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Short-term Chinese Language Programs

Short-Term Chinese Language Programs is a featured project of CIE. A lot of student groups from different countries come to study Chinese language and experience Chinese culture in summer or winter holidays every year. According to their requests, the project could include Chinese language courses, lectures on special topics, cultural tourism, one-on-one tutorship and other Chinese cultural practices. In recent years, we have designed short-term programs for various groups from South Korea, Japan, US, Germany, UK, Kenya, Puerto Rico and etc. The following are examples of CIE short-term projects for your reference.

Example 1:

Schedule for Summer Study Group (1-4 Weeks)

Week	Day	Time	Content
Week 1	Day 1	9:00-10:50	Opening Ceremony; Student Orientation
		14:30-17:30	Visit SDNU Qianfoshan campus
		18:00	Welcome Dinner
	Day2	9:00-9:50	Basic Chinese Conversation
		10:00-10:50	Interesting Chinese Characters
		14:30-17:30	Visit downtown attractions such as Baotu Spring Garden^①, Heihu Spring^②, Daming Lake Garden^③and Quancheng Square^④, etc.
	Day3	9:00-10:50	Lecture: Chinese Geography
	Day3	14:30-16:30	One-on-one Chinese tutoring
	Day4	9:00-9:50	Basic Chinese Conversation
		10:00-10:50	Interesting Chinese Characters
		14:30-16:30	Hands-on lesson: Chinese Knot
	Day5	9:00-10:50	Lecture: A Brief History Introduction to China
	Day5	14:30-16:30	One-on-one Chinese tutoring
	Day6	All day	Visit world cultural heritage — Mansion, Temple and Cemetery of Confucius at Qufu^⑤
	Day7	All day	Free day (or Airport Farewell)
Week 2	Day8	9:00-9:50	Basic Chinese Conversation
		10:00-10:50	Interesting Chinese Characters
		14:30-16:30	Experience Chinese Calligraphy
	Day9	9:00-10:50	Lecture: Chinese Cuisine
	Day9	14:30-16:30	One-on-one Chinese tutoring
	Day10	9:00-9:50	Basic Chinese Conversation
		10:00-10:50	Interesting Chinese Characters
		14:30-17:30	Visit traditional places of Qushuiting Street, Kuanhouli, Furong Street, and taste flavor food
	Day11	9:00-10:50	Lecture: Folk Customs of China
	Day11	14:30-16:30	Experience Chinese Painting
	Day12	9:00-9:50	Basic Chinese Conversation
		10:00-10:50	Interesting Chinese Characters
		14:30-16:30	One-on-one Chinese tutoring
	Day13	All Day	Visit the ancient building of Jiuding Tower^⑥and the display of various Chinese nationalities; appreciate the ancient live-action drama – Hero Qin Qiong
	Day14	All Day	Free day (or Airport Farewell)
Week 3	Day15	9:00-10:50	Lecture: Chinese Tea Culture
	Day15	14:30-16:30	Appreciation of Chinese Movie
	Day16	9:00-9:50	Basic Chinese Conversation
		10:00-10:50	Interesting Chinese Characters
		14:30-17:30	Visit Shandong Provincial Museum for the historical and cultural origins of Shandong province
	Day17	9:00-10:50	Lecture: Daily life of Chinese people
	Day17	14:30-16:30	Experience Chinese Kung Fu
	Day18	9:00-9:50	Basic Chinese Conversation
		10:00-10:50	Interesting Chinese Characters
		14:30-16:30	Experience table tennis at The National Sports Training Base for Disabled Athlete.
	Day19	9:00-10:50	Lecture: Entertainment of Chinese People
	Day19	14:30-16:30	Hands-on lesson: Chinese Paper-cutting
	Day20	All Day	Visit world natural and cultural heritage, the sacred Mountain Tai^⑦.
	Day21	All Day	Free day (or Airport Farewell)
Week 4	Day22	9:00-9:50	Basic Chinese Conversation
		10:00-10:50	Interesting Chinese Characters
		14:30-17:30	Experience Chinese Kung Fu
	Day23	9:00-9:50	Basic Chinese Conversation
		10:00-10:50	Interesting Chinese Characters
		14:30-17:30	One-on-one Chinese tutoring
	Day24	9:00-11:50	Introduction and Training of HSK
	Day24	14:30-16:30	Appreciation and Experience Peking Opera
	Day25	9:00-11:50	Simulated HSK test
		14:30-16:30	Graduation ceremony and performances by trainees
		18:00	Farewell Banquet
	Day26	All day	Visit Peking or Shanghai
	Day27	All day	Visit Peking or Shanghai
	Day28	All day	Airport Farewell

1．Some interactive activities between Chinese students and international students will be arranged during the short-term project, for improving the communication and understanding between students.

2. Some traditional culture and modern sports experience activities, such as Beijing Opera, acrobatic performance , football game, and etc, will be organized during the project.

3. Negotiable tuition and accommodation depends on the number of participants and hotels they choose.

Project on Social Culture of Contemporary China

Study Duration: 3 months

Items	Details
Chinese Courses	1. It aims that students can pass the Chinese exams in America and can communicate with Chinese friends in simple Chinese.
Chinese Courses	2. One-on-one tutorship
Research of Regional Culture	1. A survey of China or Shandong province
	2. A brief introduction of Chinese history
	3. Visit world cultural heritage — Mansion, Temple and Cemetery of Confucius at Qufu, and attend lectures on Confucianism in Nishan.
	4. Research on Chinese tea 1) Visit tea factory and experience how tea is processed in Qingdao. 2) Visit tea garden and museum, and study tea ceremony. 3) Attend lectures on Chinese tea culture, “The problems of the geological environment and ecological balance of Jiaodong Peninsula”, Taoist culture and etc.
Research of Contemporary China	1. Lectures on China’s education, including educational system, educational policy, relationship between education and employment, and etc.
	2. Lectures on China's political and economic systems, including political system, government organization structure, Chinese law, etc.
	3. Lectures on news media, including press freedom, relationship between government and media, and etc.
	4. Experience Chinese Kung Fu ----Taiji & Watch football game of Chinese Football Association Super League
	5. Experience Chinese folk custom, Chinese food, Chinese traditional medicine and etc.
Homestay	Stay with Chinese family, and experience Chinese family life.