Chinese subjects for Non-Chinese Speaking Students (NCS)

Introduction

CLC provides a number of Chinese subjects that are tailor-made for non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students or students whose Chinese proficiency is at the junior secondary level or below.

Subjects for Full-time students

Students admitted from 2024/25 may be exempted from the Chinese Language Communication Requirement (CLCR) upon admission and can use a CLCR subject to fulfil the credit requirement. Meanwhile, students admitted from 2018/19 to 2023/24 are still required to take a CLCR subject to fulfil the LCR requirement.

Depending on students’ language background and relevant Chinese learning and assessment records, one subject below will be pre-assigned to each student as CLCR. In addition, a placement test will be conducted at the beginning of the semester to determine the final assignment of Chinese LCR subject.

Subjects for International Summer School

PolyU’s International Summer School offers a diversified range of intellectually stimulating credit-bearing subjects for selection. Participants will be able to gain credits towards their degree and to make new friends with students from different parts of the world. Other than formal classes, a wide range of activities, such as distinguished speakers series, fun-filled activities and educational field trips will also be arranged to enrich their stay at PolyU.

CLC offers the following Chinese subjects for the Summer School:

CLC1151 Chinese I (for non-Chinese speaking students)
(For students whose family language is non-Chinese AND they have not received any training in Chinese Language.)
CLC1153 – Elementary Cantonese (taught in English)
(For students whose native language is not Cantonese.)

For further information, please visit: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/summerschool/