Summer 2007

About the program

Jinan University and Diablo Valley College, in the interest of friendly relations and academic partnership, have jointly organized a Chinese Language and Culture Program for the summer in Jinan University of Shandong, China. Experience China through its rich culture. You’ll receive the finest instruction while enjoying a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. This is a great college experience and it is open to students over 18.

Diablo Valley College four-week intensive Chinese Language program provides participants with an opportunity to improve their Chinese language skills, get acquainted with students in China, and learn more about the Chinese culture.

Accommodations

The Foreign Students' Building located in Jinan University offers comfortable living and recreational facilities and study areas for its tenants. The building is centrally air-conditioned during the summer, and it is also equipped with shared kitchens, washing machines, card phones and an international fax machine. Students will be accommodated in shared rooms with private bathrooms, color TV, telephones, necessary study facilities and internet access. The dining room provides basic Chinese and western food (all 3 meals are included).

Readily accessible in the neighborhood are markets, a mall, restaurants (KFC, McDonald’s), post offices, cinemas and an efficient bus system that provides transportation to downtown areas and the railway station.

Jinan University, China

About Jinan University

Jinan University of Shandong is a comprehensive university accredited by the Ministry of Education. It is jointly supported and build by the Shandong Provincial and Jinan Municipal Governments. Its enrollment is made up of students from throughout China and it was founded in 1948. Jinan University provides undergraduate and graduate education, approved by the Degree Commission of State Council. The unique setting of the program provides a true cultural experience for incoming students. The Program is designed exclusively for students in Diablo Valley College.

About Shandong Province

Shandong province, on the east coast of China, traversed by the lower reaches of the Yellow River, is one of the cradles of Eastern civilization. The brilliant Yellow River culture produced the greatest educator and thinker China has ever known, Confucius. The famous historical city Qufu is steeped in the spirit of Confucius; Qi Great Wall (the earliest part of China’s great wall). The capital city Jinan, is famous for its springs, with the Yellow River to its north and Mount Tai to its south; within the city itself are picturesque lakes and mountains.

Intensive Chinese courses offered are UC and CSU transferable.

About the Instructor

Professor Sheree Lin, a native of Shandong Province, China, and Taiwan, is a fully tenured professor and former chairperson of the Foreign Languages Department at Diablo Valley College. Ms. Lin has written teaching materials for and taught traditional nd classical Chinese language, literature, and culture for the ast thirty years at universities and colleges in both Taiwan and he United States. Besides being an accomplished public speaker, he is a former reporter for the widely distributed World Journal Chinese anguage newspaper. Ms. Lin has a fertile background in the arts as a ublished play writer, novelist, and author of children’s books, for which she has received numerous awards, and as the creator of a cable television instructional program in the Mandarin language for CSU, Hayward.

Check out Sheree Lin, China Instructor’s webpage.

Check out DVC China summer 2005 photo gallery webpage.