Courses for first semester 2020 - UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE

Courses offered for the first semester in 2020 are outlined below. Some are accredited by the University of Johannesburg, and others are non-accredited. All these course are open to UJ students as well as members of the public. Non-students need to have matric certificates.

Accredited courses: Basic Mandarin, Intermediate Mandarin, Advanced Mandarin.

Non-accredited courses: HSK Mandarin I – V. HSK is the Standard Proficiency Test for non-native Chinese speakers administered by Hanban, headquarters of the global Confucius Institute system.

Featured activities and cultural courses: Chinese Martial Arts / Wushu, Traditional Chinese Dance, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Characters.

Minimum number of students: Five per course.

Course and registration fees: See below.

Registration: For a comprehensive course application and registration guide, click here.

More information about these courses appears below.

ACCREDITED COURSES

Basic Mandarin: This course is designed for students with little or no knowledge of Mandarin, the standard form of the Chinese language, and aims to introduce them to its basic features.

Intermediate Mandarin: This course is designed for students who have completed the Basic Mandarin course or have some prior knowledge of the Chinese language and Chinese culture. Among other things, it will deal with grammar, Chinese characters, and daily discourse.

Advanced Mandarin: This course is designed for students who have completed the Intermediate Mandarin course or have some prior knowledge of Chinese language and culture. It will continue to deal with grammar, Chinese characters, and daily discourse.

Duration: These courses are offered twice a year. In the first semester of 2020, they will be taught in two sessions per week over a period of 15 weeks, from 3 February 2020 to 15 May 2020. The final exam will be held during the last week. Upon successful completion, students will receive certificates from UJ.

Saturday classes: Saturday classes in Basic Mandarin and Intermediate Mandarin will be offered over the same 15-week period, from 3 February 2020 to 16 May 2020.

Registration: For a comprehensive course application and registration guide (including timetables), click here.

Teaching venues: These courses will be taught at the UJCI, 9 Molesey Avenue, Auckland Park, as well as at UJ. See the timetable for details.

NON-ACCREDITED COURSES

HSK Mandarin I: This course is designed for beginner students who wish to write the HSK-1 exam. HSK is the standard Chinese Proficiency Test for non-native Chinese speakers, administered by Hanban, Chinese headquarters of the global Confucius Institute system. Students will learn Pinyin (the Chinese phonetic system), simple characters, as well as basic grammar.

HSK Mandarin II: This course is designed for students who have some prior knowledge of Chinese language or whose proficiency level is beyond HSK-1. It covers the HSK exam structure, HSK-2 vocabulary, topics covered in HSK-2, as well as grammar.

HSK Mandarin III: This course is designed for students who have some prior knowledge of the Chinese language, or whose proficiency level is beyond HSK-2. It covers the HSK exam structure, HSK-3 vocabulary, topics covered in HSK-3, as well as grammar.

HSK Mandarin IV: This course is designed for students who have some prior knowledge of Chinese language or whose proficiency level is beyond HSK-3. It covers the HSK exam structure, HSK-4 vocabulary, topics covered in HSK-4, as well as grammar.

HSK Mandarin V: This course is designed for students who have some prior knowledge of Chinese language or whose proficiency level is beyond HSK-4. It covers the HSK exam structure, HSK-5 vocabulary, topics covered in HSK-5, as well as grammar.

Duration: These courses are also offered twice a year. In the first semester of 2020, they will also be taught in two sessions per week over a period of 15 weeks, from 3 February 2020 to 15 May 2020. Prior to the exams, HSK counselling will be available. Upon completion, students will receive certificates of acknowledgement from UJCI.

Saturday classes: Saturday morning classes in all the HSK Mandarin courses will be offered over the same 15-week period, from 3 February 2020 to 15 May 2020.

Registration: For a comprehensive course application and registration guide (including timetables), click here.

Teaching venues: All these courses will be taught at the UJCI, 9 Molesey Avenue, Auckland Park, Johannesburg.

Registration: For a comprehensive course application and registration guide (including timetables), click here.

FEATURED ACTIVITIES AND CULTURAL COURSES

Chinese Martial Arts / Wushu: A specially designed course of Chinese Martial Arts. Our professional master will lead martial arts lovers in exploring the real sense of Chinese Kung Fu, the Traditional Martial Art of Changquan, and Traditional Form.

Traditional Chinese Dance: Traditional Chinese Dance is a varied art form encompassing many modern and traditional dance genres. The dances cover a wide range, from folk dances to opera and ballet, and are used in public celebrations, rituals and ceremonies. Leaning Traditional Chinese dance will help you to shapy your body and feel the beauty inside Chinese Dance.

Chinese Calligraphy: Chinese Calligraphy is aesthetically pleasing writing, an artistic expression of human language in a tangible form. One of the advantages of learning Chinese Calligraphy is that it will help enhance writing Chinese characters and knowing more about the language origins and writing styles. Once a week from 26 August 2019 to 18 October 2019.

Chinese Characters: This course is taught to those who are interested in writing Chinese Characters. It is helpful for understanding the structure of Hanzi (Chinese characters). Learning to write Chinese Characters is also a good way of improving speed writing during HSK tests.

Duration: Wushu / Martial Arts will be taught in three weekly sessions over a 12-week period, from 17 February 2020 to 8 May 2020. Chinese Traditional Dance will be taught in two weekly sessions over the same period, and Chinese Characters in one weekly session over the same period.

Registration: For a comprehensive course application and registration guide (including timetables), click here.

TUITION AND REGISTRATION FEES

Mandarin and HSK Mandarin courses:

Tuition: free.

Registration Fees:

UJ students and staff: R300 per course.

Non-UJ students and former UJ students: R500 per course.

Cultural Courses/Activities

Chinese Martial Arts (including Changquan and Traditional Form): R150.

Chinese Calligraphy and Chinese Traditional Dance: R300.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

All UJCI students will be able to participate in other UJCI events such as Seminars, Public Dialogues, and Chinese Cultural Events.
UJ students and staff registered to study Mandarin will be able to participate in the National Language Competitions (The Bridge Competition) and will qualify for selection for the 2020 Summer Camp in China. Selection wilil be based on performance.
UJCI participation in the 2020 Winter Camp will be subject to approval by the Confucius Institute Headquarters.
Best performing members of the Wushu Club (Martial Arts) will be able to enter national Martial Arts competitions.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, contact us at info@uj.ac.za, or phone Ms Zizipho or Ms Lebo on 011 559 7674 / 7501; or Ms Judy Song on 061 198 2338.