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The Summer Language Institute at the University of Michigan: Teaching at SLI is proficiency-oriented and aims to develop four basic skills: speaking, reading, writing, and aural comprehension. Each course is designed to teach language within a cultural and social context, so that students deepen their knowledge of the relevant country as they develop language skills. Enthusiastic class participation is expected; placement tests during orientation and oral proficiency interviews at the end of each course are highly encouraged. All courses will be supplemented by a variety of activities including lectures, films, language tables, excursions to local cultural centers, and an orientation on the use of research facilities at U-M. The University of Michigan is a co-sponsor of the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua and the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama. Students may apply to these programs during their second year of coursework (or thereafter) in the appropriate language. Admission is based on national competition, and space is limited. However, Michigan students have proven successful in gaining entrance to these programs. The overseas centers provide an opportunity to master spoken Chinese or Japanese and to improve reading and research skills. Limited financial aid is available from both the University and the overseas centers to students who are admitted. Application to admission and aid is made directly to the administrative offices located at Stanford University; however, the Michigan representatives to the respective programs are available to advise interested students. For information, contact the undergraduate advisor in Chinese or Japanese. The University of Michigan's Centers for South and Southeast Asia is a member of several Southeast Asian Language consortiums that offer advanced language training abroad in Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The University of Michigan also belongs to the Consortium for International Educational Exchange (CIEE) that offer possibilities for study abroad in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. It is also a member of the Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute (SEASSI) held each summer in the United States (at different locations each year). The Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies (KCJS) is an undergraduate academic year program in Kyoto co-sponsored by nine universities in the United States, including the University of Michigan. This center, developed in cooperation with the University of Kyoto, opened in September of 1989. The program provides a select group of undergraduates with an academic challenge of study in Japanese language and culture. Prerequisites: at least one year of prior enrollment in Japanese language courses at the college level (five hours per week minimum). Application deadline: February 5. Applications are available from the Office of International Programs, G513 Michigan Union, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1349. The Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) is an opportunity for undergraduates currently enrolled at the University of Michigan to study Japanese language, society, and culture in Japan. Located in Shiga Prefecture, on Lake Biwa, (near Kyoto and Osaka), the JCMU offers academic courses and programs for university credit. The program is open to undergraduates from any of the fifteen state-supported universities in Michigan, as well as students from Shiga Prefecture. Prerequisites: applicants must have been enrolled full-time for at least one year at one of the state-supported universities in Michigan. Applicants must apply through their home institution. Applications deadline. February 5. Application deadline: February 5. Applications are available from the Office of International Programs, G513 Michigan Union, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1349. The
Group of Universities for the Advancement of Vietnamese Abroad (GUAVA),
a consortium of institutions of higher learning in North America currently
offering programs of instruction in the Vietnamese language, was formed
at the University of Washington on August 1, 1993. GUAVA invites applications
for membership from all other North American universities with an active
interest in the teaching of Vietnamese; it also intends to extend its
cooperative activities where appropriate to other institutions of higher
education outside North America. Links of Interest for Studying Abroad: University
of Michigan's International Center |