HARVARD, the top university in the United States, is a dream place for many students. Imagine being able to see how unique Harvard students are. Asking them what they learn. And how their classes are conducted.
This month, 300 students from different parts of China had an opportunity to spend a week with Harvard students. They gathered in the High School Attached to Fudan University in Shanghai where the Harvard College Association for US-China Relations Summit for Young Leaders in China (HSYLC 2007) took place. Over 40 Harvard undergraduates took part in it!
Around 2,000 Chinese students applied online for the program, which included various activities. Wang Wenjing, 17, from Shanghai Jingye High School was one of the 300 participants to be selected.
Seminars (研讨会)
Every day, the schedule was very busy filled with seminars, lectures, workshops (研习班), games and parties. Wang liked the seminars most.
Seminars are small classes with no more than 10 students. Wang could choose six from 40 different seminars to attend. A Harvard student led each one.
"They explored international issues such as US immigration (移民). We were allowed lively discussion and sometimes the only thing we did in a class was debate," Wang said. "To prepare for the next seminar, we often stayed up late doing research. No one could keep silent and it was fun to share ideas with others."
Celebrities’(名人) lectures
Each day, two or three lectures were given. Wang was excited that the lecturers were famous figures that before she had only seen on TV.
"I finally know why people are crazy about Yi Zhongtian. He is intelligent and eloquent (有口才的). Pu Bajia taught me how to overcome difficulties and plan for the future. All the lectures were inspiring," she said.
At the closing ceremony, Wang and her partner from Nanjing presented their workshop project. It was a survey of how Chinese view Americans, as an article about how Americans view Chinese is popular on the Internet.
"The program taught me what I could not otherwise learn in the classroom. Harvard students also let me know how important to be creative," she said.
Background information
| 300 Chinese students had an opportunity to spend a week with students of Harvard University, the most _小题1:______ one in the USA, being able to see how unique the Harvard students are, what they learn and how their classes are 小题2:___ out.
| The programme was _小题3:____ in the PRC, with over 40 Harvard undergraduate students _小题4:____ part in it.
| About 2000 Chinese students applied online, but only 300 were luckily chosen.
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| Seminars
| Seminars are small classes with only 10 students, __小题6:_____ by a Harvard student.
| There were 40 different seminars for participants to choose from.
| The Chinese students had to __小题7: _____ or debate in class.
| Everyone had to stay up late, __小题8: ___ for the next one.
| Celebrities’
lectures
| Every day two or three _小题9:____ lectures were given by famous figures who once appeared on TV, such as Yi Zhongtian.
| Conclusion
| Participants had to present their workshop projects, intended to encourage their ___小题10:___.
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