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study chinese Beijing language curriculum based on Beijing Language University's New Chinese Reader and Short-Term Spoken Chinese series of textbooks with our own extensive set of supplementary material that not only provides students with the opportunity to rapidly acquire a facility with the Chinese language, but provides a firm foundation for long term study of Chinese language/culture.
Our courses are organized as follows study in china (click here for a complete sample schedule in pdf format):
Four Week Curriculum Sample Schedule
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Week One
First, A Little Bit of Pedagogical Philosophy: Learn Chinese Beijing At GCE we have pioneered the use of an immersive Chinese language Learn Chinese in beijing curriculum that, unlike many competing programs, actually tries to do the oft-abused phrase "language immersion" justice. We believe that learning does not stop when class ends, and we strongly encourage our students to take every opportunity to complement their classroom experience with extra-curricular Learn Chinese in china activities that not only reinforce language skills acquired during morning core language classes, but also supplement cultural knowledge gleaned from afternoon elective courses. Extensive experience and research in study chinese in beijing the field has convinced us study chinese in china that one cannot hope to master Chinese (or any language for that matter) unless one is provided with a thorough grounding in local culture and customs. Though Chinese language curricula (including our own, to an certain degree) often make a distinction between classes designed to provide instruction in "pure language" and "pure culture," neither part of such a dichotomy can exist without the other. To truly learn, and ultimately master, Chinese, students must be provided with instruction in "Chinese language/culture" rather than the more exclusive "Chinese language."
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AM 8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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Excursion to the Great Wall
PM
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1:30-3:30
Language and Culture Class
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1:30-3:30
Folk customs
4:00-6:00
Electives
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1:30-3:30
Writing Class
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1:30-3:30
Language and Culture Class
4:00-6:00
Electives
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1:30-3:30
Language and Culture Class
Week Two
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AM 8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
PM
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1:30-3:30
Language and Culture Class
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1:30-3:30
History and Culture
4:00-6:00
Electives
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1:30-3:30
Pronunciation Class
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1:30-3:30
Language and Culture Class
4:00-6:00
Electives
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1:30-3:30
Language and Culture Class
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Excursion to Theater (Beijing Opera)
Week Three
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AM 8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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Excursion to "The Bird's Nest" (Olympic Stadium)
PM
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1:30-3:30
Language and Culture Class
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1:30-3:30 Tourist Attractions
4:00-6:00
Electives
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1:30-3:30 Writing Class 1:30-3:30
Language and Culture Class
4:00-6:00
Electives
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1:30-3:30
Language and Culture Class
Week Four
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AM 8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-10:05
Comprehensive Class
10:25-12:30 Oral Fluency
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8:30-12:00
Final Exam
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Excursion to "Forbidden City"and Tian'anmen Square
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1:30-3:30
Language and Culture Class
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1:30-3:30
Newspaper Reading
4:00-6:00
Electives
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1:30-3:30
Pronunciation Class
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1:30-3:30
Language and Culture Class
4:00-6:00
Electives
Student Banquet
Beijing Roast Duck
