In December professors of Chinese language Ms.Leila Bikkinina and Azaliya Giniyatullina and 4th years students have gone to the capital of China to take free 2 weeks language training in Beijing International College.
The Chinese party was responsible for all expenses of participants.
The program contained different courses: grammar, phonetics, calligraphic, methodic of teaching. Beijing International College works only with international citizens. All its professors are ethnic Chinese people.
Excursion program was very rich. Participants have visited the Great Chinese Wall, Restricted City – the residence of the most Beijing Emperors, Mao Zedong Mausoleum, Tiananmen Square, Kowhai lakes.
The program participants were especially impressed by Hútòngs (type of small Chinese houses that are located too close to each other).
At the end of the program professors and students were awarded by certificates on two languages.