I. General Introduction
Tianjin Foreign Studies University (TFSU), one of China’s eight foremost higher education institutions specializing in foreign languages, is a multi-disciplinary university with “Foreign Language & Literature” as the predominant discipline. The program of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage II (ICHII)’ is one of the “Chinese Bridge” online group exchange programs undertaken by our university. We have successfully completed the 2021 ‘Chinese Bridge - Exploring Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)’ online exchange program, attracting more than 160 students from 25 countries to participate and achieving good results. The program was also reported by People’s Daily Online and China Daily Online. The ICHII absorbs the essence of the previous program, summarizes the experience and through the development of intangible cultural heritage experience, travels, lectures and other learning forms, lets overseas people interested in Chinese culture to have an in-depth understanding of China’s intangible heritage culture.
The program lasts for 10 days, with 45 minutes of live language lessons and 45 minutes of cultural recorded lessons every day.
The program is free of charge and a Certificate of Study will be issued at the end of it.
Join us if you are interested in Chinese culture!
II. Program Contents
1. Learn Chinese: study Chinese with experienced Chinese language teachers;
2. Understand ICH: listen to stories told by inheritors of ICH;
3. Experience ICH: visit the museum online, learn how to make kites and paper-cut by yourself, and learn Chinese calligraphy and painting;
4. Communication and Interaction: online discussion with Chinese students.
III. Program Forms
This online program will be carried out online, indoors and outdoors, combining real-time language teaching, online activities and video courses related with intangible cultural heritage.
IV. Program Period
December 27, 2021 - January 7, 2022 (UTC+8, the exact class time is determined according to the enrollment situation)
V. Who can apply
Students from 9 Confucius Institutes co-hosted by Tianjin Foreign Studies University. Students from universities which have friendly communication with Tianjin Foreign Studies University. Other overseas people who are interested in Chinese language and culture. There is no limit to age and education.
VI. Enrollment
Number of participants: 100
VII. Application Procedure
Please apply at：https://www.wjx.cn/vj/mKpxScq.aspx
Application Deadline：December 27, 2021. Due to limited vacancies, early registration is recommended.
VIII. Related Expenses
Free
IX. Contact Information
For more information of the program and courses, please contact:
Contact: Yang Jinshui
Call: (+86) 022-63257305
Email: fytjfsu @163.com
X. Program Arrangements
| Date |
Form |
Content |
| December 27th (Monday) |
Language live class |
Chinese Comprehensive Listening and Speaking |
| Cultural video |
Chinese folk tales |
| December 28th (Tuesday) |
Language live broadcast |
Chinese Comprehensive Listening and Speaking |
| Cultural video |
Folk custom and culture in Clay Figure Zhang |
| Cultural experience (video) |
The Museum of Clay Figure Zhang (Online) |
| December 29th （Wednesday） |
Language live class |
Chinese Comprehensive Listening and Speaking |
| Cultural experience |
Calligraphy |
| Interact |
Interact |
| December 30th （Thursday） |
Language live class |
Chinese Comprehensive Listening and Speaking |
| Cultural experience (video) |
Kites Wei |
| Cultural video |
Kite Painting |
| December 31st（Friday） |
Language live class |
Chinese Comprehensive Listening and Speaking |
| Cultural experience (video) |
Paper-cut (Magic Sword Xu) |
| Cultural video |
Chinese Paper-cut(animation) |
| January 3rd（Monday） |
Language live class |
Chinese Comprehensive Listening and Speaking |
| Cultural video |
Folk custom and culture in Yangliuqing New Year Paintings |
| Cultural experience (video) |
The Yangliuqing Museum (Online) |
| January 4th （Tuesday） |
Language live class |
Chinese Comprehensive Listening and Speaking |
| Cultural experience (video) |
Ink experiment |
| Cultural video |
An Introduction to Chinese ink painting animation |
| January 5th （Wednesday） |
Language live class |
Chinese Comprehensive Listening and Speaking |
| Cultural video |
Ancient Chinese Poetry |
| Interact |
|
| January 6th （Thursday） |
Language live broadcast |
Chinese Comprehensive Listening and Speaking |
| Cultural video |
Chinese traditional festival |
| Cultural experience (video) |
An Online Introduction to Tianjin |
| January 7th （Friday） |
Language live class |
Chinese Comprehensive Listening and Speaking |
| Cultural video |
Guajia Temple Qingyin Drum |
Attention: Specific schemes are subject to the actual arrangement by the course commencement.
