Schoarlship opportunities

1. Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace:
Investing in the Study of Critical Languages
Full Scholarships for Intensive Language Study at the Middlebury Summer Language Schools in: Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Portuguese, and Russian http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/applications/kwd.htm

2. National Geographic Student Expeditions Scholarship Program

http://ngstudentexpeditions.com/about/scholarships/

3. Taiwan Tech Trek Internship : www.nsc.gov. tw/ttt

Two types of internships are available:

a. Individual internships: The TTT Program Office will arrange internship positions at various host institutes and companies in Taiwan based on participants' choices.

b. Special group projects: Interns will be teamed in groups of 4~12 people to conduct in-depth research into major issues in Taiwan such as future technology, Taiwan's international status, etc. At the end of the internship, each group is required to submit a group project report to TTT Office.

internship opportunities in Bejing and Shanghai

For students who might be interested in doing a spring, summer or fallsemester in Beijing or Shanghai:International Arts and Artists, located in Dupont Circle and foundedin 1995, and the China Studies Institute, founded in 1998, arearranging for American students to complete internships and classes inChina. IA&A is offering in conjunction with the China StudiesInstitute the China Internships Program, a combination of aninternship and two classes in Beijing Shanghai.Program alum Sumita Ghosh will be offering a question and answersession at IA&A's Hillyer Art Space Day: Monday, October 20, 2008Time: 11:30AM until 12:45pmAdmittance: FreeWho: Students interested in studying or interning in Shanghai or Beijing in 2009Where: 9 HIllyer Court NW, near intersection of Mass. Ave NW and Florida Ave NW
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New class

Dear Students,

Having examined the diverse needs of our students, we have redesigned the second semester of First Year Chinese (Spring 2009) in order to ensure a teaching and learning environment that will address each student's specific needs in a fair and equitable manner. If your ability in speaking and listening is ahead of your reading and writing; for example, if you have studied or lived in China, or if you took more than a year of Chinese in high school, or if you are a heritage learner and speak Chinese at home but can write only a small number of characters, you should consider the following option:

Register for the lecture section CHIN 002 sec.10 (CRN: 40139) for accelerated reading and writing, and one of the following drill sections, CHIN002.30 or CHIN 002.36. We will use the same textbook but place greater emphasis on reading and writing.

Please feel free to contact Chang laoshi (hchang@gwu.edu) to discuss any concerns.

Lecture class
CHIN 002.10 (CRN: 40139) TR 9:35-10:50am in Gelman B01A

Drill class
CHIN002.30 (CRN: 43020) MW 9:35-10:25am in Gelman B01A
Or
CHIN002.36 (CRN: 47274)MW 11:10-12pm in Bell 105

Language Tea Times at The Sigur Center

The Sigur Center Presents:
Language Tea Times!

Schedule:
Chinese:
October 2
October 23
November 13


When: 12:30 – 2:00 PM on Thursdays
Where: The Sigur Center for Asian Studies, 1957 E St, NW
Suite 503, the Chung-wen Shih Conference Room

These events are open to anyone who is interested in Japan, Korea, or China and/or wants to practice their language skills. Bring your lunch and practice your language skills with others, drink tea, learn about the culture, and talk about anything you want! Meet others who study these languages as well as native speakers! Light refreshments will be provided (including tea, of course!).

Please RSVP to gsigur@gwu.edu with your language and level.

Chinese Tutor at Language Center Available Now

Now you may have more assistance to enhance Chinese learning on campus! Chinese Tutor at Language Center is available now!



It is effective starting Monday, September 15th. They have a very large student staff this semester. This means lots of opportunities for you to come in for tutoring. Come visit the tutors who are nice and friendly. It's free and they can come any time a tutor is on the schedule. NO APPOINTMENTS ARE NEEDED.


Find the schedule here:
fall 2008 student schedule1.pdf

Coffee Hour Available Now

Tuesday (9/16) is the first Mt. Vernon Coffee Hour of this semester. Representatives for each language (for Chinese, Geng1Yun2 Wei4 Laoshi； 魏耕耘老师) will be there for conversation practice with students. Eckles Library2-3pm (Hebrew 2:30-3:30) Refreshments will be served.

There will be also coffee hour at 2:00-3:00 p.m. on 10/14, 11/11, and 12/9.

