Lushan Institute Summer 2012 Program and Courses
Nanjing University Course Descriptions
(4) Week Program - July 2nd - 27th, 2012 (2 week program option also available)
I. Mandarin Chinese Language: Beginning - Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
The course will provide instruction in all four language skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading, and writing for students with no or little previous Chinese experience. Students learn about 200 characters to help them meet the basic understanding of Chinese expressions and character structure. Instruction hours: 20hrs/week Credits: 3
II. Mandarin Chinese: Intermediate - Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
This course is designed for students who have successfully completed beginning level or have their Chinese vocabulary over 500. The course will continue to develop the four skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese. In this course students are required to comprehend and produce paragraph-level Chinese with high accuracy and fluency. By the end of this course, students are expected to deal with daily-life related Chinese in a target language environment with no difficulty. Instruction hours: 20hrs/week Credits: 3
III. Mandarin Chinese: Advanced -Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
This course is designed for students who have completed two years of college-level training in Chinese or equivalent level of achieving HSK level 4 to continue developing their skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading and writing. A Multi-media textbook is selected that helps students improve their understanding of today's China and ensures that students continue to improve their linguistic skills with a manageable degree of challenge. At the functional level, this course seeks to enable students to understand face-to-face conversations on most familiar topics, give their comments, read materials written in formal literal Chinese and write simple essays, reports and types of correspondence. Instruction hours: 20hrs/week Credits: 3
IV. Introduction to Chinese Culture (taught in English)
With more than 4,000 years of recorded history, China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations and has an extremely rich cultural heritage. The aim of this course is to give a brief introduction to fundamental aspects of Chinese culture, with an emphasis upon elements that are typically Chinese. The main contents include: Chinese ancient philosophy, religion, art, music, kungfu, education, cuisine, tea culture, and traditional festivals. Credits: 3
V. Introduction to Chinese History
This course provides access to understand China from within its historical context and is a general introduction to Chinese civilization, including the formation of the nation, dynastic history, cultural features, and other events and elements that have contributed to Chinese civilization. Students will be encouraged to investigate some recent research focuses on case studies, such as the evolution of insititutions, the culture and modern social transitions, the history of woman, etc. Students in this course will be encouraged to seek what is unique in Chinese civilization, and what is common between Chinese civilization and the other civilizations. Credits: 3
VI . Electives: Pearl Buck in China
Pearl S. Buck traveled every summer to Lushan as a little girl. Her father Absalom Sydenstricker, was a Presbyterian Missionary from Northern Jiangsu Province and was one of the first 5 families to acquire property in the Kuling Estate, the Buck house is an important part of the local historical tour. One summer in Lushan, Pearl Buck decided to become a writer and went on to become the Wests' leading voice of China, winning the Nobel prize for such works as 'The Good Earth.' This class will focus on Pearl Buck's writing and how her life experience in China shaped her world view and her writing. This is an elective and not for credit class. The 2011 biography “Pearl Buck in China” and “The Good Earth” will be required reading.
VII. Forest Art Elective
A limited number of not for credit internships will be available for students to work in the woods with the “World Forest Artists” who are building a series of natural art sculptures and different creative pieces over 3 years along the Yellow Dragon Trail, click here for more info on the Forest Art Program.
VII. Lushan Cultural Tourist Excursions
The student fees include excursions to Lions Leap (Five Old Man Peaks), the Foreign Villas Museum, Pearl Buck’s House,and Christian Church, Cave of the Immortals, Thousand Steps Trail, Lushan Conferences Site of Mao's Communist Party Meetings, the Kuling American School and Cheefoo School, Yellow Dragon, Black Dragon and Paradise Pools, Three Trees, Three Step Water Falls, Meilu (Chiang-Kai Shek's Villa), the Lushan Museum, the Bell of All Religions, the Poetic Forest Art Trail. Optional additional tours also available.
Fees and Tuition:
Total fees are 14,000 RMB or $2200 US dollars
Price includes all courses, lodging, food, local excursions and travel up the mountain from local airports.
Lodging
Fully furnished dormitory rooms are available at the Institute in a new building recently constructed by Lushan Government. The lodging cost for 4-week period for two students per room is included in the tuition fee. Single dorm rooms are also available for an additional fee. More information will be available upon registration.
Food
Two meals per day will be provided at the Institute, the price is included in tuition. Two weekend dinners (Fri and Sat) are not included and students will dine in downtown Lushan on their own.
Travel to Lushan
The best International airport arrival location in China from abroad is Shanghai, Pudong (PVG) or Beijing (PEK) Students should plan to transfer to Nanchang (KHN – many flights) or Jiujiang (JIU – very few flights) on Fri June 29th or Sat. June 30th, 2012,for more details, see Getting There. Travel assistance is available, just email your request by clicking here. Students will be met by a Lushan van and driven up the mountain road. Lushan is a walking city with a new electric bus system; it’s easy to get around.
Visa
Students should have a valid student or tourist visa – when you apply, visa support services and information about the visa application process will be available on the NJU website.
Insurance: Students should arrange for their own Travelers and Medical Insurance, and assure their medical coverage is in effect in China. Sites such as www.squaremouth.comoffer international travel insurance, the Lushan Institute recommends you acquire complete coverage.
Age of Students
16 and older, including interested adults of any age.
Registration
Email: Opens Jan. 15, 2012. Please click here, or email us here at lushaninstitute@gmail.com.
