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Thirty motivated high school students, ages 12-17, with no or no more than 2 years of experience in Chinese (any dialect) will be selected to participate in a three-week residential program on the campus of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa to acquire basic listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture skills in Mandarin Chinese. Participants will learn language while practicing table tennis and martial arts (approximately an hour a day each) under the tutelage of championship level instructors from the People’s Republic of China. Language lessons will bracket the sports sessions, and will consist of interactive, task-based exercises designed to encourage learners to communicate in Chinese. Evening assignments and activities (including tutoring) support learning. Weekend excursions to sites around scenic Honolulu led by native speakers of Chinese provide additional practice.

2009 Application Packet

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Applicaton Packet Contents
  • Application Form
  • Consent Form
  • Media Release Form
  • Camp Rules/Dress Code
  • A recommendation letter w/ official letterhead

Deadline: June 6, 2009 (Applications Closed)

2009 Acceptance Packet

After being accepted to the program, please complete the acceptance packet.

2009 Acceptance Packet Contents
  • Student Checklist: (HI Students) (Non-HI Students)
  • UH WH-1 Form
  • STARTALK Survey Consent Form

Deadline: June 18, 2009 (Deadline passed)

Completed packets should be MAILED to:

JiaLin Sun (Sunny)
Center for Chinese Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
1890 East-West Rd. Moore Hall #416B
Honolulu, HI 96822
Office: (808) 956-2663

Academic Credit

The camp will provide a total of 75 hours of instruction, equivalent to a normal one-semester course at the college level. Credit for Chinese 101 may be available for students who will be juniors in Fall. A separate application and administrative fee is required. Inquire if interested.

Applying for UH Credit
  • High school students who qualify through the Summer Scholar Program will register for: CHN 101 (341) CRN 4408.
  • When accepted, please go to the MyUH portal and select the Summer 2009 EXTENSION term and input the Course Reference Number 4408 for the course to appear for registration. The fee is $124.

Goals

By the end of the program, each student will test at the Novice Low to Intermediate Low proficiency levels or higher, in speaking and reading. Proficiency will be measured by LinguaFolio.