Chinese Summer Language Program:
Stanford/Peking University

Coordinator

Professor Chao Fen Sun, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Professor

Overview

The Stanford-Peking University program combines an intensive five-week language program at Stanford University for 8 units (June 20 – July 21) with a four-week practicum in Chinese at Peking University in Beijing, China for 7 units (July 25 – August 19). Intensive Chinese is offered at the first, second, and third year levels. At Peking University, there are five levels of instruction based on proficiency. Each course is equivalent to one year instruction. Classes meet for four hours of instruction, Monday through Friday.

Curriculum

Classes are taught by faculty from Stanford University and Peking University. During the first five weeks at Stanford, students achieve a foundation of linguistic skills which prepares them for the second half of the program. To maximize the unique language opportunity in Beijing, each student is assigned a language partner. In addition, students are required to complete a language project commensurate with his/her level of Chinese. Curriculum books and materials include: A New Perspective: Context, Function, and Structure for First-Year Chinese, A New Text for a Modern China, and Zhongji Hanyu Kouyu for the second-year class (all by Peking University Press). Third-year Chinese textbooks are compiled by the instructor. An optional 3-day weekend tour will be organized by Peking University.

Course Descriptions

ChinLang 5. Intensive First-Year Modern Chinese 8 units
Conversation, reading, grammar, and elementary composition. The second part of the course, at Peking University, runs from July 25 through August 19.

ChinLang 25. Intensive Second-Year Modern Chinese 8 units
Further study in grammar, reading conversation, and composition. Students acquire all the basic language skills necessary to function effectively in a Chinese-speaking environment and to read both traditional and simplified characters. The second part of the course, at Peking University, runs July 25 through August 19.

ChinLang 105. Intensive Third-Year Modern Chinese 8 units
An introduction (using annotated texts) to newspapers, documents, and belles letters. The second part of the course, at Peking University, runs from July 25 through August 19.

Fees

Stanford University summer tuition for 8 units (undergraduate) is $8126. The five week rate for housing is approximately $1300. Undergraduates must purchase a meal plan which varies from $704 to $823. The Peking University portion of the program will cost $2000 and will cover your room, tuition and visa costs. You will still be expected to cover your food costs and airfare to China.

Tuition and fee summary for the 5-week program at Stanford
8 units tuition undergrad (See tuition by units table)	$ 8126.00
5-week housing *	$ 1,300.00
5-week dining costs 19 meals per week**	$ 823.00
Campus Health service	$ 191.00
Telecom fee	$ 64.00
Total	$ 10,504.00
Graduate Tuition Rate: $9,910.00
* Housing is approximate
** Other meal plans are available

 

Calendar

April 7 - Application Deadline - Deadline Extended to May 1
April 17 - Acceptance Letters mailed
May 8- Payment due for Peking portion. All other application materials due.
June 20 - First day of class
July 21 - Stanford portion finishes
July 22 - Fly to Beijing
July 25 - First day of class in Beijing
August 17 - Last day of class (exam) in Beijing
August 20 - Move out of the Beijing University Dormitory

Application Process

Applications (with one letter of recommendation and personal statement) are due April 7, 2016. Please click on the link below to access the application. If you are a Stanford Chinese Language student, you may ask your instructor to send their recommendation by email. Space is limited. Letters of admission will be sent out around the second week of April. The Peking program fee of $2000 (which includes visa fees, Peking University tuition, and lodging in China) is due by April 30 for those accepted.

Stanford Summer Session tuition and fees will be due on or before June 20, the first day of classes. Cancellation must be made in writing. Cancellation fees follow Stanford Summer Session policy. Applicants must be 18 years or older to participate in the overseas portion of the program. No auditors. Participants are required to have a valid passport the first day of class, and to carry accident and health insurance.

Asian Summer Language Program Application

Academic credit

You will receive eight units of credit from Stanford University. Upon completion of the program in Beijing, you will receive a grade report and certificate of completion of study from Peking University. For regular Stanford students, seven transfer credits will be given by Stanford upon completion of a transfer credit form from Transfer Credit Office after you return from China. Note that Stanford will only recognize a grade better than 70%. Any grade below that will not be recognized, and, therefore, no transfer credit will be granted.

For non-Stanford students that are attending another U.S. institute and want to transfer credit, please show your home institute your grade report and the certificate of completion from Peking University. Normally, there will be people who read Chinese for your registrar's office and help translate the documents for them. So far no student has had any problem in transferring credit. If requested, you can contact our resident director to write a letter to your home institute.

Further Information

Stanford Language Center
Chinese Summer Language Program
Building 30, Main Quad
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305-2015
Tel (650) 724-8938
Fax (650) 725-9377
E-mail: Language Center (asiansummerlanguage@lists.stanford.edu)