This Internship Program offers participants a unique opportunity to combine academic instruction in Chinese Language and Society, travel and an internship experience while earning university credit.

For the second half of this fifteen-week program, students will be placed in internships with companies in Beijing that do business in various fields. Internships are available in: Journalism, Finance, Education, Environment, Investment, Entertainment, and Management and Hospitality. NOTE: Not all internships are available at all times. While every effort is made to make arrangements according to the participant's desires, students may not always get their first choice of internship. In the very rare instance of an appropriate internship placement not being available, the student will be offered a place in the Brockport/EducAsian China-Three Cities Program.

In addition to having an opportunity to put into practice what they have learned, interns will gain valuable experience and insight into the real world workings of business operations in China. Details of the internship include:

Work: Students work a minimum of 30 hours a week in their internships.
Language Tutorial: A one-on-one, 3-hrs/wk language tutorial to integrate their language study with the specific requirements of their work experience.
An Internship Discussion Seminar: Students are to keep an analytical notebook and present a series of oral and written reports about their internship experiences to the internship coordinator.
Exit Interview: At the end of the internship, the student/intern will meet with their manager and the program coordinator and receive a letter of recommendation based on their performance.
AmCham Membership: All students are given an individual membership in the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, entitling interns to the benefits and privileges of membership including: ambassador briefings, discounted luncheon lectures, after work mixers and other excellent networking opportunities.
Farewell Banquet: Before all the students leave, there will be a banquet for all participants and their managers.
A Portfolio: All participants willl, during the six weeks of their internship, prepare a portfolio of the work done in the internship.

Credits:

Participants who enroll in and satisfactorily complete the Brockport EducAsian Chinese Business Language and Culture Internship Program will receive 18 credit hours distributed in the following manner:

Chinese Class (4 credits)
Chinese Language Tutorial (2 credits)
Pre-Modern Chinese History (3 credits)
The Arts of China (2 credits)
Internship (6 credits)

Curriculum:

Chinese Classes:

Participants spend 2 hours a day studying Mandarin Chinese. Language classes are specially tailored to enhance the participant's ability to conduct business in China. Emphasis will be on the pinyin pronunciation system and the most basic and essential phrases necessary for traveling and doing business in China. Materials will include core textbooks as well as those specially prepared by the University.

Chinese A/106: Beginning Survival Chinese 1: Course length: 6 weeks Total classroom hours: 120 This consists of two hours a day of language instruction focusing on the essentials for communication. These classes are usually combined with an English language course. While the main focus is on oral Chinese, students will be exposed to Chinese characters and learn to recognize basic and important characters, and principles of writing and limited practice will also be taught. Emphasis is placed on tone differentiation and pronunciation as well as survival language skills so that students will develop both the good habits and confidence that come from successfully completing daily tasks in a foreign language. Numbers, greetings, basic etiquette, customs, food names, directions, and place names are covered in the vocabulary while basic grammar is taught. By the end of this class students will be able to ask directions, navigate by taxi or mass transit, buy a wide variety of products, bargain with vendors, buy tickets for events or transportation, and hold a basic but polite conversation with a person of any age. (As well as find a bathroom anywhere in China!) In addition, students will be able to read and write simplified Chinese characters, hanyu pinyin and use a Chinese dictionary. Uses simplified characters and the hanyu pinyin method of romanization. Students will study a minimum of 150 characters and should have a working vocabulary of at least 300 words upon completion of this course.

Chinese B/206: Intermediate Survival Chinese 1 Class length: 6 weeks Total Class Room Hours: 120 Description: This class is for students who have already studied a minimum of 1 to 2 years of Chinese outside of China. Designed to strengthen and develop the communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, while reviewing grammar and introducing more idiomatic expressions, instruction will also provide an additional focus on writing is achieved through daily journals and assigned writing topics. This class is conducted entirely in Chinese. Students taking this course should have a base knowledge of 600 to 800 characters, and an additional 250 to 300 characters and 400-500 new vocabulary words will be introduced. Upon completion of this course students should have a working vocabulary of 1,000-1,250 words as well as have a strong proficiency in the language and solid foundation for future study towards fluency.

Chinese C/306: Advanced Survival Chinese 1 Class length: 6 weeks Total Class Room Hours: 120 Description: This class is for students who have already studied a minimum of 2 to 3 years of Chinese outside of China. Students taking this course should have a base knowledge of 1,200 to 1,500 characters, and will study additional 300 to 400 characters and 500-700 new vocabulary words will be introduced. Upon completion of this course students should have a working vocabulary of about 2,000 words as well as read simple books, and compose essays using proper Chinese grammatical patterns and idiomatic usage.

Classes Taught in English: For the second two hours classes are taught in English. In Beijing the following classes are taught:

Chinese History: Pre Modern Chinese History - Ancient times to 1911: Class Length: 6 Weeks Total Class Room Hours: 36 Class Description: This class tracks the history of China from its ancient origins through all of the dynasties until the downfall of the Qing. All of the dynasties, their important leaders and events will be introduced. Particular emphasis will be placed on common themes and recurring patterns that have helped to shape and continue to affect modern China.

Chinese Culture: The Arts of China Class Length: 6 Weeks Total Class Room Hours: 24 Class Description: This class focuses on the arts of China, giving participants a thorough introduction to all of the rich traditional Chinese arts. Topics range from music, painting, calligraphy, film, architecture and Chinese Medicine. Classroom instruction is supplemented by excursions and specialized lectures including: