Chinese

CLTA-STARTALK WORKSHOP July 23-August 2, 2012

Application Information and Application Cover Page

Workshop Description

Workshop day-to-day timeline

Why Study Chinese Language at Holy Cross?

• U.S. companies invest billions of dollars each year in China.
• Chinese is the first language of 1.3 billion people … one-fifth of the world’s population.
• China is the world’s fastest growing large economy and is about to become the world’s second largest economy.
• China is increasingly important to United States national security, foreign relations, trade, and climate change policy.
• Chinese language skills are essential for careers and advanced study involving China in business, education, journalism, and diplomacy.

Holy Cross offers...

• 4 years of Chinese language and courses in English on Chinese literature and culture
• Majors in Chinese or Chinese Language and Civilization, and a Concentration in Chinese Studies.
• Study Abroad in China through the Holy Cross Study Abroad Program
• A scholarship for study abroad for one graduating senior each year

Joe Plantamura's China blog.  Joe is a junior at Holy Cross who has studied Chinese here for 2 years.  Follow his experiences studying abroad in China this year on his blog : Ni hao is Joe Doing?

Look who's studying in China in 2011-2012