East China Normal University

ECNU's summer chinese program is suppose to be a mirror of the chinese program in Beijing. So, it seems that the coordinators are still trying to figure out a few things. Classes are taught at a steady pace with different levels, but it is up to the student to determin how much effort he/she is willing to put forth into the language study.

For serious students of chinese language, Beijing is the place to be. It is the political, cultural, and language center of China. Shanghai has too many distractions for it to be a city to study in. Also, it is China's most international city and the Shanghainese dialect widely spoken. Everyone can speak mandarin, but as part of the south, almost everyone has a southern mandarin accent. Standard mandarin is based off the Beijing dialect.

Make sure you revise for the placement test to ensure you are not put in a class too low for your language level

We only studied language from 8.30am-11.45am. It would be better to offer a variety of optional courses for the international students to pursue in the afternoons (instructed in the target language)

I didn't have a choice...my University had a private arrangement and courses were prearranged.

For my program, no.

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