Language Intensive

CHINA: BEIJING (Fall/Spring/Full Year) - Prerequisite: Two years of college Chinese. Grade point average of 3.0 in language. Program: In cooperation with CET, Lewis and Clark offers a semester or a full-year program at the Chinese Language Training Center on the campus of Beijing Normal College of Foreign Languages. Study focuses on language, history, and contemporary culture. Housing is in college dormitories. Fulfills the overseas study requirement for the East Asian Studies major.

China:Beijing Program Information Sheet 2009/2010

CHINA: HARBIN (Fall/Spring/Full Year) - Prerequisite: Two years of college Chinese. Grade point average of 3.0 in language. Program: In cooperation with CET, Lewis and Clark offers a semester or a full-year program at the Chinese Language Training Center on the campus of the Harbin Institute of Technology. Study focuses on language, history, and contemporary culture. Housing is in college dormitories. Fulfills the overseas study requirement for the East Asian Studies major.

China: Harbin Program Information Sheet 2009/2010

JAPAN: OSAKA, KANSAI GAIDAI (Fall/Spring/Full Year)- Prerequisite: Two years of college Japanese. Grade point average of 3.0 in language. Program: In cooperation with Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Lewis & Clark College offers advanced students intensive Japanese language study and an East Asian Studies curriculum in the humanities and social sciences focusing on Japanese society and culture. All lecture courses are taught in English. Housing is with host families.

Japan: Osaka Program Information Sheet 2009/2010

General Culture Programs

CHINA: BEIJING (Fall 2009) -
Prerequisite Courses: CHIN 102. B or better in language.
Recommended Courses: None.
Program: Housed in Peking University, the premier academic institution in China, the program includes continued study of the Chinese language, and a variety of courses that focus on Art, History, Literature, Economics, Politics and Sociology of China. Students live in dormitories on Peking University campus with access to on-campus cafeterias, restaurants, libraries and athletic facilities. Students end the semester with one of three two-week study tours.

China: Beijing General Culture Information Sheet 2009/2010

CHINA: CHENGDU, SECHUAN (Fall 2009) -
Prerequisite Courses: CHIN 102. B or better in language.
Recommended Courses: None.
Program: House inSichuan University in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, the program is coordinated through Pacific Lutheran University's Wang Center, which sends a facultuy member to accompany the students. The program includes an orientation tour prior to ariving in Chengdu and field trips to rural Sichuan, including areas of primarily ethnic minority inhabitants.

China: Chengdu Program Information Sheet 2009/2010

INDIA: REGIONAL AREA STUDY (Fall 2009) - Prerequisite: None
Recommended Courses:
IA 257: Global Resource Dilemmas
HIST 217: The Emergence of Modern South Asia
MUS 305: World Music & Asia
RELS 241: Religion and Culture of Hindu India
SOAN 281: India in Sociological Perspective
SOAN 350: Global Inequality

Program: India's 5000-year history and current importance in the international socio/political scene provides an environment that is rich for intellectual inquiry. Program sites are in the north and south of Indiawith extended stays in New Delhi, Dehra Dun, Varanasi and Bangalore. The program starts in New Delhi under the direction of Dr. Sharada Nayak, Managing Director of the Educationala Resource Trust, and Dr. Sunil Kumar, a professor in the History at Delhi University. The study begins with a comprehensie three-week introduction to India and and academic focus on medieval history. This focus is complemented with field trips within New Delhi and trips to Tughluqabad, the Taj Mahal, and Fatehpur Sikri.

India: Regional Area Study Program Information Sheet 2009/2010

JAPAN: SAPPORO (Fall) - Prerequisite: One year of college Japanese. Program: Academic study focuses on the language, history, and contemporary culture of Japan. This program is part of a student exchange relationship with Hokusei Gakuen University in Sapporo, the capital city of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. Students live with host families for the duration of the program. Fulfills the foreign language requirement and two-course international studies requirement. Fulfills the overseas study requirement for East Asian Studies.

Japan: Sapporo Program Information Sheet 2009/2010

Vietnam: Regional Area Study (Spring 2010) - Prerequisites: Minimum 2.0 GPA. Program: Study will focus on a broad interdisciplinary introduction to the history, language, culture and politics of this Southeast Asian country. During the longes component, the program will be located Ho Chi Minh City where students will be immersed in extensive language study and introductory couse work. SEven to ten days will be spent in the central region, the ancient capital and historical center of Vietnam. A final segment of the program, will be offeredi n Haoi, the contemporary seat of the government. Weekend and day trips will supplement and enrich each course. Fulfills the IS 240 and IS 241 8 credit International Studies general education requirement.

Vietnam: General Area Study Program Information Sheet 2009/2010
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