Summer Study Abroad in China

  China

Yantai

Term: Summer 
Dates: Please visit our website

Description: The Chinese language is becoming more and more important in today's world. The prominence of China and the Mandarin language makes learning Chinese an essential topic for any student planning to enter into international relations, business, or many other fields. Stake your claim to tomorrow's opportunities and join World Endeavors this summer in China!

World Endeavors has partnered with Yantai University in China to create an intensive language seminar that is the perfect opportunity to learn a great deal of Chinese in a short amount of time. The program also includes essential features such as small class sizes, individualized attention, and a safe, affordable location on the Yellow Sea. Join World Endeavors in China and gain a deeper perspective on this ancient and evolving language.

Yantai is a city lying on the eastern tip of Shandong Peninsula, on the Yellow Sea facing South Korea and Japan across the sea. This coastal city is a short flight from the capital of Beijing and from the bustling metropolis of Shanghai. Yantai University has twenty colleges and departments with forty-five undergraduate specialties, eighteen graduate programs and one professional degree program.

Highlights: Students will be met at the airport upon arrival and will receive an in-depth orientation that includes a tour of the city of Yantai, China.

Participants will live in the fully-furnished international student hostel located on campus. The housing includes a shared room with access to laundry facilities, kitchen and dining area, common rooms and study rooms.

The summer session is an intensive Chinese Mandarin immersion program. Students will have the unique chance to work in small study-groups and will receive individualized attention from their teachers.

Courses are organized in the mornings from Monday through Friday, with afternoon sessions on Monday and Wednesday. Spoken and written Chinese will be studied, as well as oral comprehension. Optional cultural courses and activites, such as calligraphy, painting, hiking, or other events will be held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Please download the PDF on the right sidebar of this page for a sample course schedule.

Participants who successfully complete the course will receive 6 credits.    It is the student's responsibility to contact their academic advisor prior to the program to determine how the courses taken while abroad will transfer to their home institution.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: Please visit our website for details

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to China Independently

World Endeavors's Mission Statement: World Endeavors is a provider of unique international volunteer, internship, and study programs. Our mission is to become a catalyst for positive change in our community and the world through quality international programs.