STUDY MANDARIN IN BEIJING - EF College Study Tours
STUDY MANDARIN IN BEIJING - EF College Study Tours
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9 days<br />
<strong>STUDY</strong> <strong>MANDAR<strong>IN</strong></strong><br />
<strong>IN</strong> BEIJ<strong>IN</strong>G
FACULTY-LED <strong>IN</strong>TERNATIONAL PROGRAMS<br />
ABOUT THIS TOUR<br />
Enhance your Mandarin language skills while developing a deeper understanding of Chinese<br />
culture. At <strong>EF</strong>’s International Language School (ILS) in Beijing, participate in group discussions, written exercises and<br />
language lab sessions. Then, practice new techniques with native speakers and visit some of Beijing’s most exciting sites for<br />
a truly immersive experience.<br />
Through it all, you’ll return home prepared for whatever path lies ahead of you. Beyond photos and stories, new perspectives and glowing<br />
confidence, you’ll have something to carry with you for the rest of your life. It could be an inscription you read on the walls of a famous monument,<br />
or perhaps a joke you shared with another student from around the world. The fact is, there’s just something transformative about an <strong>EF</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
<strong>Study</strong> Tour, and it’s different for every traveler. Once you’ve traveled with us, you’ll know exactly what it is for you.<br />
DAY 2: Beijing<br />
DAY 3: Temple of Heaven<br />
DAY 3: Forbidden City<br />
DAY 3: Tiananmen Square<br />
DAY 8: Great Wall of China
<strong>STUDY</strong> <strong>MANDAR<strong>IN</strong></strong> <strong>IN</strong> BEIJ<strong>IN</strong>G<br />
9 days<br />
Badaling<br />
Beijing (7)<br />
<strong>IN</strong>CLUDED ON TOUR:<br />
Round-trip airfare<br />
Land transportation<br />
Hotel accommodations<br />
Light breakfast daily and select meals<br />
Full-time Tour Director<br />
Sightseeing tours and visits to special attractions<br />
Free time to study and explore<br />
FOR MORE <strong>IN</strong>FORMATION:<br />
efcollegestudytours.com/ILBA<br />
DAY 4: Summer Palace<br />
DAY 4: Dragon boat ride<br />
DAY 6: ILS Beijing<br />
DAY 8: The Great Wall<br />
DAY 1 FLY TO CH<strong>IN</strong>A<br />
Meet your group and travel on an overnight<br />
fl ight to Beijing.<br />
DAY 2 BEIJ<strong>IN</strong>G<br />
Arrive in Beijing • Welcome to Beijing,<br />
capital city of China. It was in this city that<br />
Chairman Mao established the People’s<br />
Republic of China in 1949. Depending on your<br />
arrival time, you may have free time to settle<br />
in and explore the city on your own.<br />
DAY 3 BEIJ<strong>IN</strong>G<br />
<strong>EF</strong> International Language School<br />
orientation • Meet new friends from around<br />
the world at <strong>EF</strong>’s International Language<br />
School (ILS) in Beijing. Today, you’ll take an<br />
orientation tour of your ILS campus, go over<br />
your program syllabus and get acquainted<br />
with your fellow classmates.<br />
ILS placement test • Take a test to gauge<br />
your familiarity with Mandarin. Students are<br />
grouped by profi ciency level for the remainder<br />
of the language program. Whether you’re a<br />
complete beginner or near-fl uent, all levels<br />
are welcome.<br />
Sightseeing tour of Beijing • An expert<br />
local guide will introduce you to Beijing, a<br />
treasure chest of imperial monuments. You’ll<br />
see Tiantan, or Temple of Heaven Park, a<br />
huge outdoor complex adorned with relics<br />
from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the<br />
early morning, locals gather together to<br />
practice martial arts by the old cypress trees.<br />
Forbidden City • Cross a moat and<br />
protective wall on your way into the Forbidden<br />
City, whose grandeur was once accessible<br />
only to the emperor. Venture inside and<br />
get up-close to the palatial, golden-roofed<br />
Imperial Palace.<br />
Tiananmen Square • Stand in Tiananmen<br />
Square, the world’s largest public square<br />
and a site of frequent political protests.<br />
Many images of the 1989 protests, which<br />
led to the death of hundreds of Chinese<br />
citizens, still hold a somber place in popular<br />
consciousness. Today, Tiananmen Square<br />
remains a place of international cultural<br />
signifi cance.<br />
DAY 4 BEIJ<strong>IN</strong>G<br />
ILS Language Program • Improve your<br />
ability to read, write and converse in<br />
Mandarin. Certifi ed instructors work with<br />
students from around the world to practice<br />
