Quite pleasant. August 05, 2023
By A student (Chinese Studies, Middlebury College) - abroad from 02/22/2023 to 05/15/2023 with
CET Taiwan
I learned about the language, but more importantly myself.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The classes were a lot of work, but very fulfilling |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
CET was often slow to react to problems that students or myself had. I think that I was always safe, but we had many issues where I felt that CET could have handled things better |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
my housing situation was not the best, but the people I was with made up for most of my qualms. |
| * Food: |
I like the food in Taiwan |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
there were many programs offered by CET outside of the classroom that allowed students to engage with material. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
they offered great healthcare. |
| * Safety: |
I think Taiwan is in general a safe place, but we had a neighbor who sometimes made us feel very unsafe. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
In the future I want to go to a new place, and I would have like to participate in a Middlebury abroad school. |
Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 56$ |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | 100ntd per meal is the average and if its much more you are being scammed. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | chns 300 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I think I was well prepared for the experience I had. I do not like to prepare much before something like a study abroad because it stresses me out to much. I prefer to just figure everything out when I get there. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Advanced Chinese |
| Course Department: | Chinese |
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| Instruction Language: | Chinese |
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Internship and bridghing theory |
| Course Department: | Chinese |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
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