Nanjing University Course Descriptions
(4) Week Program - July 2nd - 27th, 2012 (2 week program option also available)
I. Mandarin Chinese Language: Beginning - Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
The course will provide instruction in all four language skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading, and writing for students with no or little previous Chinese experience. Students learn about 200 characters to help them meet the basic understanding of Chinese expressions and character structure. Instruction hours: 20hrs/week Credits: 3
II. Mandarin Chinese: Intermediate - Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
This course is designed for students who have successfully completed beginning level or have their Chinese vocabulary over 500. The course will continue to develop the four skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Chinese. In this course students are required to comprehend and produce paragraph-level Chinese with high accuracy and fluency. By the end of this course, students are expected to deal with daily-life related Chinese in a target language environment with no difficulty. Instruction hours: 20hrs/week Credits: 3
III. Mandarin Chinese: Advanced -Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
This course is designed for students who have completed two years of college-level training in Chinese or equivalent level of achieving HSK level 4 to continue developing their skills of aurally understanding, speaking, reading and writing. A Multi-media textbook is selected that helps students improve their understanding of today's China and ensures that students continue to improve their linguistic skills with a manageable degree of challenge. At the functional level, this course seeks to enable students to understand face-to-face conversations on most familiar topics, give their comments, read materials written in formal literal Chinese and write simple essays, reports and types of correspondence. Instruction hours: 20hrs/week Credits: 3
IV. Introduction to Chinese Culture (taught in English)
With more than 4,000 years of recorded history, China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations and has an extremely rich cultural heritage. The aim of this course is to give a brief introduction to fundamental aspects of Chinese culture, with an emphasis upon elements that are typically Chinese. The main contents include: Chinese ancient philosophy, religion, art, music, kungfu, education, cuisine, tea culture, and traditional festivals. Credits: 3
V. Introduction to Chinese History
This course provides access to understand China from within its historical context and is a general introduction to Chinese civilization, including the formation of the nation, dynastic history, cultural features, and other events and elements that have contributed to Chinese civilization. Students will be encouraged to investigate some recent research focuses on case studies, such as the evolution of insititutions, the culture and modern social transitions, the history of woman, etc. Students in this course will be encouraged to seek what is unique in Chinese civilization, and what is common between Chinese civilization and the other civilizations. Credits: 3
VI . Electives: Pearl Buck in China
Pearl S. Buck traveled every summer to Lushan as a little girl. Her father Absalom Sydenstricker, was a Presbyterian Missionary from Northern Jiangsu Province and was one of the first 5 families to acquire property in the Kuling Estate, the Buck house is an important part of the local historical tour. One summer in Lushan, Pearl Buck decided to become a writer and went on to become the Wests' leading voice of China, winning the Nobel prize for such works as 'The Good Earth.' This class will focus on Pearl Buck's writing and how her life experience in China shaped her world view and her writing. This is an elective and not for credit class. The 2011 biography “Pearl Buck in China” and “The Good Earth” will be required reading.
VII. Forest Art Elective
A limited number of not for credit internships will be available for students to work in the woods with the “World Forest Artists” who are building a series of natural art sculptures and different creative pieces over 3 years along the Yellow Dragon Trail, click here for more info on the Forest Art Program.
VII. Lushan Cultural Tourist Excursions
The student fees include excursions to Lions Leap (Five Old Man Peaks), the Foreign Villas Museum, Pearl Buck’s House,and Christian Church, Cave of the Immortals, Thousand Steps Trail, Lushan Conferences Site of Mao's Communist Party Meetings, the Kuling American School and Cheefoo School, Yellow Dragon, Black Dragon and Paradise Pools, Three Trees, Three Step Water Falls, Meilu (Chiang-Kai Shek's Villa), the Lushan Museum, the Bell of All Religions, the Poetic Forest Art Trail. Optional additional tours also available.
Fees and Tuition:
Total fees are 14,000 RMB or $2200 US dollars
Price includes all courses, lodging, food, local excursions and travel up the mountain from local airports.
Lodging
Fully furnished dormitory rooms are available at the Institute in a new building recently constructed by Lushan Government. The lodging cost for 4-week period for two students per room is included in the tuition fee. Single dorm rooms are also available for an additional fee. More information will be available upon registration.
Food
Two meals per day will be provided at the Institute, the price is included in tuition. Two weekend dinners (Fri and Sat) are not included and students will dine in downtown Lushan on their own.
Travel to Lushan
The best International airport arrival location in China from abroad is Shanghai, Pudong (PVG) or Beijing (PEK) Students should plan to transfer to Nanchang (KHN – many flights) or Jiujiang (JIU – very few flights) on Fri June 29th or Sat. June 30th, 2012,for more details, see Getting There. Travel assistance is available, just email your request by clicking here. Students will be met by a Lushan van and driven up the mountain road. Lushan is a walking city with a new electric bus system; it’s easy to get around.
Visa
Students should have a valid student or tourist visa – when you apply, visa support services and information about the visa application process will be available on the NJU website.
Insurance: Students should arrange for their own Travelers and Medical Insurance, and assure their medical coverage is in effect in China. Sites such as www.squaremouth.comoffer international travel insurance, the Lushan Institute recommends you acquire complete coverage.
Age of Students
16 and older, including interested adults of any age.
Registration
Email: Opens Jan. 15, 2012. Please click here, or email us here at lushaninstitute@gmail.com.
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