SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOREIGN TEACHERS OF CHINESE LANGUAGE

The Short-term Scholarship Scheme for Foreign Teachers of Chinese Language is set up by the Ministry of Education of P. R. China (hereinafter referred to as MOE) with a view to help overseas professional teachers of Chinese language to improve their teaching skills and to facilitate the cooperation and exchanges in Chinese language teaching among teachers from different nations. China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as CSC) is authorized to handle the enrollment and carry out the routine management of this scholarship program. Recruitment quota for 2010 will be specified according to MOE Scholarship Scheme.

APPLICATION

The applicants may apply for the scholarship through the Chinese diplomatic missions in their home countries or directly apply to CSC. The deadline for application is April 30^th, 2010.

CRITERIA & ELIGIBILITY

1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens, be in good health and under the age of 50.

2. Applicants must be engaged in teaching Chinese for at least three consecutive years and be full-time Chinese teachers for the time being.

3. Applicants must have obtained Bachelor’s degree or above.

VALUES OF SCHOLARSHIP

1. Exemption of tuition fee, fee for basic learning materials; and free accommodation;

2. Free emergency medical care service;

3. One-off living subsidy: CNY 2,000 Yuan;

4. Free transportation, accommodation and meals for the teaching tour (outside Beijing) organized by the admitting institutions.

TIME & PLACE

Place: Beijing Language and Culture University

Time: July 15^th to August 24^th, 2010, including:

­ Classroom instruction: July 15^th to August 11^th.

­ Teaching tour outside Beijing: August 12^nd to August 24^th    

COURSE ARRANGEMENTS AND TEACHING TOUR

1. Course arrangements: Chinese Phonetics, Grammar, Lexicon and their teaching contents and methods in teaching Chinese as a second and foreign language; Oral Chinese teaching, Listening comprehension, and Reading comprehension; Chinese classroom teaching theory and approach; Chinese improving courses; lectures on Chinese culture, teaching practice.

2. Teaching-Tour: A two-week teaching tour will be arranged by the host institution after the classroom instruction:

Beijing Language and Culture University

Beijing—Xian—Nanjing—Suzhou—Wuzhen—Hangzhou—Shanghai—Beijing

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

The applicants must fill in and provide the following documents truly, correctly and completely (in duplicate).

1. Application Form for Short-term Scholarship for Foreign Teachers of Chinese Language (filled in Chinese only)

Those who are available for online application shall fill in and print the application form after submitting it online.

The CSC Online Application System for Study in China is available on http://laihua.csc.edu.cn

Those who cannot apply online shall fill in the application form printed by CSC.

2. Highest diploma (notarized photocopy): Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or English.

3. Recommendation letters: one from a professor engaged in Chinese language teaching and research, and one from the president of the applicant’s institution.

4. Certificate of employment: documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or in English.

The application documents shall be submitted to CSC before April 30^th 2010.

APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION

CSC will review the application documents before forwarding them to the proposed institutions for admission. CSC will send the certificate of Award of Short-term Scholarship for Foreign Teachers of Chinese Language, Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201) to the Chinese diplomatic missions or to the successful applicants directly by June 15^th, 2010.