General Schedule (56 days):
First part:
May 14- May 21
First experience in teaching
English as a second language, cultural adaptation, local and regional visits,
cultural visits and exchanges in Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and several other cities
and towns in Zhejiang Province.
Second part: May 22- June 3
1) Intensive
classroom theoretical and conceptual field education and classroom teaching
observation, and classroom discussion at Suzhou University. 2) Chinese language
3) Chinese Culture
Third
part: June 3- June 9
Service
learning in teaching English as a second language at local elementary school or
secondary school
Graduation
ceremony in Suzhou University, final paper turn-in
June 9-11
Forth
part: Cultural and language exchanges, lectures, regional
cultural visits at Nantong University: June
12 – June 16
Fifth Part June
17-July 6
Service Leaning
plus intensive traveling in East, Center, North, Northwest of China, language
and culture exchanges with Chinese students, and academic lectures.
During the
trip, job interview will be conducted by the hiring institutions.
Forth
Part: (optional follow-up
component): July 7 – Aug. 5
Paticipate in Summer Camp(s) to teach English as a second language.
1. The
follow-up component of this program is optional and it is designed mainly for
those who want to teach in the near future in China in order to receive more
practical training and satisfy the requirement of Chinese government for
foreign English teachers in China.
2. To
participate in teaching in one or two summer camps is totally free of charge,
i.e., students will receive free housing, food, and certain local visits plus a
small amount of payment.
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The program
offers Cultural and language classes with 12 credit hours. The fee of the
obligatory part of the program includes all international and national
transportations by air, train and tourist bus with air-conditioning,
accommodation of three star hotel or above, cultural tours, museums, arts,
factures, industrial parks, markets, artifacts, visits, historical and anthropological
sightseeing visits, artistic shows, banquets, and multi-cultural and
international exchange activities.
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60 hours classroom teaching
30 hours lectures about Modern & Ancient
Chinese Society
100 hours of cultural exchanges with Chinese
students
30 hours of artistic performances and
culinary art experiences
Over 23 places to visit in China to gain
cultural experiences
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Principles to follow: Cross-cultural
environment
International Understanding
Friendship and cooperation
To know and to be known
To Learn and to be learned
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First part:
May 14- May 31
Service Learning
- Students are required to return to the hotel before 11:00pm
except on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, Saturday, and during the trips, students are required to return to the
own residence before 12:00am.
- Weekend traveling schedule is arranged by the program
director.
- Afternoon Lectures last about two hours (including
translation time if necessary), and lectures in other places will last
from one to two hours (including translation time).
Schedule
May
May 14. T.: The group leaves USA for China.
Zhejiang
May 15. W: Take train to Hangzhou, and check in at
Hotel in Hangzhou City.
Lunch,
nap, rest and free activities.
Language and cultural exchanges
in Zhejiang Province:
Academic and cultural topics: Home-stay
experience, adjustment to the Chinese life, Chinese language, Southern China
life ways, and education in China
May 16, Th.:
Morn: After breakfast, trip to the local school
Exchanges and cultural activities
English teaching
May 17, F.:
Exchanges and cultural activities/ English
teaching
Aft.:
Chinese class (one hour)
Local visit
May 18, S.: Visit local area and sightseeing visits.
Cultural
activities with the local students.
Shaoxin
City
May 19, S.: Morn: Leaving for Shaoxin City, check in
hotel
Visit Lu Xun Museum, ancient street, and market
After
dinner, conduct cultural and language exchange at the Yuexiu Foreign Language
Institute
Hangzhou City
May 20, M.: In the morning visit Lantin Garden and the
Cligraphy School of the Shaoxin University
After
lunch, departure for Hangzhou City
Check in the
hotel, and visit the Zhejiang University
May 21, T.: Visit West Lake, Botanic Garden, Golden Fish Park, Temple
Lingyin, Te Farm, and Liuhe Pagoda.
Later afternoon: Departure for
Suzhou City, check in Suzhou University dormitory
Suzhou City
Second part: May 22- June 11
Service Learning in Suzhou City and Intensive
classroom theoretical and conceptual field education and classroom teaching
observation, and discussion at Suzhou University plus Cultural and Language
Exchange in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces, including cultural visits of
Hangzhou, Shaoxin, Shanghai, Wuxi, and other cities.
