• upage_SJTU

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Shanghai, China

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China. Since its establishment in 1896, the fundamental mission of the university has been to nurture first-class talent, accomplish top scholarship and drive the nation’s development.

    SJTU has 31 schools/departments, 47 research platforms, and 13 hospitals affiliated to its medical school. The University offers 67 undergraduate programs covering disciplines of economics, law, literature, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management and arts, 42 first-level disciplines authorized to confer doctorate degrees and 57 first-level disciplines authorized to confer master degrees. By December 2018, there are 16,129 undergraduates and 30,217 postgraduates, more than 7000 international students on campus including 2,982 in degree programs. There are over 3,100 full-time faculty members, including 44 academicians of two academies (the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering).

    Internationalization has always played an important role in the development of SJTU. Currently SJTU has more than 150 institutional cooperation agreements with well-known universities around the world and has 60 double-degree programs in place. More than 45% of its undergraduate students have a study-abroad experience over the four years of studies at SJTU. SJTU aspires to build a world-class university with featured attributes of being “comprehensive, research-intensive and international”, to fulfill its core mission of serving the societal development and mankind through knowledge advancement, educating future generations of leaders and providing driving forces of innovation for economic growth and public good.

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    VSE Season 2, 2024-25 - Virtual Language Center: Courses offered by Shanghai Jiao Tong University


    Important - Read Before Applying

    Before applying, please make sure you understand the following enrolment restrictions set by the course offering university:

    Each student can apply and enroll in ONE academic course offered by Shanghai Jiao Tong University at VSE Season 2, 2024-25 - Virtual Language Center only. If you have submitted two applications to Shanghai Jiao Tong University courses, the VSE Central Office will withdraw the SECOND application without prior notice. If you wish to change your course selection after making the first application, please make a request by emailing [email protected].


    Application Deadline

    Students must submit an application to the VSE Central Office before:
    Jan 27, 2025 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)



    Academic Requirements

    Before applying, please make sure you have fulfilled the course offering university's academic requirements listed below:

    GPA of 3.0 or above
    Applicants should also meet the requirements of their home university for virtual exchange.

    For more details, please contact the VSE coordinator at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.



    English Language Proficiency Requirements

    Before applying, please make sure you have fulfilled the course offering university's English language proficiency requirements listed below:

    For non-English native speakers, IELTS 6.0, TOFEL 90, or other certificate showing the equivalent competency of English is required.

    For more details, please contact the VSE coordinator at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.


    Course Information

    Course information posted on this page are provided by the course offering university and may be changed or updated anytime without prior notice.

    Click on the course titles to reveal full course details:

    Number of Credits4
    Offering DepartmentSchool of Humanities
    Course TeacherJun Wang
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassFeb 18, 2025
    Last Day of ClassJun 4, 2025
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous
    Meeting TimeWeek 1-16: Tue, Wed 1800-1940
    Time ZoneUTC+08
    Course Description

    This course is to build a preliminary foundation in spoken Chinese for the students within limited time and enable them to communicate in the target language for some basic functions. 250 most frequently used Chinese characters will also be taught. Meanwhile passing HSK 2 is an optional target. This course is also helpful to those who want to study Chinese language in depth in the future. No prerequisite is required. By completing this course, students will have a vocabulary size of 500 words and reach the proficiency level of HSK 2, and be able to communicate with Chinese people fluently in most topics.

    The course has the full support of a MOOC, and can be delivered in the “flipped classroom” mode, which is efficient for both face-to-face and distant learning. The MOOC has been certified as a “national high-quality undergraduate course”  by the Ministry of Education of China.

    Course Outline

    CHN0902-1

    Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

    N/A

    Points to Note for Students

    This is a beginners' course. If you have learned Mandarin Chinese before, please contact the instructor for suggestion.

    Fees to be Borne by Students

    N/A

    Number of Credits2
    Offering DepartmentSchool of Foreign Languages
    Course TeacherLi Zhang
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassFeb 18, 2025
    Last Day of ClassJun 3, 2025
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous
    Meeting TimeWeek 1-16: Tue 1600-1740
    Time ZoneUTC+08
    Course Description

    Academic Communications in English: Writing and presentation is a course focusing on task-based academic writing and oral presentation. The course is designed for developing students’ skills of researching in their academic discipline, and skills of academic writing and presentation. Students are required to collaborate and finish series of tasks for a research project and present their work to the class. The course is designed to provide students with the methods to plan, research, organize, write, edit, and evaluate various forms of academic writing. It is also intended for improving their ability of presentation for seminars and conferences in the academic world.

    The process of writing and editing academic research paper on the basis of literature review and research work will be presented. Strategies and skills for oral presentations will be introduced, with a number of examples to illustrate how to start, organize, conclude and deliver a speech most effectively. Cooperation in academics will be manifested and highlighted all through the course. The coursework will include discussions on ethics and writing styles and techniques, evaluation of information resources, a group research paper, and group oral presentations based on the research paper, etc.

    Course Outline

    FL1007

    Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

    Students should have intermediate level of English and above. There is no limitation to the majors and years of undergraduate studies.

    Students are able to write in English and want to improve academic writing and presentation ability.

    Points to Note for Students

    N/A

    Fees to be Borne by Students

    N/A



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    Make sure you have thoroughly read the information on this page and the Academics page before making an application. If you have a question, email us at [email protected] or contact the VSE Coordinators at your home university or course offering university.