Winter Immersion Program
Where: URI in Kingston, RI
When: Last two weeks of Winter Break; this year Jan. 10-21, 2011
Levels: URI Chinese Flagship Scholars entering CHN 102 or higher
Summary: The Winter Immersion Program is a requirement of all Flagship students and is offered at no additional cost. Students commit to speaking only Mandarin Chinese for the two-week program. The program is designed to boost students’ Chinese language skills in general, and more specifically requires students to build a working vocabulary within their individual academic disciplines.
Purpose: The Chinese Winter Immersion Program will:
- Improve students’ speaking and writing skills in Chinese extensively.
- Accelerate the learning process in an immersion environment.
- Require students to think critically about Chinese cultural issues.
- Require students to complete an individualized project pertaining to their major.
- Build community and cohesion in the URI Chinese Flagship.
Topics:
- Oral Proficiency Training (2 hours/day)
- Extensive Reading (2 hours/day)
- Grammar (1 hour every other day)
- Culture (1 hour every other day) - Class discussion and debate
- Domain-based individualized study project (1 hour/day) - Individual projects and presentations, individualized writing tutorials.
- Cultural and Tutoring Program (2 hours/evening)
Meals: The group is required to take meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) together as part of the immersion experience. The Chinese Language Flagship Partner Program provides meals.
Housing: All students are required to live in the Heidi Kirk Duffy Center, on campus, or within a short drive from campus to guarantee the highest possible results from this program. Students who live further away are provided housing in the Heidi Kirk Duffy Center.
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