Chinese
Spend a summer at the Chinese School and you’ll experience the single most effective method for rapid language acquisition: a total immersion environment with the Language Pledge®—a promise to read, write, listen, and speak only in your language of study.
Apply Now Inquire NowThe Middlebury Chinese School provides a first-rate language program and life experience to look upon with pride and a deep sense of accomplishment long after the summer is over. Programs are open to college undergraduates, recent graduates, graduate students at other institutions, and professionals of all ages.
Chinese Program Options
Apply to a program based on your language proficiency. High school graduates to 80+ years old are eligible.
- 8-week immersion program for beginner to advanced students who want to improve language proficiency as rapidly as possible. Please see summer Dates and Fees.
- Graduate programs for students with superior proficiency who are pursuing a master’s degree in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language. Please see graduate Dates and Fees.
Live in Language
You will learn daily from some of the foremost teachers in the world. Chinese School faculty are chosen from among the most dedicated, hardworking professionals in academia. They are available to our students throughout the day and campus to assist, guide, and support. For graduate students, our programs provide rigorous graduate level instruction in key content areas.
Outside of the Chinese Language classes, you’ll join faculty and peers in cocurricular activities designed to help you build new vocabulary while developing cultural fluency. This powerful blend of rigorous academic study and varied activity has made Middlebury one of the premier language immersion programs.
Whether in class, on the field, in the dining hall, or just chatting with friends, you will be living the language for the summer. When you leave campus at the end of the session, you’ll say goodbye to friends you’re likely to meet again later—as professional colleagues in the Chinese-speaking world.
Funding
Thanks to the support of generous donors (including Language Schools alumni) and Middlebury’s commitment to provide an opportunity for as many students as possible, we are pleased to offer need-based financial aid and merit-based fellowships and scholarships.
You will find several options available for both the immersion and graduate programs, as well as funding for specific languages of study. Students can also apply to outside funding opportunities including the Boren Fellowship, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, and VA Benefits.