Pioneer Language Institute was established in Sept. 1987 and received full accreditation in May 1989. Pioneer uses the most modern techniques to effectively teach all levels of Mandarin conversation and written Chinese to non-native speakers.
Pioneer offers the following courses in Mandarin:
Elementary
Speaking
Practical Audio-Visual Chinese Vol. 1
Practical Everyday Chinese
Speak Chinese
Mandarin Step by Step
Reading
Selections form Mandarin Daily News
Elementary School Mandarin Primers Vol.1-6
Intermediate
Speaking
Practical Audio-Visual Chinese Vol. 2
Practical Everyday Chinese II
Practical Chinese Dialogues II
Taiwan Today
Chatting in Chinese
Practical Business Conversations I, II
Business Chinese 500
Speaking with Chinese in Taipei
Reading
Reading Chinese Newspaper : A Modern Approach
Newspaper Readings 1,2
Business Reading
Chinese Moral Tales
Chinese Customs and Tradition
Advanced
Speaking and Reading
Daily Newspapers Articles
Practical Audio-Visual Chinese Vol. 3)
New Radio Plays
Stories from Chinese History, Vol. 1-2
Selected Contemporary Chinese Short Stories
Thought and Society
The Independent Reader
Other teaching materials provided by the student may also be used in class.
Individual or 2-student class instruction is the special feature of Pioneer. Small group classes also can be arranged.
Class Load: A normal group class load is 10 hours per week. However, special arrangements can be made to meet individual student needs.
Hours: For group classes, each term lasts one to two months. Classes are taught two hours a day, five days a week. Each class session consists of two 50-minute periods of instruction and a 10-minute break.
Language courses offered to international students
» Closest Airport: Taoyuan Airport, Taiwan
» Airport pick-up service? No
» Airport return service? No
» Certificates Offered? Yes
» Teacher qualifications:
100 % hold a recognized language teaching qualification
» Main nationalities of attending students at PIONEER LANGUAGE INSTITUTE:
American, Canadian, German, French, Australian, Japanese, Korean, and Fillipino
» Extracurricular excursions offered? No
» Weekly activities offered? No
» Maximum number of students per class? 10
» Average number of students per class? 6
» Minimum age of students? 18 Years old
» Minimum required age for children/pupil courses (if offered)? 16 Years old
» Average age of students in summer? 22 Years old
» Average age of students for the rest of year? 26 Years old
» Average number of course levels offered in the summer? 3
» Average number of course levels offered for the rest of year? 3
» Language lab? No
» Library? No
» Access to a computer and to the Internet? No
» Cafeteria? No
Taipei
Taipei, with its status as "de facto capital city" of Taiwan, and the widely held belief that it is "the Republic of China's center of politics, commercial, mass media, education, and pop culture," is an especially good choice.
Not only is it the height of everything important to a good education, but it exists in a valley in a subtropical climate with a perfect location with the Sindian River on its south, Keelung River at its north, Danshuei River to its west, and Yangmingshan National Park rounding out the rest. That makes for some breathtaking beauty amidst the high culture cityscape.
Considering how built-up and active the city is (it possesses the world's tallest building - Taipei 101) it's hard to believe that the region was founded by Ketagalan tribes in 1709. Currently, Taipei is home to the presidential office, and is the site of most of the action in Taiwan's presidential campaigns.
Additionally, while some of the buildings, hotels, and even train stations in Taipei have that classic ancient oriental appeal to it, the city functions like something out of the future. As a quick example, their subway system is known as the Taipei Rapid Transit System, and it earns that title with its impressive technological speed and efficiency.
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Country: Taiwan
Zip/Postal Code: 10648
Telephone: +886223633535
Fax: +886223633536
Foundation Year: 1987
Number of Centers: 1
Associations:
Languages Offered: Chinese
Skype: langfon
Note
Applicants from abroad must pay tuition in full to reserve their 180 hrs group classes before issuing the admission letter. Tuition should be paid by wire-transfer and a photocopy of your transfer receipt should be faxed or included when applying.
In accordance with our Government Regulations, a full-time student has to study 15 hours per week of Chinese, and is not allowed to work.
