Long-term Language Program (Autumn Semester, 20 weeks)

If Shanghai is like New York, then isn’t Shanghai University the New York University of China? Although not as influential as NYU, Shanghai University is still one of China’s best 100 universities. In addition to Mandarin study programs, it is one of the few schools in China that provide 100% English-language MBA programs and attracts over 2000 international students annually.

Shanghai University was founded in May 1994, by consolidating four former institutions of higher learning: Shanghai University of Technology, Shanghai University of Science & Technology, Shanghai Institute of Science & Technology and the former Shanghai University. Until now, SHU has offered English-taught MBA and MIT courses for Master’s degree for international students, which is ranked top one in China. Besides, Chinese Languge couse available there is within easy access. You can pass HSK easily if you study Chinese language in SHU.SHU attracts over 2000 international students annually.

Application Deadline: Before Jul.14 application, the university send JW202 to students deal with visa. After Jul.14 and before the opening time, students need to deal with tourist visa by themselves to come to China. Courses Duration from Sep. 13, 2011 to Jan. 6, 2012, Monday to Friday, 20 course hour per week. Download the check-in schedule as below: 2011 AUTUMN TERM OF CHINESE COURSES.doc A class Course name: Elementary Chinese Reading & Writing, Elementary Spoken Chinese, Elementary Chinese Listening Textbooks: Fundamental Chinese 40 classes, Spoken Chinese for Beginner, Chinese Listening Course hour: 380 to 400 hours (45 min. per course hour) Objective: Familiar with 1250 characters and simple dialogue with Chinese people of routine life. Equal to the level 1-3 of HSK test B class Course name: Elementary Chinese Reading & Writing, Elementary Spoken Chinese, Elementary Chinese Listening, Chinese Idioms Textbooks: Fundamental Chinese 40 classes, Spoken Chinese for beginner, Chinese Listening, Chinese Idioms Story Course hour: 380 to 400 hours (45 min. per course hour) Objective: Familiar with 2750 characters and complicated dialogue with Chinese people of routine life. Equal to the level 4-6 of HSK test C class Course name: Intermediate Chinese Reading & Writing, Intermediate Chinese Listening & Speaking, Chinese Media Reading, Chinese Fundamental Writing. Selective courses: Chinese Culture History -hinese Folk Customs Fundamental Business Chinese Textbooks: Developing Chinese Intermediate Chinese Listening & Speaking, Chinese Media Reading, Business Chinese Course hour: 380 to 400 hours (45 min. per course hour) Objective: Familiar with 3850 Chinese characters. Be able to make complicated dialogue on social & economic. Topics and read Chinese Magazines. Equal to the HSK level 6-8.

D class Course name: Intermediate Chinese Reading & Writing, Intermediate Chinese Listening & Speaking, Chinese Media Reading, Media Audiovisual Chinese. Applied Chinese Composition. Selective courses: Chinese Culture History -hinese Folk Customs Intermediate Business Chinese Textbooks: Developing Chinese Intermediate Chinese Listening & Speaking, Chinese Media Reading, Business Chinese Course hour: 380 to 400 hours (45 min. per course hour). Objective: Familiar with 5000 Chinese characters. Be able to make completed dialogue on social & economic. Topics and read Chinese Magazines.

E class Course name: Advanced Chinese Reading & Writing, Advanced Chinese Listening & Speaking, Chinese Media Reading, Media Audiovisual Chinese. Selective courses: Selective reading of Contemporary Chinese Literature Works, Chinese Philosophy, Business Chinese Textbooks: Developing Chinese -hinese Media Reading, Business Chinese Course hour: 380 to 400 hours (45 min. per course hour). Objective: Familiar with 6500 Chinese characters. Be able to make dialogue with Chinese people on comprehensive topics and read Chinese Magazines, understand TV news, write 600-word essay. Equal to the HSK level 9.