Intensive study in Chinese Culture and Language
Week schedule in Suzhou University:
6:30am: Morning call
7:00am – 8:00am: Breakfast (Dongwu Hotel dinning room)
8:00am – 12:00pm: Morning
class (Culture Class, Language Class)
12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch (Dongwu Hotel dinning
room)
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Nap (optional)
2:00pm – 4:00pm: Lectures on Chinese
civilization and modern China
or Suzhou city visits
4:00pm – 6:00pm: Conversation, partnership or
recreation activities
5:30pm – 6:30pm: Taiji Class (obligatory)
6:30pm – 7:30pm: Dinner (Dongwu Hotel dinning
room)
7:30pm – 10:00pm: In-group-activities, review,
or free time
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Suzhou City: (Suzhou
University):
Academic and cultural topics: Classroom
teaching, cultural exchanges, local visits, weekend visits, textile/silk
industry, industrial park, foreign investment, economic reform, market system,
Wu culture, and cooperative learning with Chinese students.
May 22, W.: In the
morning:
One hour and half: Chinese class
Cultural class:
10:30-12:00
In the afternoon:
English class observation/ discussion
Teaching methodology and Second Language
Acquisition theory
Local visits or cultural exchanges
5:30pm – 6:30pm Taiji Class
May 23, Th.: In the
morning:
One hour and half: Chinese class
Cultural class:
10:30-12:00
In the afternoon:
English class observation/ discussion
Teaching methodology and Second Language
Acquisition theory
Local visits or cultural exchanges
5:30pm – 6:30pm Taiji Class
May 24, F.: In the
morning:
One hour and half: Chinese class
Cultural class:
10:30-12:00
In the afternoon:
English class observation/ discussion
Teaching methodology and Second Language
Acquisition theory
Local visits or cultural exchanges
5:30pm – 6:30pm Taiji Class
Wuxi City
May 25, S. : 9:00am Departure for Wuxi, visit Lake Taihu on boat, Xihui
Garden,
Head
of Turtle Island.
In the afternoon: Visit
Pear Farm and Market
Return to Suzhou city.
May 26, S. : Break
May 27, M.: In the
morning:
One hour and half: Chinese class
Cultural class:
10:30-12:00
In the afternoon:
English class observation/ discussion
Teaching methodology and Second Language
Acquisition theory
Local visits or cultural exchanges
5:30pm – 6:30pm Taiji Class
May 28, T.: In the
morning:
One hour and half: Chinese class
Cultural class:
10:30-12:00
In the afternoon:
English class observation/ discussion
Teaching methodology and Second Language
Acquisition theory
Local visits or cultural exchanges
5:30pm – 6:30pm Taiji Class
May 29, W.: In the
morning:
One hour and half: Chinese class
Cultural class:
10:30-12:00
In the afternoon:
English class observation/ discussion
Teaching methodology and Second Language
Acquisition theory
Local visits or cultural exchanges
5:30pm – 6:30pm Taiji Class
May 30, Th.: In the
morning:
One hour and half: Chinese class
Cultural class:
10:30-12:00
In the afternoon:
English class observation/ discussion
Teaching methodology and Second Language
Acquisition theory
Local visits or cultural exchanges
5:30pm – 6:30pm Taiji Class
May 31, F.: In the
morning:
One hour and half: Chinese class
Cultural class:
10:30-12:00
In the afternoon:
English class observation/ discussion
Teaching methodology and Second Language
Acquisition theory
Local visits or cultural exchanges
5:30pm – 6:30pm Taiji Class
n Shanghai City
Cultural and academic topics: Economic
reform, industrial park, new market system, modern business, religion,
metropolitan life style, culinary art, and performing art.
June 1, S.:.8:30 (Departure time):
Trip to Shanghai
Morn. Suzhou-Shanghai by coach, meet with the
tour guide in Shanghai.
Lunch at restaurant.
