Summer Advanced Chinese Study in Qingdao

Bard College: Summer Advanced Chinese with Research Practica
Qingdao University, Summer 2009, (June 2 – July 25)

Bard College is offering an inexpensive way for students to pursue intensive advanced Chinese while conducting individual research projects and developing specialized language ability in their areas of interest. The program will enhance the students’ capacity in Chinese and area studies and position them for future careers that employ Chinese language.

Supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Fulbright Hayes Group Projects Abroad, Bard College and Qingdao University have set up an 8-week summer study program: seven weeks at Qingdao University; one week in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province. While in Qingdao, students attend Chinese classes (3 levels provided) in the mornings, with afternoons, evenings, and weekends for research and study. Each student is assigned an advisor appropriate to the student’s research proposal from the faculty of Qingdao University; the advisor chooses a “research buddy” from among his or her graduate students to assist with many phases of the research, such as library use, understanding texts, local travel, interviewing, etc. The week in Jingdezhen, famous for its pottery works and the revolutionary history of the surrounding area, is devoted to field research. Weekly group meetings are held to discuss research progress and solve problems. An outline and progress report in Chinese is due in the 4th and 6th weeks respectively, with the 8th week devoted to completing the final draft of the research report in Chinese, with an English translation. A reunion and research report meeting is held in the fall.

The cost to non-Bard students is $3,500. This includes international airfare, travel within China, room, board, and tuition. Insurance ($67) and visa ($130) will be billed to or paid by each student separately. Bard does not give credit for this course. Other schools may award credit based on records from Qingdao University.

The applicants should be juniors, seniors, or graduate students, and US citizens or legal residents. Projects should be in education, the humanities, social sciences, languages, or area studies. Applicants must have completed at least two academic years of college-level training in Chinese.

The application process requires a completed application form, a research proposal, a transcript, and letters of recommendation from the student’s academic advisor and the student’s Chinese teacher. Applicants must pass a phone interview in Chinese to be accepted into the program. Candidates will be selected for their language ability and the quality and feasibility of their research proposals.

Please contact Li-hua Ying (ying@bard) and Katherine Gould-Martin (gould@bard) for the application form.

This trip is conditional upon successful renewal of the government grant. Applicants will be informed as soon as we are notified of the renewal.

Middlebury Language School Fellowships

Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace:
Investing in the Study of Critical Languages

Summer 2008

The Monterey Institute is pleased to announce 25 full fellowships - including tuition, room, board, books, and travel - to attend Middlebury Language Schools, June - August 2008.

This intense study, equivalent to a full year of college-level language learning, will allow students to enhance language skills to meet enrollment prerequisites at the Monterey Institute for Fall 2008. To be eligible for the fellowships, candidates must be admitted to the Fall 2008 semester in either the Graduate School of International Policy Studies or the Fisher Graduate School of International Business at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.*

Languages of Study at Middlebury College’s Language Schools Fellowships:

* Arabic - beginning or intermediate
* Chinese (Mandarin) - intermediate
* Japanese - intermediate
* Russian - intermediate

AND

The Monterey Institute Fellowships are offered only for students admitted to one of the following master’s programs:

* International Business - MBA
* International Policy Studies
* International Environmental Policy
* International Trade Policy
* Public Administration in International Management - MPA

Qualifications

By the time of enrollment at the Monterey Institute in Fall 2008,
students must demonstrate language proficiency at the following levels:

* Arabic - Ready to begin studies at the second or third-year
college level.
* Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Russian - Ready to begin studies at
the third-year college level.

Students who successfully complete their studies at Middlebury should meet the Monterey Institute entry requirements.

For the application and more information, please see the Kathryn Davis
Fellowships for Peace.

http://www.miis.edu/finaid/fellowships_for_peace.html

Application Deadline

All application materials must be postmarked by:
January 5, 2008 for Arabic
January 14, 2008 for Chinese, Japanese, or Russian

Monterey Institute of International Studies
Admissions Office
460 Pierce Street
Monterey, CA 93940 USA

831-647-4123
admit@miis.edu

About the Fellowships

These fellowships are made possible by a $1 million gift from Kathryn Davis to address today’s critical need for more effective language proficiency. Fellowship recipients will study Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, or Russian through the Language Schools’ signature immersion model: "No English Spoken Here." This intense study, equivalent to a full year of college-level language learning, will allow students to
enhance language skills to meet enrollment prerequisites at the Monterey Institute for Fall 2008.

In establishing the "Fellowships for Peace," philanthropist Kathryn Davis challenged Middlebury College and its affiliate, the Monterey Institute, to use the institutions’ combined expertise in language acquisition, policy studies, and international business, to recruit and train future potential peacemakers. Announcing the program, Middlebury President Ronald Liebowitz stated, "Mrs. Davis wants to improve the prospects for peace in the 21st century...We thank her not only for her
generosity but also for her sense of immediacy and urgency in bringing new ideas and new voices to serve the peace-building process."

With this unusual offer of combined study, the Monterey Institute seeks individuals committed to rigorous language study, master’s-degree training, and professional skill development to address global issues of development, fair trade, international commerce, environmental preservation, nuclear nonproliferation, and other critical issues of our time. "Fellowships for Peace" recipients will be chosen on the basis of academic credentials, experience, and commitment to building a more peaceful world.

* (Students who are currently enrolled at the Monterey Institute should apply directly to Middlebury through their separate Kathryn Davis fellowship program).