GCE's one-of-a-kind Chinese Language and Internship Program offers students the chance to combine  language learning with hands-on work experience in a company in Beijing. The course is designed for graduate students and/or professionals interested in improving their Chinese and gaining work experience in the country. The Internship Program can also be combined with GCE's Chinese language and business course. Prospective participants must have at least an elementary level of Chinese to participate.
Objectives
Participants receive hands-on work experience in a company in Beijing, and are immersed in a professional language environment. We offer a variety of placements depending on the participant's language proficiency, professional background, availability and preference. The language component complements the internship experience, immersing participants in Chinese through class time, special tutoring,  language exchanges and optional extracurricular activities.
Features
The Internship program consists of two components:
Language Component
- Complete immersion in the Chinese language
- Small classes (between five and eight students per class)*
- Levels range from Beginner to Advanced
- Intensive training
- Free after-class language tutoring
- Optional activities, both language- and non-language-based
- Conversation exchanges with native Chinese speakers
- A wide range of extracurricular activities are provided free of charge
- Onsite staff and assistance
- * small classes available with options 1 and 2 of the language course
Internship Component
- Internship in a company in Beijing
- Free training
- Weekly one-day language tutoring, language lab and discussion with internship supervisor
- Stipend
- Reference at the end of the internship
- Business networking events
- Resume translation
- Continuous monitoring and assessment
Structure
| Program Duration |
Chinese Language
Component |
Internship
Component |
| 6 months |
3 months |
3 months |
| Academic Year |
5 months |
5 months |
| Winter 6 months |
10 weeks |
12 weeks |
Chinese Language Component
This component is devoted to language and consists of four aspects: 1) class time, 2) special tutorials, 3) language exchanges, and 4) optional extracurricular activities. Our training methods are designed so that less advanced students can pick up the language skills in a short period of time, and so that advanced students will also find an appropriate challenges that will enable them to reach fluency. Click here to view all of the details of GCE's Chinese immersion programs.
Internship Component
Students and professionals participating in the Internship component will gain invaluable knowledge and experience in working in China. Participants will receive pre-internship training and help with the language needed to carry out various office tasks. They will emerge from the internship with a better understanding of business practices in China.
1) Pre-Internship Training
An expert in Chinese business culture will conduct a series of workshops that equip participants with the basic knowledge they'll need to get the most out of their internship.
2) Internship
Participants spend at least 25 hours a week in a local or international company in Beijing. They may be placed with more  than one company during the internship. Fields available include: Banking and Finance, Business Development, Education, IT, Marketing and Advertising, Non-Profit Organizations, Retail, and Travel and Tourism. Placements depend on language proficiency, professional background, availability and preference after assessment by out Admissions Department. Individual companies reserve the right to conduct their own interview before a final placement. Participants are required to complete continuous evaluation forms. At the end of the internship students will receive a letter of reference.
3) Stipend
This unpaid internship may include a stipend paid by the company for travel or lunch purposes during the internship period.
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