- The timeline of the program:
May 20 – May 31: Application open for Cambridge students
June 1 – June 11: Successful students will be notified. We will send you the contract to sign and the necessary information to help your visa application.
July 1: Students arrive at Shanghai. Our stuff will pick you up in airport in Shanghai.
- Is this program only open to Cambridge students?
Yes. This program is only open to students in Cambridge.
- How many people are we planning to select for this program?
We will select 6 – 10 students for the program of this summer.
- Who is the organiser of this program?
This summer program is organised by Cambridge Emerging Markets Society, which is an official registered society under University of Cambridge (www.camems.com) and Dynamic English Training Centre, which is a well-established language school in China. For more information, please visit her website: http://www.365dynamic.com/index1.asp
- What the cost of attending the program?
1. International transport (Round flight ticket from London to Shanghai is £500).
2. Visa application fee: £30 for UK citizen
Visa centre service fee: £36 in person, £54 by post
3. Living cost in China: we offer accommodation during your whole stay in China. You will also enjoy free lunch during weekdays. You are responsible for other expenses in China. Basic living cost (ex. accommodation) is approximately £5-£10 per day.
- What kind of accommodation will you provide?
Chain hotel, 2 people share one standard room with twin beds.
- What kind of Mandarin courses will we get?
You will get very personalised Mandarin courses 12 hours per week during your stay. The class size will be kept small (no more than 4 students) and the pace will be adjusted to your own condition. Classes will be given by professional teachers.
- What other benefits can we get?
1. During the first week after your arrival, you will get the teaching training, an office desk for your usage, a ‘buddy’ (a local student) to help your daily life, a ‘supervisor’ (a teacher in Dynamics) to guide you through the program.
2. In the middle of the program, you will join different activities in Dynamic English Training Centre. Two trips to near cities will be organised for you.
3. At the end of the program, successful students will get a recommendation letter from the manager of Dynamic English Training Centre. Also, they set up a prize to reward one most outstanding student.
- What’s out duty during the program?
You are required to dedicate yourself to the English teaching in Dynamic English Teaching Centre. You need to give 3 hours’ teaching plus 3 hours’ office time in Dynamic during the weekdays.
- Do I need to apply for the language courses separately?
No. Once you are admitted to the program, you are entitled to the language course automatically. But of course, you can choose to not take.
- What does the application process consist of exactly? Are there interviews for example or do we just submit application forms?
At this stage, the applicants are only required to submit their application forms before May 31. Whether there will be any interviews or not will be decided according to the applications we received.
- What are the criteria you use to decide who is able to participate?
We want to see strong motivation and sense of responsibility. Teaching English as well as learning Mandarin is quite a hard job. In a word, we select those who can benefit most from the program.
- What are the exact dates of the programme?
The program is 6 weeks. We aim to make it from July 1 to Aug 5, 2012. But if you want to move it a few weeks earlier or later, we can consider do it on an individual base.
- How would a typical day look like during the program?
On a typical day, you will give 3 hours’ teaching. The class will be in various forms. For example, in a private course, you will sit with four students and help them to practice what they have learnt from book and correct their pronunciations; in a Salon class, you pick a topic and discuss with 10 – 30 students and help them to improve their oral English.
To prepare for your teaching and to ask questions from the students, you are required to give 3 hours’ office time one day. You will also get Mandarin course about 2 hours per day.
Normally, the course will be arranged during 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.. You are required to arrive on time and fully prepared. But no face time is expected.
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