Ocean University
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Ocean University of China (OUC) is a comprehensive university under the direct administration of the State Ministry of Education, which offers courses in Science, Engineering, Agronomy (Fisheries), Economics, Liberal Arts, Pharmaceutics, Management, Law, Education and History, etc. This University is especially renowned for its disciplines in Oceanography and Fisheries and has been approved as one of the universities with "Project 211" and "Project 985" for intensive construction of their key disciplines.

The University occupies an area of 200 hectares with a total classroom and office space of 940,000 square meters with Colleges (Schools) of Physical and Environmental Oceanography, Information Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Marine Life Science, Marine Geo-science, Fisheries, Engineering, Mathematics, Management, Economics, Foreign Languages, Arts, Law, Environmental Science and Technology, Continuing Education, Applied Technology, Material Science and Engineering, International Education, Public Administration, Medicine and Pharmaceutics, and Food Science and Engineering.

Ocean University has language courses running throughout the year and also offers first rate business courses, which are taught in English. Below is an outline of the language program. If you would like to join either the straight language, business program, or the combination program please contact us at info@chinastudyabroad.org. For more information see China Business Course at Ocean University.

Basics of Chinese

LECTURE 1:  The Sounds of Chinese, Some Essential Phrases
LECTURE 2:  Introductions, Other People
LECTURE 3:  Requests, Locations
LECTURE 4:  Directions, Time
LECTURE 5:  Describing things, Likes and dislikes
LECTURE 6:  Map & Dictionary, What’s it like
LECTURE 7:  Actions, Traveling
LECTURE 8:  New friends, old friends, Making requests
LECTURE 9:  Festivals, Chinese Life
LECTURE 10:  The high life, Happy endings
LECTURE 11:  Writing
LECTURE 12:  Outline of Grammar for Review

TEXTBOOK:  Chinese Language Learning for Foreigners (I)

Intermediate Chinese

(At least 200 hours of studying Chinese Language is a prerequisite for this course)

LECTURE 1:  Self-introduction and Name Card Writing
LECTURE 2   Bargaining Words
LECTURE 2:  Making Phone Calls
LECTURE 8:  Main Scenic Spots in China
LECTURE 3:  Traffic in Qingdao
LECTURE 9:  Sports Words
LECTURE 4:  Picnics
LECTURE 5:  Going Shopping
LECTURE 6:  Lucky Words in China
LECTURE 10:  Talking about Chinese Society
LECTURE 11:  Watching Beijing Opera
LECTURE 12:  Words for Farewell Party

TEXTBOOK:  Chinese Language Learning for Foreigners (II)