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The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures offers two foreign study opportunities in the People's Republic of China. Classes are taught at a major university, Beijing Normal University, for ten weeks each term. In addition to its course offerings, Dartmouth-at-BNU gives students the experience of a culture and political climate radically different from our own. Throughout the term and in conjunction with course offerings, trips are taken to places of historical or cultural interest in Beijing and vicinity. In the summer term, the participants travel for twelve days at the end of their studies along China's Silk Road (conditions permitting). In the fall term, a twelve-day midterm trip, taking the participants to various important cities or regions within China, is organized after the fifth or sixth week of classes.
Dartmouth-at-BNU offers students three course credits: two credits for language classes at either the second-year level (Chinese 22, 23), at the third-year level (Chinese 31, 32), or at the fourth-year level (Chinese 41, 42), depending on the student's level of proficiency; and one credit for the Chinese 11 non-language course taught by the Dartmouth professor in residence. Whereas Chinese 11 meets four hours per week, the language classes entail a minimum of three hours every morning (Monday-Friday) and are supplemented by afternoon tutorials.
Curriculum
Chinese 11: Special Topics in Chinese Studies
Chinese 22-23: Intermediate Modern Chinese; or
Chinese 31-32, or 41-42: Advanced Modern Chinese
Living Accommodations
Students live in a foreign student dormitory on the BNU campus. The dormitory provides a reading room with newspapers, periodicals, major Chinese literary journals, dictionaries, and reference books.
Prerequisites(with an average grade of B)
Chinese 10 Chinese 1, 2, 3 or Chinese 4 (equivalent to 1,2, & 3) for those taking 22 and 23 at BNU Chinese 23 (or its equivalent) for those taking 31 and 32 at BNU Chinese 33 (or its equivalent) for students taking 41 and 42 at BNU
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