Harvard Summer School: Beijing - Harvard Summer Program in Beijing, China
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The course structure is designed to maximize students’ language acquisition, with five hours of class (lectures, drill sections, and a one-on-one session) every day, Monday through Thursday, from morning until early afternoon. Written and oral exa... read more
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Varies from different to person, especially because I am Chinese..for me it was just improving my writing and speaking skills. I've been to Beijing many times before. A student - Brandeis University View Entire Review
I believe I became a much more well-rounded individual and developed a deeper perspective of the world. I was very satisfied with the outcome of the program because I went in without being able to carry out a short conversation in Chinese, and by the end of two weeks I could comfortably speak for hours with locals. I am so grate... Miriam H - Brandeis University View Entire Review
The program more than anything helped me feel more confident in myself that I could literally do anything, since the program was so rigorous and we were thrown into a foreign setting completely different from the West with the added challenge of not being allowed to speak English for the whole duration of the program. However, b... Ariel Z - Brandeis University View Entire Review
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The course structure is designed to maximize students’ language acquisition, with five hours of class (lectures, drill sections, and a one-on-one session) every day, Monday through Thursday, from morning until early afternoon. Written and oral exams are held every Friday. Students devote much of the remainder of each weekday to homework, study, and review, but also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, as well as semi-weekly “Chinese tables” where students and teachers eat lunch together in a relaxed setting. Teachers hold office hours in the evenings from Sunday through Thursday, and students are encouraged to come by for help with their lessons, or just to talk with their teachers and classmates.
On the weekends, there are performances (e.g., acrobatics show) and excursions (e.g., the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, and the Beijing Art District). Students may also spend time on weekends with host families to experience the daily lives and customs of Chinese families. This school/society nexus gives the program its unique participatory flavor, with language instruction continually related to its Beijing setting.
Program Type(s):
Study AbroadProgram Length(s):
- Summer
