**This Summer 2009 program has been cancelled**

About
The EFL Teaching Practicum in Shanghai is intended for students interested in teaching, working in China or East Asia, or seeking a unique short term study abroad experience. Knowledge of Chinese is not necessary, but students interested in gaining fluency will have plenty of opportunities for practice. Enrollment will include up to ten students, who will teach at a Summer English Camp for upper elementary, middle and high school students in Shanghai, China. The site is a middle school in the Putuo district of Shanghai, Jiao Hua Middle School. Shanghai, a modern and international city, is a vibrant gateway for first-time visitors to China. Weekend trips to such places as Suzhou, known for its classical Chinese gardens, and others will be arranged to enhance participants' exposure to Chinese culture and history. Chinese students and teachers will benefit through contact with native speakers of English and opportunities for cultural exchange. The UVA students will benefit from an intensive professional development experience, a chance to interact with faculty and students in a foreign country, and an exceptional, low cost study abroad opportunity.

Teaching Responsibilities
Participants will teach in teams or individually for one to two hours each day, M-F. A local Chinese teacher will assist each class. The classes will focus on speaking, listening, and English games, songs, and plays. Some afternoons and all evenings will be free. In the prerequisite course, LING 509, participants will develop a number of lessons and supporting materials to be used in the English Camp. They will also learn methods of teaching English as a foreign language. The participants will be supervised by both Jiao Hua faculty and a UVA faculty member.

Preparing lesson plans

Grading
The grading option for LING 511Z is S/U. A participant's grade will be based on lesson plans (20%), materials developed for classroom use (20%), evaluation of the participant's teaching (20%), a teaching journal (20%), and feedback from Pu Tuo English Camp faculty (20%).

Jiao Hua Middle School

Housing
The Jiao Hua Middle School will provide room and board for the LING 511Z participants. Participants will reside in a school dorm and dine in the school cafeteria. Bedrooms and baths will be shared (single-sex).

Program Information

EFL Teaching Practicum: Shanghai
(LING 511Z; 3 credits)

2008 Class at Yu Garden

Course Information
Prerequisite
LING 509: Theory and Methods of Teaching ESL, offered in the spring semester and open to any undergraduate or graduate student at UVA, all years, all schools.

Syllabus
2009 EFL Practicum: Shanghai Syllabus

Study Abroad Policies
Refund policy
Withdrawal and Refund Policy

Important
Students will be applying for a visa; a current passport is required. If you have a passport, please confirm it is valid for at least six months past the end date of your program.

Insurance
Students attending the Shanghai program must have proof of insurance and must be prepared to pay cash for emergencies at local hospitals, etc.

Cost
The program cost and payment schedule are listed under the "Budget Sheet" link at the top of this page. In addition to these, students are responsible for the following expenses:

• International airfare
• VISA Fee ($150.00)
• Local transportation
• Personal travel
• Insurance
• Personal expenses

Further information
Program Director:
Shelley Staples
Center for American English Language and Culture
PO Box 400161
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904
434-924-3371
sls8y@virginia.edu

Children enjoying bamboo limbo