Take this chance to have more practice in Chinese! See you there!

Chin004 Spring 2008 Summer extra credit work

中文004 2008春季班
暑期加分作业

Instruction:
1. Read the text first. (David and Helen in China; DHC)
2. Write down your answers to the following questions using complete sentences, in handwriting, DOUBLE-SPACED. Handwriting helps you memorize much better than typing.
3. Bring this assignment to the the first class meeting of CHIN 105, Tuesday, September 2 or Wednesday September 3, depending on the section schedule.
4. Your instructor will give you bonus points depending on how well your assignment is done. The maximum extra credit will be two points, to be added to your final grade in CHIN105.
5. It is highly recommended that you self-study the remaining parts of the textbook, Lessons 16, 17, and 18, that we did not cover during the semester.
6. Please see the Chinese blog on the East Asian Languages and Literatures Department website for more online resources for Chinese language study.
7. The decision whether to award extra credit is subject to the instructor of CHIN105.

Feel free to ask if you have questions.
Have a nice and fruitful summer! Don’t forget your best friend-- Chinese!
暑假快乐！　多学、多复习，让你流利的中文能力保持下去！

魏老师J



第七课
1. 海琳想找房子的原因是什么？
2. 海琳是怎样找房子的？
3. 海琳觉得第一家怎么样？她为什么不要？
4. 第二家跟第一家有什么不同？为什么她喜欢第二家？
5. 请你介绍一下第二家公寓的每个条件，比方说：房东、环境、公寓里的情况等等。
6. 房东对她有什么要求？
7. 海琳最后的决定是什么？你想她会不会租？
8. 如果你找房子，你的要求是什么？
9. 要是你是房东找房客，你有什么要求？


第八课
1. 中秋节是一个什么样的节日？在什么时候？
2. 中秋晚会是谁主办（host）的？为什么要邀请其他学生参加？
3. 晚会上大为最高兴的是什么事？为什么说“他开始喜欢这里的生活了”？


第九课
1. 这家公司是做什么的？他们为什么要找一个中英文都流利的人？
2. 海琳的什么方面强，什么方面不强？她是怎么向经理说自己的能力的？
3. 既然海琳的中文能力并不够强，而且又没有经验，那经理为什么还同意雇她？
4. 海琳为什么愿意接受一个低一点儿的职务？你认为她这个决定做得对不对？


第十课
1. 中国的新年是怎么算的？为什么叫做春节？
2. 春节期间有些什么风俗习惯？这些风俗习惯是怎么来的？
3. 春节期间人们常吃什么东西？
4. 大为和海琳春节的时候有什么安排？



第十一课
1. 为什么大为要问刘东中国人社交方面的规矩？
2. 刘东认为什么方面大为应该注意？
3. “哪里哪里”是什么意思？什么时候可以说？
4. 为什么大为觉得去做客应该带点东西去？
5. 为什么刘东叫大为不要去晚了？
6. “怠慢了”是什么意思？什么时候说这样的话？


第十二课
1. 赵先生觉得海琳怎么样？他愿意不愿意海琳做他的儿媳妇？
2. 赵太太喜欢海琳吗？她有些什么想法？他愿意海琳做儿媳妇吗？
3. 海琳的伯母有什么想法？
4. 德生原来想象中的海琳是什么样的人？他现在的看法呢？
5. 海琳喜欢德生吗？德生跟她原来想象的有什么不同？
6. 如果你是德生，你会怎么想？如果你是海琳，你应该爱德生还是爱大为？

第十三课
1. 为什么大为对龙的印象最深？
2. 为什么王老师说龙的问题很复杂？
3. 为什么有人说龙跟闪电有关？为什么有人说龙跟动物有关？
4. 龙的形象有什么特点？这些特点是怎么来的？
5. 中国的皇帝为什么要把自己称做龙？
6. “望子成龙”是什么意思？


第十五课
1. 为什么大为每天要到布告栏去看几分钟？
2. 布告栏上贴着些什么？
3. “舞会通知”上说有什么舞会？什么时候举行？在哪里举行？
4. 写“征友启事”的是男性还是女性？有些什么要求？
5. 计算机班是为什么人开的？什么时候开始上课？
6. 家教启事上说为什么样的人补习或辅导？补习或辅导些什么？