Of Note:

Special Interest Houses

• Chinese House
• Japanese House

Chinese House (Zhongwen Fangzi)

• Chinese House was founded a year ago with the hope of providing a nurturing place for students to gather and grow, introduce Chinese culture to the Wesleyan community, and improve their language skills by using the resources of the house.

  The House

  • 34 Lawn Ave. (right across the Butterfield courtyard)
    The house has two singles and three doubles.

  The Residents
  

  Contact People

Japanese House (Nihongo no ie)

• Japanese House is a language based house, designed to share Japanese culture with the Wesleyan community. Japan Society, another student organization on campus, applied to get the house and often has their parties (Curry Dinner, Okonomiyaki Party, etc.) at the house. This is the house's second year in existence. Both years the house has held weekly Japanese conversation hours open to anyone who wants to speak Japanese. Conversation hour was previously held at the house, but it has been moved it to the Campus Center. The house has also sponsored events such as films, a sushi making party, faculty dinners (for Japanese speaking faculty and the house residents), a calligraphy class, a Japanese drum group (Soh Daiko) performance, a Japanese New Years Party with some Japanese foods.

  The House

  • 394 High Street
    The house has 7 singles and 2 kitchens

  The Residents

  Contact People

Study Abroad in Asia

Associated Kyoto Program

• Associated Kyoto Program in Kyoto, Japan

Approved Study Abroad Programs in China

• China Cooperative Language and Study Program Consortium (CIEE--Beijing or Nanjing)
  Full year (Nanjing only) or Fall or spring, requires 1 year (Nanjing) or 2 years (Beijing) Mandarin plus 1 Chinese area studies course. Beijing program good for those interested in government - internships must be pre-approved. Nanjing program focuses on language and East Asian studies.

• Duke Study in China Program (Beijing and Nanjing)
  Summer plus Fall, 6 credits. Requires at least 1 year of Chinese, 2 preferred. Focus is on language and Chinese culture. Moves from Beijing to Nanjing at the end of the summer.

• SUNY at Albany Exchange Program (Beijing)
  Fall or spring or full year, 4 credits per semester. Requires 1 year of Chinese, preference given to full year applicants with 2 years of Chinese. Language and Asian studies.

More Info about Studying Abroad

• Wesleyan students interested in studying abroad should visit the Office of International Studies
• The following reference information is also available at the OIS Web site:
  • List of Approved Programs in Asia
  • What You Need to Know about Studying Abroad
  • Receiving Major Credit for Study Abroad Work
  • Information on Receiving Credit for Summer Work
  • How to Contact International Studies (includes schedule of drop-in hours)
• Students interested in receiving major credit for study abroad work should also consult their major advisors.