Aft: Visit Yuyuan Market and Garden, Jade Buddha
Temple, Old City. Dinner at restaurant.
Evening: Acrobatic
performance at the Municipal Acrobatic Center
Hotel in Downtown
Shanghai
June 2, S: Visit Shanghai Municipal Museum, Donfang TV Tower, the Bound,
Pudong Newly Developed High-Technology Area and
Industrial Park.
Lunch at restaurant.
Aft. Friendship International Shopping Center, Nanjing Road visit.
Take the afternoon train for Hangzhou City.
Night: Zhejiang U Hotel.
III. Service Learning in Zhejiang Province
local elementary/ high schools
June 3, M.:
Morn.: Three
hours: Teaching Conversational English class.
Aft: One hour: Teaching Conversational English class.
One hour: Conversational Chinese
Later afternoon: student activities
June 4, T.:
One hour: Teaching Conversational English class.
One hour: Conversational Chinese
Later afternoon: student activities
June 5, W.: Morn.:
One hour: Teaching Conversational English class.
One hour: Conversational Chinese
Later afternoon: student activities
June 6, Th. : Morn.:
One hour: Teaching Conversational English class.
One hour: Conversational Chinese
Later afternoon: student activities
June 7, F.: Morn.:
One hour: Teaching Conversational English class.
One hour: Conversational Chinese
Later afternoon: student activities
June 8, S.: Local visit in the city and
nearby areas
June 9, S.: Exchange activities in the
morning , and in the afternoon return to Suzhou
June 10, M.: Working on the final paper
Morning: Writing the final paper, and
turn in it at noon.
(9:00am: Maybe
Shipping some big
suitcases to Beijing)？
Afternoon: Free time
6:00pm: Graduation
ceremony, Graduation Banquet & Farewell Party.
Night: Goodbye Dancing Party with students from School of Foreign
Languages and the Dept. of
Model and Art Design of Suzhou University.
V. Nantong City: Nantong University
June 11, T.: After breakfast, departure for Nantong City
Check
in University hotel
Visit
the University and Nantong City
Lecture:
Chinese Educational System and its development
Dinner at the
university restaurant
Evening: Free time.
June 12, W.: In the morning: Co-teaching and observing English classes
In
the afternoon: Co-teaching and observing English classes
Evening: Culture and
language exchange with local students
June 13, Th.: In the morning: Co-teaching and observing English classes
In
the afternoon: Co-teaching and observing English classes
Evening: Chinese movie
and follow-up discussion with Chinese students
June 14, F.: In the morning: Co-teaching and observing English classes
Lecture:
Agriculture and Chinese Rural Economy
Evening: June 16, S.:
June 15, S.: In the morning: Lecture in the University
In the afternoon: visit Nantong Port
and a local factory
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VI Intensive traveling en interview for job
opportunity June 17-July 6
Service Leaning plus intensive traveling in
East, Center, North, Northwest of China, language and culture exchanges with
Chinese students, and academic lectures.
l Yangzhou-Nanjing
Academic and cultural topics: Buddhism in
China, Sino-Japanese relations, Yangtze River and Chinese civilization,
agriculture, University life, cultural exchanges, economic development during
Mao’s Era, and Chinese arts and crafts.
June 16, S.: After breakfast: Leave Nantong for Yangzhou City by
bus across Yangtze River
Check in Yangzhou
University Hotel
Afternoon: visit
Bamboos Garden (Geyuan), Pingshangtang Pavilion,
Shouxi Lake, etc.
Diner
at Yangzhou local restaurant.
Evening activities: meet and have party with students of
Yangzhou University
Stay in Yangzhou University hotel.
June 17, M.: In Yangzhou city: Visit
Shouxi Lake and Park, Pingshangtang Pavilion,
And Ge Bamboos Garden (Ge-yuan).
Lunch at Yangzhou University. Job interviews in the Office of
International Programs.
Afternoon: Lecture9:
Chinese cultural tradition and the Present and Past of
Yangzhou city.
Dinner at Down Town Restaurant.
Night: Free time.
June 18, T.:
Breakfast at Yangzhou University.
