Living completely immersed in Chengde is a great way to experience the real China and improve your Mandarin fast.
The Chinese immersion program combines a Chinese language course in Beijing with studying in a complete immersion environment in China’s old summer capital, Chengde. Homestays – live with a Chinese family to get ahead fasterĬontinuation – your course continues when moving cities It’s Your ChoiceĬhoose – combine small group and/or 1-on-1 classesĬhoose – Homestay or Shared Apartment, you decideĪll inclusive – survival kit and transport to Chengde included CHINESE IMMERSION PROGRAM – MORE DETAILS Speaking – quickly gain confidence when speaking Mandarin Note to students applying for financial aid through UVA: please be sure to request an early enrollment from the SLI office.Immersion Works – in Chengde your Chinese will progress fast UVA graduate students should consult the Director of Graduate Studies in their department to inquire about the availability of GSAS funds for summer language study. For visiting students, it may be possible to apply for a FLAS through your home institution. Need based financial aid is only available for currently enrolled, degree seeking students at UVA. UVA does not offer any scholarship support for summer language study. See the Barracks Road Shopping Center website for a complete listing. There you can find two supermarkets, Kroger and Harris Teeter, along with many other stores and restaurants. The closest shopping center to the university is Barracks Road Shopping Center on the corner of Barracks Rd & Rt. There you can find just about anything to satisfy your palate, including burgers, pizza, bagels, quesadillas, eggplant parmigiana, sushi, Chinese dumplings, Thai-Vietnamese noodles, to name just a few.Ī number of grocery stores in the Charlottesville area can be reached via buses provided by Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT). Please visit Dining Services for more information on summer options, or call 43.ĭirectly adjacent to University Central Grounds is a 7-block stretch of small shops, restaurants, bookstores and night spots known as “The Corner.” The Corner restaurants, most of them locally-owned, serve low- to mid-priced sit-down and take-away meals. SLI students may purchase meal plans through UVA Dining. There is a range of on- and off-campus dining options:
DiningĪside from scheduled cooking projects and other mealtime events, students are not required to eat their meals as a group. Off-Grounds Services for related information or contact the Off-Grounds Housing manager Countess Hughes. Many Off-Grounds houses and apartments near the University are available for summer sublets. SLI students are not required to live on-Grounds. High school students are not eligible to live in Summer Session housing.įor assistance with housing reservations, contact UVA Conference Services. Costs and other details related to Summer Session housing are available for review here.
SLI students may apply for Summer Session housing through UVA Conference Services. Summer Session housing is available for SLI students who wish to live on Grounds.
"It's a great program and I am so glad I had the opportunity to take part.".Arabic - Chinese - French - German - Latin - Russian - Spanish Comments from Past Participants Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills are developed in a student-centered environment. Students attend classes five days a week and up to seven and a half hours a day. The Summer Language Institute offers eight-week courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. Tuesday, June 21 - Friday, August 12, 2022
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