Chinese Language Learning Course Enrollment

Welcome to Beijing Film Academy (BFA)! You can enroll into our Chinese language courses all year round! Learning Chinese at BFA will give you a chance to watch movies from all over the world!

CHINESE LANGUAGE LEARNING COURSE ENROLLMENT

Beijing Film Academy, as the largest film academy in Asia, was founded in 1950s, which has enjoyed high prestige in the circle of film education. It features an excellent faculty, comprehensive disciplines, orderly teaching procedures, which provide BFA as a cradle of cultivating talents in film production, management, and theory. A large number of excellent film professionals have recently won international acclaims in major international film festivals. At the backdrop of film internationalization and ethnic diversification, Beijing Film Academy has attracted a large batch of overseas students from over 60 countries and regions, who devote themselves to film industry.

International School is a window to international cultural exchanges for BFA, assuming the responsibility for admitting, educating, managing and teaching Chinese language to international students.

Chinese language courses are offered by small class teaching in International School, which fall into three categories, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced course. Students can choose the category suitable for their own Chinese level. Mean well, BFA gives overseas students an opportunity to study film languages in Chinese, which lays a good basis for them to continue their film major courses. In order to enrich overseas students' part-time life and let them know more about Chinese culture, we also organize various trips and sightseeing each year.

Admission requirements: 1. above the age of 18; 2. Holding high school diploma or university degree; 3. Minimum study period: two weeks.

﹡Applicants from foreign schools, non-government organizations, companies, foreign institutes in China are also accepted;

Application Procedures: Applicants should first send completed application form to International School of Beijing Film Academy, which can be obtained through BFA website. BFA will mail admission notice and JW202 form to applicants after reviewing the application materials.

Application time: over the year Visa Procedure and Enrollment: For self-funding applicants, please go to Chinese Embassy located in their home countries with Admission Notice and JW202 form. For CSC applicants, please go to Chinese Embassy located in their home countries with Admission Notice and JW201 form. According to the relevant regulations of China, international applicants with passport, who want to study in China over one year, should apply for X visa; after coming to China, foreign students are required to apply for Temporary Residence Permission. Please enroll at BFA at specified time. Admission qualification will be canceled if applicants don't register on due dates.

Semesters and Graduation: Semesters: Two semesters each year; the autumn semester lasts from September to January the next year, the spring semester lasts from March to July. Graduation: Applicants will be granted the training certificate, if they finish all the required courses.

Schedule: 15-16 weeks per semester; 22-26 hours each week; total: 350-460 hours.

Textbooks: 《ROAD TO SUCCESS》series & Other Chinese teaching materials compiled by BEIJING LANGUANGE AND CULTURE UNIVERSITY and PEKING UNIVERSITY

Tuition: RMB 9,000.00 per semester per person RMB 800 per week for short term language student

Registration Fee: RMB 400.00 for the first enrollment

Registration time: first semester: early September each year; Second semester: early March each year. * The late enrollment is also admitted.

Medical Insurance: RMB 600 per academic year, RMB 300 per semester

Accommodation: Overseas students' apartment is well equipped with telephone, air-conditioner, shower, lockfast, book shelf, high definition TV, closet, internet connection, laundry room and grocery. RMB 85 per day for a single room RMB 50 per day for one bed in a double room ﹡Outside campus residence is allowed, but the Temporary Residence Permit is required to be submitted to international school of BFA.

Curriculum Arrangement for Chinese Language Major

Classes will be arranged according to the Chinese capacity of overseas students. The Chinese language courses offered by International School include listening, speaking, reading and writing, comprehensive courses, HSK training courses and film Chinese and so on.

Chinese language courses descriptions:

Courses Primary Intermediate Advanced

Comprehensive Chinese Comprehensive Chinese Comprehensive Chinese Language courses Language courses Language courses

Chinese Listening Courses Chinese Listening and Learning Chinese through Speaking Courses Movies Chinese Speaking Courses Chinese Reading and writing Film Chinese Chinese Characters Courses Chinese Culture Film Chinese

Options of the Course:

For autumn semester( From September to next January)：

1. Elementary Course A: For students who have never studied Chinese before. 2. Intermediate Course A: For students who already studied Chinese and who have comprehended about 1,200 words. 3. Advanced Course: For students who studied Chinese well and who have comprehended about 2,500 plus words.

For spring semester（From March to July）：

1. Elementary Course B: For students who already studied Chinese and who have comprehended about 800 words. 2. Intermediate Course B: For students who already studied Chinese and who have comprehended about 2,000 words. 3. Advanced Course: For students who studied Chinese well and who have comprehended about 3,000 plus words.

Objective of the Course: For beginners, this course aims to enable them to reach the level of HSK4-5 after they have taken all the required courses for one year. For those who already studied Chinese, this course aims to enable them to reach the level of HSK6- 8 after they have taken all the required courses for one year.

Contact mode: Address: 4 XI TU CHENG LU, HAI DIAN DISTRICT. 100088 Tel: Overseas Student Office: 0086-10-82045433 Chinese Language Office: 0086-10-82045753 Fax: 0086-10-82043731 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.bfa.edu.cn/