and customs), martial arts, Chinese cooking, Chinese dancing, or calligraphy.
Basic Class (16 weeks)	This course is for those who have a base of 100 Chinese words and an understanding of at least 5 grammar rules。	700 Chinese words，800 Chinese characters, and 20 grammar rules.	224 hours of instruction in comprehensive Chinese，speaking, listening comprehension, and guided reading of short articles and Chinese history. This course also includes a general introduction to the HSK（basic level), basic business Chinese, martial arts, Chinese cooking, Chinese dancing, or calligraphy.
Intermediate Class (16 weeks)	This course is for those who have a base of 500 Chinese words, 800 Chinese characters and an understanding of at least 20 grammar rules。	1500 Chinese words，1600 Chinese characters, and 50 grammar rules.	224 hours of instruction in comprehensive Chinese, speaking, listening comprehension，newspaper reading, writing，and culture. This course also includes a general introduction to the HSK（intermediate level）, intermediate business Chinese, martial arts, Chinese cooking, Chinese dancing, or calligraphy.
Advanced Class (16 weeks)	This course is for those who have a base of 1500 Chinese words, 1200 Chinese characters, and an understanding of at least 60 grammar rules。	3000 Chinese words，2500 Chinese characters, and 80 grammar rules。	224 hours of instruction in comprehensive Chinese, speaking, listening comprehension, newspaper reading, writing, and Chinese Culture. This course also includes a general introduction to HSK（intermediate level), advanced business Chinese, martial arts, Chinese cooking, Chinese dancing, or calligraphy.

b.Business Chinese

This curriculum is designed for training the foreign student in the affairs of commerce and trade.By understanding the culture and customs of the Chinese people the foreign student will become equipped with the knowledge and necessary communicative skill to successfully engage in business and commercial activities.

•Business Chinese：Basic

This course is designed for those who only have a limited time for studying the basic essentials of the language for performing business functions。

The curriculum for this course includes the following：

1) Business etiquette: proper greetings，providing introductions，apologizing appropriately，asking questions respectfully, the correct way to culturally provide praise, etc.

2) Daily affairs: shopping，traveling，making/receiving phone calls， setting appointments, etc.

3) Business vocabulary：company introduction，product presentation，consultation，making suggestions, etc.

4) Basic negotiation skills：bargaining，preparing contracts，cooperative decision making，solving disputes, etc.

5) Economy: study of the current economic climate

This class will equip the students with a 1200 Chinese word vocabulary and character recognition skill set. It will also provide 200 basic sentence patterns for engaging in business and commerce。 HSK preparation for the basic business level is recommended as a follow-up for this course. Course details: 224 hours of instruction on the disciplines of comprehensive Chinese，business conversation，business etiquette，business vocabulary，reading business documents.

•Business Chinese：Intermediate

This course is designed for intermediate level Chinese language speakers. The curriculum for this course focuses on company organization，office facilities, scheduling，hosting a meeting, establishing a business plan，discussing progress，advertisement，handling complaints，hiring and firing，training，corporate culture, and business documents。By the end of the course each student shall attain an 1600 Chinese word vocabulary and character recognition skill set ready for use in everyday business affairs. HSK preparation for the basic or intermediate level is recommended as a follow-up for this course.

Course details：224 hours of instruction on the disciplines of comprehensive business Chinese，business conversation，business etiquette，handling business affairs, reading and writing business documents.

•Business Chinese：Advanced

This course is designed for those who have surpassed the intermediate level. It focuses on establishing and implementing a well-rounded knowledge of business and commercial affairs. By the end of this course the student shall have enough understanding of Chinese business, language, and culture to intelligently discuss the current economic climate of the country, as well as, successfully engage in economic affairs。This course will increase each student’s business vocabulary by 1000 words. They will also be able to read and write formal business letters and documents (including the newspaper).

Course Details： 224 hours of instruction on the disciplines of advanced Chinese，business Negotiation，newspaper reading，reading and writing of official business letters and documents, and an introduction to Chinese commercial law。

Remarks: Upon completion of the student’s Chinese language study, the Foreign Affairs Office of Yuxi Normal University will evaluate progress and issue certificates of study.

c.Short term Group Study

•Two Weeks Language and Culture Group Study (1850 REM/Person)

1) 30 hours Chinese Language Study;

2) 20 hours Chinese Culture Experiencing study;

3) 10 times face to face communication with Chinese students;

4) 3 Spots Visiting;

•Three Weeks Language and Culture Group Study (2580 REM/Person)

1) 45 hours Chinese Language Study;

2) 30 hours Chinese Culture Experiencing study;

3) 20 times face to face communication with Chinese students;

4) 5 Spots Visiting;

•Six Weeks Language and Culture Group Study (4850 REM/Person)

1) 90 hours Chinese Language Study;

2) 60 hours Chinese Culture Experiencing study;