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...impetus for the Academy, according to Director Shengli Feng, who is also the director of the Chinese Language Program at Harvard, was that previously, students who wanted to study in China had to rely on other universities’ programs. Princeton and Stanford, for example, both have well-established study abroad programs in China...
...Some of these programs are good, others are not,” Feng said. “Other programs may not be ideal for [Harvard students] because we want students to study not only the language, but the society...
...this end, Feng said that the Havard Beijing Academy will require students to conduct social field research on some aspect of Chinese culture...
...It’s not that hard to find someone who can speak Chinese fluently, but it is rare to find anyone who can write professional Chinese properly,” Feng said...
Seamus E. McKiernan ’06, who particiapted in the Princeton program last summer, said he enjoyed his experience and the fact that Princeton employed Chinese teachers, unlike other programs which bring in American teachers. Feng said Harvard’s program would employ teachers from both China and the United States...