Fall or spring. This program at Peking University offers intensive language training in conversational Chinese as well as reading and writing. Students may choose electives in newspaper reading, classical Chinese, and Chinese idioms. Internships and meetings with U.S. professionals working in Beijing are also part of the program. A minimum of two years of college-level Mandarin Chinese or equivalent as well as knowledge of Pinyin romanization and simplified characters is required.
Students live in residence halls with other international students.
April 1, November 1. Chinese Language in Beijing Middlesbury College. In this, a strong program for language acquisition, students enroll in intermediate or advanced Chinese according to the results of placement tests administered in Beijing. Each level represents an integrated curriculum that helps students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces students to various aspects of Chinese culture and contemporary Chinese life. All instruction is in Mandarin Chinese.