Location:

Sanya, China

Program Type:

Study Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Term:

Rolling Starts

Program Overview

Program Description:

Beach Chinese is a modern concept in training. The focus is to prepare our clients for the many facets of being a foreigner in China. This is a cultural program. With a deep and rich history, China is quite different from any other country. Many of the habits, tendencies, and language of daily life will surprise people from other cultures. We aim to get motivated people to a confident level in as short a time as possible.

How do we do this? By planning continuous activities into an organized schedule encouraging real-life practice, your daily life supports the ongoing increase in vocabulary. This all-inclusive program frees up your time to focus on learning at an accelerated pace. Our staff will work to provide you every advantage during your time in the program. You’ll even have assistance in tidying up your room, allowing you to focus more time on your performance. People around the world are learning to speak Chinese at an ever increasing pace. Our goal is to shorten the time frame associated with grasping the key concepts of Mandarin and form a solid base to the language. This unique concept to learning provides an opportunity to those value-oriented people that are watching as China takes its place in the future. We welcome you to come and utilize our program to enhance your own future!

Setting Description:

Beach Chinese is based in the city of Sanya, which is located at the southern most point of Hainan Island province in China. It is just about 200 km east of Vietnam and about the same latitude as the American state of Hawaii. In fact, due to the palm tress and favorable annual weather, it has often been called the “Hawaii of China”. September to April is the most stark comparison in weather with the rest of the country. While it is increasingly cold and/or snowing in places like Beijing or Shanghai, Sanya maintains a warm tropical temperature. Outdoor activites are at their best. The period from May till August is the hottest of the year. It’s this time of year that swimming pools and chilled coconuts have their best effect. By Chinese standards, Sanya is a relatively small city with less than half a million people. However, Sanya Phoenix International airport services a number of major cities throughout China. With daily flights to Hong Kong and other cities, it’s definitely a conven