I 20000% recommend IES Beijing! Past Review
By Sara Z (English, Creative Writing, Barnard College) for
Beijing Foreign Studies University: Beijing - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Yes! My experience abroad was fantastic!! My IES friends and I all found ourselves wishing for another four months when the semester came to a close. I met amazing people, had great teachers, learned a lot a lot of Chinese. I would highly recommend the program to anyone interested in China or Chinese! The program is really well run and, I think, accommodating to all sorts of students.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
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* Overall educational experience
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IES Beijing has a wonderful staff of Chinese teachers who are kind, helpful, and dedicated to improving students' language skills. Classes are broken up into different sections with different focuses on grammar, writing, speaking, vocabulary, and practical application. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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IES Beijing has a language pledge so all students are required to speak to one another exclusively in Chinese while on campus. The language pledge has great results! On a daily basis I spoke to my teachers, classmates, and local Beijing people in Chinese. The majority of people in the city do not speak English which really forces students to use and improve their Chinese. |
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