STARTALK 2009 - Programs in MS

The University of Mississippi (student)

Mississippi Chinese STARTALK 3

Mississippi STARTALK is a program funded by the Federal government to provide high school students with intensive instruction in Chinese on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford during the second summer session (June 25-July 23). In addition to studying Chinese inside and outside of the classroom, students will participate in a cultural program introducing them to China, its people, and its culture. Students will receive STARTALK scholarships that cover the cost of their instruction and books, and provide them with housing and meals on the Ole Miss campus. All students who complete the program they will receive college credits in Mandarin Chinese. Additionally, students will also be eligible to continue their study of Chinese during the 2009-10 academic year through a special course of study offered to them by the STARTALK program.