Morning:
Lacquer work Facture and Exhibition and lunch in Yangzhou.
After lunch
transfer to Nanjing by coach or by train,
Visit Yantze River Bridge, and Bridge Park.
Stay
a hotel in Nanjing city, and visit Confucius Temple and Market in the
evening.
Hotel in Nanjing.
June 19, W.:
Morning: Visit Dr. Sun Yatsen’s Mausoleum.
Afternoon: Visit Nanjing Massacre Museum, and leave Nanjing
南京/西安 T112次，1640/0604+1 硬卧
Xi’an City and Terra Cotta:
Academic and cultural topics: The first
emperor of China, the unification of China, ancient China, Qin and Tang
Dynasties, the contributions of Chinese culture to the world, the Silk Road and
its contribution to the human civilization, typical traditional performing art,
culinary art, minority groups, and Muslim culture in China.
June 20, Th.:
Arrive Xi’an
city at 6:04pm.
Lunch
at 2:30pm in the University
restaurant.
Check-in Xi’an Foreign Languages University Hotel.
Visit Big Goose Pagoda, the city wall and the Stone Tablets.
Afternoon: Xi’an Municipal Museum
Dinner at the University Restaurant at 7:00pm
After dinner at 7:30pm: Free time
June 21, F.:
Breakfast at the University restaurant.
Banpo Ancient Chinese Civilization Museum,
The Terra Cotta Warriors Museum.
Lunch near Huaquing Museum.
Aft.: Huaqing Hot Springs, Qin Dynasty.
Night: Free time
June 22, S.:
Breakfast at the hotel.
Famen Temple, and Qianling Mausoleum
Dinner at University hotel
Night: Free time
June 23, S.:
Morning: Lecture10: Xi’an,
Silk road and Chinese culture and Northern
Civilization by
professors of the University
At noon: Water and music show at the center of the city
Afternoon: Exchange activity and party with professors
and students of the
University.
Evening:
Tang dynasty dancing performance and Jiaozi Banquet
June 24, M. :
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Free time during the day, Bus send you to
the city, no lunch
Afternoon: Free time and dinner at the hotel at 5:00pm.
普快2536次 (始发站是宝鸡, 途经西安) 下午17:04从宝鸡出发, 晚上20:07到达西安.
Evening: After dinner, departure
time: at 6:30pm from Hotel for train station to go to Pinyao City.
Taiyuan City, Pingyao, and Qiao Family
Housing
Academic and cultural topics:
Pre-capitalist development in modern China, the culture of North China, Lamaism
in China, agriculture, environment education, and Taoism.
June 25, T. : Breakfast at Pingyao Town
After breakfast: Visit ancient Pingyao City, and the Housing
Compound and Garden of the Family Qiao in the entire
day.
Lunch at local restaurant.
In the afternoon: Visit Qiao Family
Housing
Late afternoon: Check in
local traditional style hotel in Pinyao.
Enjoy of the Northern
Chinese countryside environment.
Academic and cultural topics: The history
of Buddhism, coalmining industry in China, and ancient architecture, Buddhist
culture and architecture works.
June 26, W.:
Breakfast in Pingyao restaurant.
Leaving Pingyao for Taiyuan by
tourist coach.
In the morning visit Tai Temple:
one of the most ancient temple in China.
Then, leave for Shanxi
University, Taiyuan.
Lunch
at Shanxi University
Later
afternoon: Cultural exchanges with students at Shanxi University
Dinner
and hotel at Shanxi University hotel
June 27, Th.:
Morning: Breakfast at the hotel-restaurant
Job
interview in the University.
Visit
Taiyuan city individually and free time.
Dinner at the University restaurant and departure for Huhhot City, Inner Mongolia.
太原-呼和浩特
2464次 at 10:20pm
l Inner
Mongolia: Desert, Grassland and Huhhot City
Academic and cultural topics: Mongolian
culture, Chinese ethnic groups, the history of Mongolia, land and agriculture,
environmental study, Mongolian Lamaism, and Mongolian culinary art.