grammar and speaking skills through teacherled<br />
reading and written exercises, and group<br />
conversational work.<br />
Summer Palace • Explore the tiered<br />
pagodas on the magical garden grounds of<br />
the Summer Palace. The waters of Kunming<br />
Lake cover the majority of the ground of this<br />
UNESCO World Heritage Site. You’ll cross the<br />
lake on your dragon boat ride (seasonal)<br />
and see man-made Longevity Hill rise up off<br />
the waters.<br />
DAYS 5-7 BEIJ<strong>IN</strong>G<br />
ILS Language Programs • Continue your<br />
daytime Mandarin lessons and build language<br />
confi dence.<br />
Free time in Beijing • After your language<br />
program, you’re free to explore Beijing how<br />
you wish. Not sure where to begin Check out<br />
our lists of ILS-offered after-school activities<br />
and free time suggestions.<br />
DAY 8 BADAL<strong>IN</strong>G • BEIJ<strong>IN</strong>G<br />
Great Wall of China • No trip to Beijing<br />
would be complete without an excursion to<br />
the Great Wall of China, one of the New Seven<br />
Wonders of the World. You’ll travel to Badaling<br />
for your chance to stand upon this man-made<br />
marvel. Construction began in the third<br />
century B.C. to defend the Chinese Empire<br />
against the invading Mongols, and 300,000<br />
people (many of whom are buried in the wall)<br />
labored on it over several centuries. The Great<br />
Wall extends over an impressive swath of<br />
the continent, cutting across mountains and<br />
valleys for more than 3,000 miles—perhaps<br />
only a tenth of its former length.<br />
Peking Duck dinner • Share a regional<br />
specialty with your tour group at a delicious<br />
Peking Duck dinner, complete with traditional<br />
side dishes.<br />
DAY 9 DEPART FOR HOME<br />
Transfer to the airport and check in for your<br />
return fl ight home.<br />
ACTIVITIES OFFERED BY ILS:<br />
Palace Museum (“Purple Forbidden City”)<br />
Paddleboat in Beihai Park<br />
Beijing’s Wildlife Park<br />
Night markets<br />
Puppet show<br />
Oriental Plaza<br />
Wangfujing market street<br />
FREE TIME SUGGESTIONS:<br />
Olympic Sports Center<br />
The Legend of Kung Fu show<br />
Beijing Zoo<br />
Yonghe Lamasery<br />
Temple of Confucius<br />
798 Dashanzi Modern Art Zone<br />
Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology<br />
WEB <strong>EF</strong>COLLEGE<strong>STUDY</strong>TOURS.COM/ILBA PHONE 877.485.4184
WHAT OUR TRAVELERS SAY<br />
BARBARA L.<br />
Concordia University<br />
Portland, OR<br />
ER<strong>IN</strong> H.<br />
Itasca Community <strong>College</strong><br />
Grand Rapids, MN<br />
CHELSEA S.<br />
Northern Oklahoma <strong>College</strong><br />
Stillwater, OK<br />
VIRG<strong>IN</strong>A M.<br />
Palo Alto <strong>College</strong><br />
San Antonio, TX<br />
“The overall experience of the trip was<br />
amazing, unforgettable. I went on the<br />
tour not knowing many of the students<br />
in my group, and came back with really<br />
good friends and amazing memories.<br />
With the guidance of the Tour Director,<br />
I got to experience new culture without<br />
feeling completely lost. I now know that<br />
I can succeed and survive in a foreign<br />
country.”<br />
“I had such an amazing time, and I<br />
learned so much. We saw so many<br />
different sights. My experiences<br />
enriched my understanding of another<br />
culture, and created a realistic concept<br />
of an entirely foreign culture I would<br />
never have been exposed to<br />
otherwise.”<br />
“I can’t believe we had the opportunity<br />
to see and do so many things for what<br />
we paid. I traveled on my own soon<br />
after my trip, and the flight alone cost<br />
more than the entire tour—which<br />
included meals, shows, tourist sites.<br />
I will never ever forget this experience.<br />
You’d be crazy not to take a tour with<br />
<strong>EF</strong>—they take great care of you.”<br />
“Every student should go. I enjoyed<br />
flying to a foreign country, getting<br />
completely out of my comfort zone and<br />
truly seeing what this world has to offer.<br />
We tried new food, spoke different<br />
languages, and saw so many of the<br />
best sights on our walking tours. I love<br />
history, and being able to experience<br />
what I’ve studied for years was so moving<br />
it left me speechless. If there is ever<br />
an opportunity to go, take it!“<br />
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more ways to connect.<br />
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