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Online Reading Proficiency Exam: https://segue.middlebury.edu/sites/chinese-placement For Levels 2-4. The deadline has been extended to: Sunday, June 5th. If you can, please take this exam in advance, it will be one less exam to take after you arrive! If you have problems with the exam, please contact the test administrator, Alex Chapin, directly at: achapin@middlebury.edu. If you can’t access this exam, you may take it on Saturday, June 18 th . Arrival: Friday, June 17 th The Arrival Center at the Axinn Center will be open on Friday June 17 th , 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Please report there to check in and receive your key and arrival packets. If you arrive after 8:00 p.m., go directly to the Department of Public Safety at 125 South Main St. They are open 24 hours a day every day and will have your key. On Saturday you can go to the Chinese School office in Hepburn 113 to pick up your arrival packet. Placement Exams, Saturday, June 18 th , Levels 2-4 Written Placement Exam: 8:00-10:00 a.m, McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216. Please bring a soft pencil and an eraser. Schedules for the Computer-Adaptive Reading exam, and for the Oral Proficiency Interview will be posted in dormitories and dining halls. A continental breakfast will be served at 6:30 a.m. in Ross Dining Hall to accommodate those students taking placement exams. Your final placement will be determined by your scores on all three exams. Placement results will be posted in all dormitories on Sunday morning, June 19 th . Course Materials: Please do not purchase books until after you have received the results of the placement exams. The College Store will be open Sunday, June 19 th to purchase your course materials and supplies. Students accepted to Level I, II & III should bring iPods, or mp3 players for downloading and uploading sound files online. Housing: The Chinese School students, faculty and staff will be housed in Hepburn, Stewart and Painter Halls this summer; each of have both doubles and singles. There is no guarantee that students' special housing requests can be met, although we will make every effort to accommodate your needs as identified on the rooming card. Please do not call or email the School to ask about housing assignments or to request a single. It is not possible to give out this information prior to arrival. You will be informed of your housing assignment upon your arrival. Chinese School Summer Offices: Jianhua Bai, Director, Hepburn 119 Lisa Lin, Associate Director, Hepburn 115 Anna Sun, Coordinator, Hepburn 124 Mairead Harris, Alex Klikunas, Bilingual Assistants, Hepburn 113 2
Language Pledge: The Language Pledge will be signed after dinner on Monday, June 20 th and remains in force through the end of the session. Basic Weekday Schedule: Schedules for individual levels may differ slightly, but the basic schedule is as follows. Meals: breakfast, weekend brunch will be in Ross Dining Hall. Lunch and dinner will be in Atwater Dining Hall. Breakfast 6:30- 8:00 Classes 8:00- 12:00 Lunch 12:00- 1:15 Co-curriculars 3:30- 5:00 Dinner 6:00 – 7:00 Please note that there will be NO Long Weekend during the eight-week session. Classes will be held on Monday, July 4 th . Weekends & Co-curriculars We offer a variety of activities on weekends: a film series, with films from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, a lecture series; a performance of traditional Chinese music, and our very own China Night, where students get to showcase their language and musical/theatrical talents. If you play an instrument, you are welcome to bring it. We also offer picnics, dances, films, hikes, all designed to help integrate what you have learned in the classroom into everyday conversation. Students are welcome to take short outings but should not plan to leave the program on weekends. Requests to leave campus must be preapproved by the Director. Students are encouraged to participate in our co-curricular program, which will help you “live” the language and absorb it faster. Monday – Thursday afternoons, we offer activities such as Chinese cooking, calligraphy, Tai Chi, singing, weekly radio show -- all in Chinese. Sports include soccer, volleyball, frisbee, ping pong, badminton. The Middlebury campus offers complete athletic facilities, including a fitness center and indoor pool, so feel free to bring appropriate equipment for any sport you wish to participate in while here. A few items you should consider bringing with you: A fan (!), a laptop (if you have one), light weight/summer clothing, raincoat, swim suit, bug spray, warm sweater or warm fleece top, linens, towels, and a light weight blanket. (One blanket and one pillow will be provided per bed.) There will be a couple of formal Chinese School events (concerts, the final banquet) to which you might want to (but are not required to) wear something more formal. The weather in Vermont during the summer is usually warm and pleasant during the day, cooler in the evening, but there are generally about two weeks of uncomfortable, muggy heat. Departure: Friday, August 12 th Academic activities of the Chinese School will end with the last class hour (12:00) on August 12 th Students may not plan to leave before then. Flights from Burlington airport should be scheduled after 3:00 p.m. The last meal will be Saturday brunch on August 13 th . Dormitories will close that afternoon. 3
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