Students combine intensive language study with academic work in Chinese area studies. Area studies seminars are taught in English by the IES Beijing director and scholars from leading Chinese academic institutions. Where possible, opportunities for research and field work are built into the seminars. Students maximize their cultural integration into Chinese society and their progress in Chinese language through field studies, close interaction with Chinese students on campus, and extensive travel to distant areas of China. Students who have had at least a year of college-level Mandarin or the equivalent are eligible to apply.
Housing is in the foreign student dormitory.
This semester or academic year program at Peking University offers advanced language students an opportunity to improve their fluency in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese through intensive language training. Peking University's Center for Teaching Chinese to Foreigners offers 20 levels of language courses. Students enroll in these language courses with other international students, many of whom come from other parts of Asia. Nanjing Established in 1982, this program is appropriate for intermediate and advanced language learners who are interested in furthering their Chinese language skills through a variety of interactions including taking a course which allows them to better understand China, living with Chinese roommates, interviewing local Chinese for an oral history project, attending weekly field trips, and traveling around China. All students are required to study Mandarin Chinese which is offered at intermediate and advanced levels.