Foundation Certificate in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
London Confucius Institute and SOAS Language Centre
Mode of Attendance: Part Time
Description
The Foundation Certificate in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language course is jointly designed and run by the London Confucius Institute and SOAS Language Centre. The course is open to anyone who is interested in acquiring and developing foundation knowledge and skills in teaching Chinese as a foreign language to English speakers.
There are three major components in the Foundation Certificate programme – analysis of Chinese language, language teaching methodologies, and teaching practice. The course aims to develop participants’ knowledge of the Chinese language and their ability to analyse the language in order to teach it to English speakers. The course is conducted in both Chinese and English. The Foundation Certificate will be accepted as meeting the Chinese language awareness requirement that forms part of the entry test for the SOAS Certificate in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language course.
The Foundation Certificate course consists of three modules. Each module is delivered over 32 contact hours. Course participants are expected to spend approximately 100 additional hours per module on reading and assignments. The course is offered in both part-time (usually over the SOAS terms) and intensive (usually during school holiday periods) formats.
Entry requirements
Applicants must be able to demonstrate an interest in language learning and teaching and have a good command of Chinese and English. Admission is by interview and a 60-minute written test consisting of both English and Chinese elements. Applicants are expected to have equivalent language proficiencies in English of IELTS score 5.0 and in Chinese of HSK Grade 9.
Course fees
The course fee is £750 per module.
Application procedure
Admission is by test and interview. Applicants must first complete an application form (see the download link above) and return it to the Chinese courses secretary at
SOAS Language Centre
Thornhaugh Street
London WC1H 0XG
with payment (via credit card or cheque payable to SOAS). The deadline for applications is four weeks before the start of each module.
Timetable
19th January 2010 to 13th March 2010, 8 weeks.
All classes take place on Saturdays from 10am - 12noon and 1pm - 3pm on each teaching day.
