Tsinghua University English Immersion Summer Camp

Invitation to Tsinghua University English Immersion Summer Camp

The Tsinghua University English Summer Camp welcomes you to join us from June 26th until July 13th, 2012. Approximately 3300 students will be involved in the camp on Tsinghua Campus which is located at Northwest of Beijing next to the Fourth Ring Road. The goal is to increase interest and enthusiasm in learning English as well as to improve basic skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

As a leading institution of education in China, Tsinghua University provides very good opportunities for our students who come from all over China and passed the very strict national entrance examination to enter Tsinghua.

The Camp will be an intensive English language experience for all participants. Each day will be devoted to a variety of activities, formal classroom instruction, lectures and various activities including seminars, singing, dancing, and playing games etc.

We are now inviting native or near native English speakers to join us as short time teachers and volunteers. Faculty members and students from our partner universities are warmly welcomed to participate.

During the three weeks, English teachers will be provided free accommodation (from June 21st to July 15th, 2012) plus a stipend of 13,000 RMB Yuan (approximately $2,000 USD) per person. Volunteers will be provided free accommodation (from June 21st to July 15th, 2012) plus a stipend of 3,000 RMB Yuan (approximately $450 USD) per person. Both teachers and volunteers are required to arrive at Beijing on June 21st or June 22nd, and transportation between Beijing Airport and the campus will be provided from 8:00 to 21:00 on these two days.

The visiting teachers in this program should have at least a bachelor’s degree and will be expected to work with a Chinese coordinator, some visiting volunteers, and some Tsinghua student volunteers in a team effort to provide direct instructions in the activities. Each team will be working with approximately 100 of the most talented and highly motivated students from all over China. Your experiences working with these outstanding students will be the highlight of your time in China. As a visitor, you will have an opportunity to know this country in a very unique, interesting and exciting way.

There will be two days of orientation and team coordination prior to the camp (June 23h and 24th). Faculty members of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures will provide materials and expertise as well as supervision and assistance during the three weeks of camp.

Weather conditions in Beijing in July are warm and humid with temperatures in the 90s (33°C) and a good chance of showers. On your free days there will be opportunities to visit the Great Wall, which is located only an hour’s drive from Tsinghua, as well as many other sites of Beijing.

If you are interested in coming to China for a short visit during the summer vacation, please take the chance and we will warmly welcome you here in Beijing.

Ms. Liu Nannan, Email:

Visit our website at http://www.flc.tsinghua.edu.cn.

Please note that the deadlines for application are:

Visiting Teachers: before March 1st, 2012.

Visiting Volunteers: before April 1st, 2012.