Open enrollment starts for 2024 Chinese Bridge Delegation Online Project "Thriving Business in Zhejiang" by Hangzhou Normal University

Introduction

Through depictions of various industries of strawberries, lotuses, bamboos, flowers, village operation, Bed and Breakfast hotels (B&B); film-TV city, express delivery, pastry, and electronic commerce, the project of "Thriving Business in Zhejiang" narrates the story of Zhejiang people’s striving to fulfill their dreams under the leadership of the CPC and the people’s government. The purpose is to demonstrate the lucid waters and lush mountains as invaluable assets of Zhejiang, the achievements and great sense of responsibility of the Zhejiang government, the hard work and wisdom of Zhejiang entrepreneurs along with the progress made by China. As cultural messengers, the international students in the program help with farm work, work as live streaming hosts, help in kitchens and pastry shops, deliver parcels at various places such as farms, factories, shops, B&Bs and scenic spots to experience in person why those goods can sell well and how businesses bring in fortune from the perspectives of both consumers and businesspersons.

The project comprises six 40-minute video lessons. They are created based on the framework outlined in Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education (The Standard for short) for intermediate Level-4. The video lessons are both the carrier of China’s stories and the coursebook for teaching Chinese.

No Tuition Fee

Students may register, view, study, and obtain certificates after completing the project free of charge.

Prospective Students

Non-Chinese native speakers who are enthusiastic about Chinese language and culture.

Live Class

The live streaming lessons of the project will be on the air between January 27 and February 2, 2024. Classes are grouped into large and small ones, about a 20-student size for the latter to ensure sufficient teacher-student interactions. Furthermore, stratified teaching is carried out based on The Standard in the three class types: primary, intermediate and advanced. Students are free to choose between lectures and drill classes delivered every morning according to their Chinese proficiency level. For those who cannot attend the daytime lessons but still need interactions with the teachers, they can attend night-time catch-up lessons. Students who sign up early can preview the video lessons first. The live streaming lessons from January 27th to February 2nd will use the content of the video lessons as the textbook.

Timetable

Please note, there is a six-hour time difference between SA and China, our students will only be able to attend the Beijing Time 19:00 class, which is 13:00 in South Africa.

Registration

Please use your computer or laptop to register below

For assistance please contact CI at: whugo@uwc.ac.za

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