Academics
Calendar
April 30 (Saturday) Application deadline
May 15 (Sunday) Payment Deadline
June Skype Interview
July 16 (Saturday) Arrival Day & airport pick-up
July 17 (Sunday) Orientation & oral interview
July 18 Classes begin
August 12 Classes end
August 14 Dorm closes
Schedule of Courses
(Mon -Thu)
9:00am-10:20am
Fun Reading & Learning
- Learning new words and grammars
- Paperwork
10:30am-11:20am
Let's Speak Chinese
- Words and grammar practice
- Group conversation
1:00pm-1:50pm or 2:00pm-2:50pm
One-on-one
- Personalized tutoring based on the morning courses
- Final project discussion
- 50min/student
3:00pm-4:00pm
Chinese Culture
- Chinese Culture Introduction (Mon)
- Let’s Have Fun (Tue)
- Authentic Chinese (Wed)
- Language Clinic (Thu)
(Friday)
9:00am-10:20am
Weekly Test
Listening + Writing
10:30am-10:45am or 10:45am-11:00am
One-on-one
- Oral practice
- 15mins/students
11:10am-12:00pm
Oral Presentation
Extracurricular Activities
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Visit historic and cultural sites in Xi’an, e.g. Terra Cotta Warriors soldier, Dayan Pagoda
Chinese Culture Courses
Sample Schedule
Week Monday-Intro. Tuesday-Activity
1 Chinese food & table rules Making dumplings
2 Chinese social culture & manners Chinese slangs
3 Typical Chinese people’s life Board games, Mahjong
4 Chinese characters & holidays Calligraphy, paper cutting