F class Course name: Advanced Chinese Reading & Writing, Chinese Media Reading, Media Audiovisual Chinese. Selective courses: Selective reading of Contemporary Chinese Literature Works, Chinese Philosophy, Business Chinese Textbooks: Developing Chinese -hinese Media Reading, Business Chinese Course hour: 380 to 400 hours (45 min. per course hour) Objective: Familiar with 8000 Chinese characters. Be able to make dialogue with Chinese people on comprehensive Topics and read Chinese Magazines, understand TV news, write 600-word essay. Equal to the HSK level 10-12.

Selective courses Chinese Culture, Chinese Arts, Calligraphy, Shadowing Boxing, Traditional Weaving, Chinese Songs, Film Appreciation, HSK tutoring

Excursion City Sightseeing

Study Tour Days out to historical cities and famous scenic spots

Tuition Fee RMB 8250 per term RMB 16500 per year (2 terms each year)

Shanghai University Libraries is composed of three libraries. The main library is on the new Baoshan campus, Wenhui library is located on Yanchang campus, and Lianhe library resides on Jiading campus. The University library, with a total floor space of 55,000 square meters, has 25 reading rooms and 3,000 seats. The main library occupies approximately 38,000 square meters.

The libraries contain more than 3 million volumes, more than 4,600 periodicals, and many electronic resources including Elsevier, Ebsco, Kluwer, and Academic Press. The library materials are comprehensive and cover diversified areas. In cooperation with Shanghai Writer’s Association, the main library has a collection room for Shanghai writer’s works.

The library includes the departments of acquisition, cataloging, periodicals, circulation, information reference, technical service, reading, and special collection. The administrative offices include the Director’s Office and Office of General Affairs. The director of library is Professor Yuanda Dong, a famous material scientist.



As a member of IFLA (International Federation of library Associations), Shanghai University libraries have established contacts and academic exchanges with many other universities, institutes, and libraries, both domestic and abroad.

Shanghai University Libraries have paid great attention to the development of an unique, automatic, modern, and digital library. There are more than 300 computers that provide all kinds of services. The library website provides all the electronic resources including accessing and connecting to China Academic Library & Information System, and the Shanghai Education Network Library. Through the campus network system, users can access the electronic databases of Shanghai University Libraries. The campus network of the university is built upon an infrastructure of the gigabit Ethernet and the three campuses are interconnected by the fiber optic backbone. The libraries adopt SUN Enterprise 5500 as the main server and HORIZON library automation system for library and information management.

The libraries has established an interlibrary loan and resource-sharing system with most of the universities in Shanghai.



 

Yanchang Campus

The international students' dormitory consists of four apartment buildings linked together, named Building Xinyuan, which started using in the year of 2002.With 193 rooms (only 4 double rooms)in which there are 198 beds, the building can accommodate 198 students.

Staff members are particularly assigned to take the responsibility of the security and service 24 hours a day. Boiled water is available in wash rooms of each floor. All the rooms are well furnished and equipped and look neat and beautiful.

There is a laundry room each floor with pre-paid washing machines and a mini-shop selling foods and articles for the daily life for the convenience of international students.

The types of rooms are as follows: (Price is subject to change due to the inflation each year and Y-C rooms are limited for couples only)

               

  

Baoshan Campus

The international students' dormitory consists of four apartment buildings linked together, named Building V and Building Z & W, which started using in the year of 2001, 2006 & 2008. With 186 rooms & 280 rooms in which there are 259 beds & 360 beds, the building can accommodate 245 & 360 students.

Staff members are particularly assigned to take the responsibility of the security and service 24 hours a day. Boiled water is available. All the rooms are well furnished and equipped and look neat and beautiful. Each building has its own elevator except Z & W building. Life turns out to be convenient.

There is a laundry room with pre-paid washing machines in each building and a mini-shop only in V building selling foods and articles for the daily life for the convenience of international students.

The types of rooms are as follows (V building): (Price is subject to change due to the inflation each year)

 

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