Description

The CET Summer Intensive Language in Kunming is an innovative program open to intermediate and advanced Chinese students and is offered for eight weeks during the summer. Designed for graduates, professionals, and serious undergraduates, it offers a unique curriculum unlike any other on the Chinese mainland. The program is based at CET's center at Yunnan University, which houses the C.V. Starr-Middlebury School in Kunming throughout the academic year.

The curriculum focuses on efficient language acquisition. Grammar and drill classes emphasize general competence in the four basic skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Small group classes offer students the chance to focus on specific areas of linguistic interest such as law, newspaper, literature or history.

Activities and trips encourage students to venture "out the door" and practice their Chinese skills in daily life. Each week, staff arranges excursions to places that would normally be difficult for students to visit on their own. For example, students might visit a local business or tour a small village outside of Kunming.

Students live in double rooms with Chinese students recruited by CET. Rooms have private bathrooms and come equipped with air conditioning, phone lines and highspeed internet connections.

Highlights

* Study in small, intensive language classes with an emphasis on in site learning, one-on-one tutorials, drill sessions, and practice
* Live with Chinese roommates
* Take advantage of rich opportunities for cultural immersion
* Practice Chinese Language skills during excursions and extracurricular classes

Minimum Education

High School

Languages

• Chinese

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• Chinese

Subject Areas

• Chinese Language
• Intensive Language
• Student Trips (non-credit)

Cost in US$:

Summer 2011 - USD 6,390

Program Fees Include:

* Tuition & transcript
* Online pre-departure information
* Pre-departure advising & orientation webinar
* Arrival day meet & greet
* On-site orientation
* Full-time resident staff
* Housing with Chinese roommate in double occupancy dormitory room
* Traveling seminars & excursions
* CET immersion activities
* Overseas university services
* Comprehensive medical insurance
* Visa information packet & fees

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American and Canadian Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Scholarships are Available

*CET Asia Programs Scholarship *Outstanding Scholar Award *Marie H. Karger Memorial Scholarship for Women

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

Two weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

CET Academic Programs's Mission Statement

CET Academic Programs mission is to... * To create intensive study abroad programs for students who choose to be challenged, both academically and experientially. * To immerse students in our programs' off-the-beaten-path locations and unique subject matter. * To equip students with new skills, broader perspectives and an appreciation of cultural differences. * To create study abroad innovations for the field, and to serve as a resource to faculty and educational institutions in the development of programs abroad.

Year Founded

1982