June 28, F.: Arrive Huhehot City, Check in Zhaojun Hotel
Breakfast in the hotel
Trip to Resonant Sand George in Gobi Desert.
Take
cable car to view the desert and game and slide on the sand.
Camel
Ride.
Lunch
on the desert.
In late afternoon, go by coach to Silamuren Grassland, 120 km away
from Huhhot.
Enjoy the Mongolian
singing and dancing performance after dinner.
Mongolian party.
Overnight at Mongolian
yurt
June 29, S.: Mor. : Watching sunrise on the grassland.
After
breakfast, activities in the grassland: Horse riding, and watching the horse
race and Mongolian wrestling. Visit horseman’s family and “Aobo” – a splendid
place to worship for rain.
Mongolian lunch banquet
at the grassland restaurant.
After lunch transfer to Huhhot in the afternoon. Check in hotel in
Huhhot.
Stay in Huhhot: Zhaojun Hotel
June 30 1, S.:
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning: Visit Tomb of
Wang Zhaojun and Five Pagodas Temple.
Sightseeing in the city of Huhhot, Inner Mongolia Museum
Afternoon:
After lunch, visit Inner Mongolia University and Inner Mongolia Museum.
After
dinner: Leave by night train K90 for Beijing
呼和浩特-北京
K90次
硬卧
Beijing
Academic and cultural topics: Cultural
exchange with Chinese students, politic issues in China, Chinese government
structure, history of Ancient China, the P.R. of China, the last Dynasty in
China, modern Chinese life ways, and the higher education in the capital of
China.
Goals of this language and culture exchange:
For
Chinese students:
1.
To give the students opportunity to emerge
into a real language and cultural context and environment in order to encourage
the students in foreign language study.
2.
To exam and improve the students comprehension
and oral production ability of both languages.
3.
To test and improve the lexicon, fluency,
grammar, and pronunciation of the students’ language skills.
4.
To give the Chinese students the first
opportunity to understand the foreign cultures, civilizations, and habits.
5.
To enlarge students’ international and global
knowledge.
6.
To enhance and promote the international
comprehension, understanding, and friendship.
7.
To prepare to enter the global society and
family in the future.
For
ASU students:
1.
Give students opportunity to know deeper
Chinese culture and society.
2.
Give students to use Chinese language in
every day life.
3.
Students have one-hour regular Chinese
language class every day.
4.
Promote international comprehension.
Requirements
for participation:
1.
Must follow all the university rules and
regulations, and local school regulations.
2.
Must be cooperative and interested in
language and culture studies.
3.
Must take active part in both in-class and
out-class activities.
4.
Must complete all the assignments of the
instructors.
July 1, M.: Arrive Beijing at
7:00am, Check in hotel and breakfast in hotel.
Morn. Visit Tiananmen Square, Peoples’ Palace, and
Forbidden City, and
People’s Palace. Lunch in Down Town Beijing.
Aft: Celestial Temple (Temple of Heaven: Tiantan)
Evening: Dinner
at Qianmen Hotel
Enjoy Beijing Opera
Show after dinner.
Hotel in Beijing: 3rd
Hotel.
July 2, T.:
Morning: Visit Beijing University,
Aft.: .Visit Summer
Palace
Evening: Beijing Duck Goodbye
Banquet and Party
Night: Tiananmen Squire Walk
Free
Time
July 3, W.: Visit Great Wall Badaling Section, the most famous section in
Beijing
Area.
Then continue to the Ming Dynasty Tombs.
Evening: Beijing Roast Duck
Banquet, Goodbye Party.
Hotel in Beijing.
July 4, Th.:
Breakfast
Morning:
Visit the Beijing High School and conduct cultural exchanges
with the students
Cultural
exchanges with Chinese
students
Night:
Break
July 5, F.: After breakfast:
Free time to visit and ready to departure.
1. Those who
are participating in Summer Camp Activities will have meeting with school
directors and English teachers to prepare for the summer camp and leaving for
summer camp in Western suburbs in the afternoon.
2. Those who
are going to return to USA will have free time and can visit Beijing City by
their own.
July
6, S.: Departure from Beijing for USA
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