This Fall, we are introducing a new Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) Program 漢語外語班 for 2011!!!
Young children (beginners under 6-7 years of age) or children for whom Mandarin Chinese is spoken in the home are strongly encouraged to enroll in CNSCS’ regular traditional Mandarin Chinese language classes (pre-K through 10th grades). However, for older children (8+ year) for whom the regular pre-K or K classes would not be an appropriate starting level due to the participants’ age, CNSCS is pleased to offer a new learning track – The Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) Program.
The CFL program is a new, 4-year program (CFL-1, CFL-2, CFL-3 and CFL-4) geared for the older (8+ year) beginner or older (11-14 yrs old) student with a limited knowledge of the Chinese language. Upon completion of the 4-year program, students would be awarded a Certificate of Completion (in lieu of a diploma) from CNSCS. Students who complete the 4-year CFL program may choose to continue learning Chinese through the regular language track and upon completing the 10th grade curriculum, will be awarded a diploma from CNSCS.
CNSCS鼓勵幼兒(6-7歲以下初學者)和在家講中文的兒童參加CNSCS的常規傳統國語文課程(幼小班到十年級). 但是有些年齡較大的學生(8歲以上),常規的幼小班或幼大班課程,可能不是很適當的起始點,因此CNSCS很高興能提供一個新的學習課程 – 漢語外語班(CFL).
該課程計劃是延續四年(CFL1, CFL2, CFL3 和CFL4),專為年齡較大初學者(8 歲以上)或年長但中文有限的學生(11-14歲)來設計的.四年課程完成後, CNSCS將會頒發結業證書(以取代文憑). CFL的結業生可依程序選擇繼續學習中文,參加常規傳統國語文課程.完成十年級課程後,CNSCS將會頒發畢業證書.
