AMP Treatise

Some details from the information packet, paraphrased and otherwise:

Time: July 25 to August 19

Focused on the Chinese Language, some lectures about Chinese Culture and History, “China in a Foreigner’s Eyes” and Chinese business environment are arranged over the 4 weeks.

Chinese Lesson – Consists of 96 sessions of 45 minutes each. Textbook used will be Chinese Conversation 301 (301!!!).

Chinese Culture and History – Taught over 16 sessions comprising the following parts. A brief history of China, the strategy in Chinese thinking and behavior, specific art forms (traditional operas, Chinese calligraphy and painting), Chinese architecture and gardens, Chinese festivals, Chinese food (the real stuff! No General Tso's chicken here!).

Looking a the schedule, looks like total class time per day is around 5.5 hours. OMG, and I just noticed the phrase "Final Exam" Friday August 19th. Awesome!

Class size will be 20-40 international students and the tuition fee is US$1,000. Considering an intro course to Manadarin Chinese with 8-12 weekly lessons costs almost $700 at NYU, this is quite the deal. Be warned, "this is quite a deal" may be used frequently in the future.

There are optional available city tours during the weekends at additional cost. Shanghai city tours take place during the week.

City tours take place in conjunction with Shanghai Jiao Tong University with students of their Summer Language Class and are over the weekend. These tours go to either Su Zhou & Wu Xi or Hang Zhou & Xi Tang. Cost is RMB700 (~US$85, exchange rate is RMB8.28/US$).

# posted by AMP @ 5/18/2005 12:01:00 AM