{"id":5,"date":"2013-05-28T08:04:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T13:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chinese\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-11-07T14:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:09:57","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Language Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><h3>\u6b22\u8fce\u5149\u4e34 !<\/h3>\n<p>At St. Olaf, you can pursue your interest in China and the Chinese language in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/files\/2020\/10\/Chinese-Major-Planning-Worksheet-1.pdf\"> major in Chinese.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You may take Chinese language courses to fulfill the College\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/foreign-language-requirement\/\">World Languages and Cultures requirement <\/a>\u00a0or to major in Chinese or Asian Studies.<\/li>\n<li>We offer four years of\u00a0language courses. Students not only develop skills in the language, but also gain knowledge of China in all of the language courses by using various authentic materials.<\/li>\n<li>We offer various China-related courses both from Asian Studies as well as from other departments such as art history, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, and religion.<\/li>\n<li>You can enroll in the <a title=\"Asian Conversations\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/asian-conversations\/\">Asian Conversations Program <\/a>to broaden your understanding of Asia while studying Chinese and traveling to China for our January Interim.<\/li>\n<li>You can choose to study abroad at East China Normal University in Shanghai for a semester.<\/li>\n<li>You can choose to\u00a0study abroad in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stolaf.studioabroad.com\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&amp;Program_ID=10270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/stolaf.studioabroad.com\/index.cfm?FuseAction%3DPrograms.ViewProgram%26Program_ID%3D10270&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1549997799265000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFfTmLgCFc0nKV8-2vgrP9nlxr6tg\">Taiwan for a semester<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can also participate in various extracurricular activities such as <a title=\"Asia-related clubs\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/clubs2\/\">Chinese Culture Club,<\/a>\u00a0or live in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/language-houses\/\">Chinese Language House<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Some of our graduates have received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/depts\/sociology\/activitiesandawards\/fulbright.htm\">Fulbright scholarships<\/a>, been accepted for St Olaf&#8217;s own China Fellows Program to teach in Shanghai, and continued studying Chinese in various graduate programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, contact Prof. Ying Zhou, Chair of Asian Studies, at <a href=\"mailto:zhou1@stolaf.edu\">zhou1@stolaf.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese program alumni: keep up with the department by liking our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/133929213312113\/\">Facebook page<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-803_1\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-controls-active soliloquy-arrows-active  soliloquy-theme-base no-js\" style=\"max-width:650px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-803_1\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-9 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-9\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chinese\/files\/2013\/05\/1-650x450_c.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" 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