About Us

Established in 1956, the Mandarin Training Center (MTC) boasts a long history, it is also the largest and most well known language center in Taiwan for students who wish to study Mandarin. Academic semesters are three months long and offer language courses at all levels, with six to ten students per class. MTC also provides a wide variety of course offerings related to Chinese culture, as well as many extra-curricular activities. In order to meet the many needs of students who come from more than 60 different nations across the globe, MTC also provides month-long intensive language classes and two to six week intensive language and culture, culture and the arts, or business Chinese instruction for academic or business groups of over ten students. There are also Mandarin Summer Camps for children and teenagers between the age of 8 and 15 who are interested in studying Mandarin Chinese.

MTC staff consists of more than 100 highly experienced teachers, who all speak standard Mandarin Chinese. Each instructor must pass a very strict series of tests and are then required to undergo rigorous training in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Outside of classes, many teachers are involved in the development of new teaching materials, and many of the materials developed by MTC are well known and widely used all over the world.

MTC is equipped with central air, a meeting room for student groups, a student lounge, a well-stocked library, a language laboratory and an audio-visual center. The computer room is exclusively for the use of MTC students and is equipped with the latest available software for Chinese instruction, as well as the ability to offer internet and e-mail services to speakers of all languages.

Academics

Types of Classes	Curriculum
regular	The four basic skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking are all emphasized. The curriculum is comprised of instruction in conversation (radio plays, selected newspaper readings, etc.), reading (historical readings, idiom stories, newspapers and magazines, thought and culture, etc.), business Chinese and classical Chinese literature (novels, Tang poetry, etc.).
supplementary	Apart from the regular curriculum, students may also select courses of interest to them or courses in areas of Chinese in which they feel they need more practice. Courses include: pronunciation, writing, movies, Southern Min dialect (Taiwanese), listening comprehension, and readings in Classical Chinese.
cultural	More than ten different cultural courses are offered including: calligraphy, paper cutting, Tai Chi, zither and chop carving.

Terms and Tuition [DIFFERENT FROM CHART IN NTNU SECTION]

Term	Dates	Tuition (12 hours/week)	Tuition (15 hours/week)	Application Deadline
Fall Quarter	Sep.1~Nov.30	NT$19,200 (approx. US$600)	NT$28,800 (approx. US$900)	Jul.31
Winter Quarter	Dec.1~Feb.28			Oct.31
Spring Quarter	Mar.1~May.31			Jan.31
Summer Quarter	Jun.1~Aug.31			Apr.30
Two-month Summer Session	Jul.1~Aug.31	NT$12,800 (approx. US$400)	NT$19,200 (approx. US$600)	May.31

Qualifications

Language classes at the MTC are open to international students or Overseas-Chinese who possess at least a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Required documents

• Completed Application Form (including photo).

• Diploma photocopy, of most recently awarded diploma (or an university acceptance letter for graduating high school seniors or university/college transcripts).

• Financial Statement (from within the past 3 months) showing that the applicant has at least US$ 2,500 or the equivalent to cover his/her studies at the MTC.

• In the event that you need your documents at a later date. MTC recommends you photocopy all documents before submitting them.

Scholarships

The Mandarin Training Center does not provide scholarships, but students who have studied for three consecutive months may apply for a scholarship through the Ministry of Education. Information will be provided at student orientation. For additional information regarding scholarships, applicants should contact the Culture Division of their nearest Taiwan Embassy or Consular Division.

Scholarship	Benefactor	Qualifications
Taiwan Scholarship	Ministry of Education	For post-secondary school students (university or above)
Language Scholarship		For students of Mandarin
Regular scholarship		For students who are currently enrolled at the MTC, have been with the Center for at least three months, and are in good standing.
Sister City Scholarship	Taipei City government	For students from Taipei’s sister cities

For more information please see Mandarin Training Center