University of Victoria
TCSL Programs in Canadian Universities
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Name of the Institute |
University of Victoria |
2 |
Home department/faculty |
Department of Pacific and Asian Studies, Faculty of Humanities |
3 |
Programs /courses |
Fall courses: PAAS 117/118/318 |
4 |
Field School |
None |
5 |
Director/ Coordinator |
Dr. Ben Pin-Yun Wang |
6 |
Yearly Enrolment |
About 300 |
7 |
Chinese Instructors |
Full-time Faculty Members: 3
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8 |
Teaching Assistants |
Full-time: 0 |
9 |
Textbooks |
Integrated Chinese (4th edition, Volume 1-3) for PAAS 116/117/118/218/318 |
10 |
Credentials offered |
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11 |
Events/Activities |
Mandarin Conversation Café |
12 |
Contact Information |
Dr. Ben Pin-Yun Wang |
13 |
Course Description |
(A) Courses for non-first-language speakers of Chinese (B) Courses for first-language speakers of Chinese |
14 |
Changes and challenges for the Chinese programs |
For 100-level courses for non-first-language speakers of Chinese, non-intensive options (PAAS 116/117) have been introduced alongside the intensive option (PAAS 118) to boost enrolment. |