chinese language study in beijing, china

approximate DATES: June 19th-July 23rd, 2010

approximate COST: $5925; This fee includes: 6 credits of tuition, roundtrip airfare, accommodations, some meals, transportation between cities, excursions, pre-departure orientation, International Student Identity Card, emergency evacuation insurance, travel guidebook, and administrative fees in the United States and China.

CREDITS: 6 credits in Chinese 101, 102, 201, 202, 110, 210, 250, 300, 301, 480, 481

HOUSING: On campus

EXCURSIONS: Field trips in Beijing, bus tours, and an Acrobatic Show in Shanghai!

Apply online by March 26, 2010!

From 2009 program participants:

"I had the pooportunity to meet real Beijing residents when I went to a ballroom dance class."

"Chen Laoshi (the Mason faculty director) was great. There were a million ways she contributed."

"The trip to inner Mongolia was a great cultural experience."

"Now I understand that the best language learning takes place outside of the classroom...by the end of the trip I was able to navigate the Beijing transportation system and negotiate with street vendors. "

This intensive Chinese language program offers participants the opportunity to study the Chinese language at Beijing Language & Culture University. Students will attend classes in the morning for
four weeks, explore the historical sites in and around the town in the afternoon and weekends, enjoy an Inner-Mongolia Grassland Trip during a long weekend, plus participate in a weeklong
tour to Xi'an and Shanghai area.

The first five days of the program will go as follows:

[June 19, Fri] Washington D.C/ Dulles International to Shanghai, China
Fly to Shanghai, cross the international Date line.

[June 20, Sat] Arriving in Shanghai [D] (B-breakfast; L-Lunch; D-Dinner)
Arrive in Shanghai in the afternoon. Met by your guide at the airport, then you will be transferred to tha hotel followed by dinner.

[June 21, Sun] Shanghai [B/L/D]
Vsit the Bund (Wai tan), Yuyuan garden in the morning. Visit the Pudong New Business Area, the Oriental Pearl Tower(including basement exhibition) in the afternoon. Night Cruise on Huangpu river in the evening

[June 22, Mon] Shanghai [B/L/D]
Whole day tour in Shanghai: Visit the Shanghai Museum in the morning. Visit the temple of the old God and Nanjing Road in the afternoon. Watch the Acrobatic show in the evening.

[June 23, Tue] Shanghai to Xi'an [B/L/D]
Fly to Xi’an in the morning
Upon Arrival, visit the Ancient City Wall and Gate and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy Dumpling Banquet Dinner in the evening and watch Tang Dynasty Singing and Dancing Show.

[June 24, Wed] Xi'an to Beijing [B/L]
Visit the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum in the morning. Visit the Grand Mosque in the afternoon and then transfer to airport. Fly to Beijing.

Upon arrival, transfer to the Beijing Language and Culture University for language study until the end of the program.

*CGE reserves the right to make changes to a program in light of currency fluctuations, changing security and safety conditions, or any other unforeseen circumstances.