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AboutAmerican Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and Chinese Language Association for Elementary and Secondary Schools (CLASS)
Glastonbury, CT and Wallingford, CT
ACTFL/CLASS Discovering Chinese Summer Initiative for Students
Dates: July 2 - July 27
http://www.actfl.org
Oral and written proficiency / cultural knowledge will progress significantly after an intensive four-week instructional program as measured by pre-and post-interviews and written tests.
Arlington Public Schools
Summer Exploratory and Enrichment for Chinese
Dates: July 9 - July 27
http://www.arlington.k12.va.us
Two courses will be offered: one exploratory and one maintenance and enrichment for those who have completed Chinese I, helping to expand, enhance, and support the existing courses offered during the school year.
Beloit College
Beloit, WI
A Lifetime of Adventure: Summer Intensive Chinese Language Study at Beloit
Dates: June 9 - August 10
http://www.summerlanguages.com
Beloit will provide talented high school students the opportunity to complete a year's worth of Chinese language training in nine weeks.
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
BYU Chinese Language Camp
Dates: July 23 - August 17
http://ce.byu.edu/cw/startalk/
Twelve high school students will complete the equivalent of BYU's Chinese 101 course, reaching at least Intermediate Low proficiency in speaking and reading Chinese.
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
Bryant Summer High School Chinese Immersion Program
Dates: July 16 - July 29
http://china.bryant.edu
This program is a Chinese language summer camp that includes two weeks of language studies where participating American students and teachers are paired with visiting Chinese high school students and teachers.
Chicago Public Schools, Chinese Language Institute (CLI)
Chicago, IL
Student Language Institute
Dates: June 18 - July 13, 2007 (4 weeks)
http://www.cps.k12.il.us
http://www.olce.org
The SLI program creates an opportunity for 20 students currently enrolled in high school Chinese Level 3 to continue their linguistic and cultural studies during Summer 2007 in a university setting in preparation for AP / Chinese Level 4.
China Institute
New York, NY
Chinese Summer Immersion Academy
Dates: July 30 - August 24
http://www.chinainstitute.org/summer-academy/index.html
The Chinese Summer Immersion Academy at China Institute will offer a head start in Chinese to 20 selected New York metro-area high school students with no prior Chinese language background. The Academy will take place from 9:30-3:30, 5 days a week. Equivalent to one semester of high school Chinese, it will emphasize oral commmunication while also introducing learners to Chinese reading and writing, and to the richness of Chinese culture.
Concordia Language Villages
Moorhead, MN
Authentic Learning, Authentic Teaching: Chinese Language Acquisition in Context
Dates: July 2 - August 11
http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org
Two- and four-week scholarships are available for 40 high school students to participate in the Chinese Language Village. Both Programs are cultural- and language-immersion settings for beginning to advanced speakers.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Campus (ERAU)
Prescott, AZ
ERAU Upgrading Language Programs for High School Students
Dates: June 16 - July 26
http://www.erau.edu/omni/pr/academicorgs/prcoaas/foreignlanguage.html
Three college credits will be offered to high school juniors and seniors in beginning Mandarin Chinese.
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
A Chinese Language Immersion Sports Camp
Dates: July 8 - July 28
http://chinesestudies.hawaii.edu
Sixty high school students with no previous experience in Chinese will learn Mandarin Chinese through total immersion in a sports camp where Chinese martial arts and ping-pong will be taught in Mandarin Chinese by People's Republic of China national-level champions in the sports.
Howard Community College
Columbia, MD
Intense Critical Language Learning Experience for County High School Students
Dates: June 18 - August 9
http://www.howardcc.edu/academics/academic_divisions/English
Thirty high school students will be taught Mandarin Chinese (simplified) through a variety of techniques to develop skills in listening, speaking, writing, and reading and will receive 8 college credits for the 8-week program.
Hunter College
New York, NY
Intensive Chinese for High School Students
Dates: July 2 - August 24
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/classics/chinese/summer.html
Students (50 - 60) will complete an equivalent of one year of beginning Chinese in a Chinese-only environment.
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Mississippi High School Short Pipeline Project
Dates: July 2 - July 20
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/modern_languages/StarTalk.html
The project will provide thirty rising high school juniors and seniors in North Mississippi and contiguous areas with four weeks of intensive instruction in Chinese on the campus of the University of Mississippi during the summer of 2007.
OneWorld Now!
Seattle, WA
OneWorld Now! Summer Language Camp
Dates: August 20 - August 30
http://www.oneworldnow.org
An intensive 2-week summer language camp in Chinese 1 is offered for 100 Seattle Public School students.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Penn Young Scholar Chinese Academy
Dates: July 2 - August 10
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ceas/
Two levels of Beginning Chinese (I and II) is offered to high school students with encouragement that they participate in further study of Chinese language and culture.
Rutgers University, Rutgers Language Institute
New Brunswick, NJ
Promoting Chinese in the New Jersey World Languages Classroom: The Rutgers/NJ School District Summer Project
Dates: June 1 - August 31
http://wli.rutgers.edu
Program will enhance high school students' language proficiency, gaining insight into cultural perspectives of the society through experiences with the products and practices of the Chinese people.
Southern California Council of Chinese Schools
Torrance, CA
Chinese Immersion Summer Program
Dates: June 25 - July 26
http://www.teachingChinese.org
http://www.SCCCS.com
Program will provide 320 students with a global vision and sensitivity to foreign cultures as well as enhancing Chinese language competency and generating a lifelong interest in learning Chinese.
Stanford University's California Foreign Language Project
Palo Alto, CA
Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture Program for High School Students and Professional Development for Their Teachers
Dates: June 25 - July 20
http://www.stanford.edu/group/CFLP/
This project offers an accelerated program for 30 students in Mandarin Chinese language and culture with opportunities to expand their learning beyond formal instruction.
