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Undergraduate Language Courses

Undergraduate students must register for 8 points. Students may either register for one language course and one content course or register for two content courses.

Elementary Chinese I

V33.9201 - Peking University faculty - 4 points
Open to students with no previous training in Chinese. Conducted in Chinese.

Introductory course in modern Chinese. Covers both spoken and written aspects of the language. The course introduces Pinyin, the phonetic system in Mandarin Chinese, and the fundamentals of the Chinese writing system and provides ample opportunity to practice conversation through real-life situations. A basic study of elementary Chinese grammar in modern Chinese is also included. A basic study of modern Chinese grammar is also included.

Intermediate Chinese I

V33.9203 - Peking University faculty - 4 points
Prerequisite for NYU students: V33.0202 or permission of the program Director. Conducted in Chinese.

A continuing study of Chinese at the intermediate level. The course focuses on the four aspects of language learning: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It trains students to be familiar with the written language and prepares them to read original Chinese texts in different styles in addition to learning grammar and basic proficiency skills.

Advanced Chinese I

V33.9205 - Liao - 4 points
Prerequisite for NYU students: V33.0204 or permission of the program Director. Conducted in Chinese.

Reading and translation of modern and/or classical Chinese texts in the humanities and literature. The course is intended to develop reading speed and comprehension of more advanced syntax and styles.

Reading in Chinese Culture I

V33.9221 - Staff - 4 points
Prerequisite for NYU students: V33.0206 or permission of the program Director. Conducted in Chinese.

This is a fourth-year-level Chinese course that assists students in enhancing their Chinese proficiency through a large variety of materials that have rich connotations in Chinese culture, including movies, literary works, and newspaper and journal articles. It is designed as both an advanced reading course and has an emphasis on students' writing skills.

Undergraduate Content Courses Conducted In English

At lease two of the following courses will be offered.

Topics in Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society

V33.9950 - X.Zhang - 4 points
Conducted in English.

This course is taught by an NYU member and some classes will be led by guest-speakers. Topics of inquiry range from Chinese economy and public policy to China's relations to the outside world to critical issues on Chinese education, law and society, labor's and women's rights, youth culture, mass media, and literary production.

Reading Beijing

V33.9723 - Wang - 4 points
Conducted in English.

This course, designed specifically for participants in the NYU in Beijing program, is a study of Beijing's historical importance at different key periods of Chinese history. Field trips, lectures, class discussion, and films are used to provide the students with a rich and concrete sense of the city as well as its importance to the Chinese nation. The goal is to familiarize students with the key sites of this historic city and to inform them of the role the city has played in different historical periods, especially in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Costs

Undergraduate Tuition

$5464 8 points

Program & Activities Fee

$900

Housing
  • Double room: $796 (per person)

Special Announcement: Students are encouraged to apply to NYU in Shanghai for fall semester following the NYU in Beijing program. Scholarship opportunities are available for students who plan to pursue this option. For more information, see http://www.nyu.edu/studyabroad/shanghai/

There is an additional registration and services fee of:

  • $144 students registered at NYU spring 2006
  • $168 students not registered at NYU spring 2006

Dates

Program Dates

July 9 - August 27, 2007

Application Deadline

March 15, 2007

Housing Dates

July 9 - August 26

Housing Deadline

July 8

Arrival Date

July 9

Orientation Date

June 10

First Day of Classes

July 11

Last Day of Classes

August 21

Travel Dates

August 21 - August 27

Departure Date

August 27

NOTE: Applications received after the deadline are considered on a space-available basis.

NOTE: Housing and program dates include 7 days travel in China