Important Dates
Tentative Travel Dates: May 19 – June 13, 2025
Interest Meetings: View on Office of Education Abroad event calendar here.
Scholarship Application Deadline: October 15, 2024
Application and Deposit Deadline: January 15, 2025
Program Description
Students who participate in this Chinese Language Immersion program in Taiwan will live at the International Student House at University of Taipei and attend classes three hours a day (Monday to Friday) at the Chinese Learning Center at the University of Taipei, Taiwan. Students will earn 6 credits transferable to UCA. Approval by the School of Language and Literature is required. Students will experience a mixture of planned activities and have free time to explore the City Taipei and surrounding areas.
This program offers the following activities and services for UCA students: books and class materials, internet service & wireless internet access, whole group excursions/activities, day trip travel arrangements and cultural activities such as:
- Diabolo classes
- Chinese painting and calligraphy classes
- Martial Arts classes
- Hanfu (Chinese traditional costume experience)
- a hands-on pastry making experience at the local Museum of Cake and Pastry
Language Requirements
Health and Safety
Students registering for programs should carefully read through all health and safety information provided during the application process. In addition, students should honestly complete the ‘Health and Safety Form’ so that any health related concerns may be adequately accommodated on study abroad programs.
Participants will be enrolled in comprehensive international insurance for the duration of programming. It is the student’s responsibility to extend insurance cover if they stay abroad beyond UCA’s planned program dates. For information about international insurance coverage: https://uca.edu/globalstudy/health-and-safety/
Students must attend one health and safety meeting during the spring semester. Meeting dates will be announced after the application deadlines.
Course Offerings
Students will earn 6 credit hours transferrable to UCA. Exact course credits to be determined and approved by the School of Language and Literature.
- 3 credits for a language course
- 3 credits for a culture course
HONC 3310 credit may also be offered to students currently admitted to Schedler Honors College.
Assisting Faculty Leader
Originally from Chengdu, China, I have had four years’ college English teaching experience before coming to the United States to pursue my graduate studies. I got my M.A.s in both English as a Second Language (ESL) and Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCFL) before getting my Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition from University of Iowa. Currently, I am a tenured associate professor at School of Language and Literature at UCA. I strongly believe that study abroad should be an integral part of a student’s college experience in a globalized world. It not only enriches one’s knowledge and broadens one’s horizon, it also provides a fully immersion opportunity in the target languages and cultures, which will boost students’ language proficiency and cultural understanding to a whole new level. As the Chinese saying goes, “It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.” So, let’s start here, go anywhere!
Contact Dr. Jia Zhu for more information on courses and credits.
Program Cost
Once available, the program cost will be posted here.
Email studyabroad@uca.edu to request past budgets for reference.