July 11, 2011 to August 02, 2011
Price: $5195 including round-trip transportation from designated departure cities
Application deadline: February 25, 2011
Early Application Deadline: $100 Discount for applications received by February 11, 2011!
Credit: 3 hours
One nation, two systems; one city, many islands; one people, two languages--or at least until 1997, when the former British Crown colony reverted to Chinese sovereignty. Join the CCSA Hong Kong Summer Program to explore the international financial and cultural center that is Hong Kong, gateway to China from the West, where stunning mountains rise behind one of the most beautiful harbor cities in the world.
By combining this intensive study abroad experience with course-specific directed study activities preceding and/or following the travel portion of the program, students may earn three semester hours of college credit.
ACCOMMODATIONS & MEALS
Participants in the Hong Kong Summer Program reside in local hotels. Accommodations are based primarily on double occupancy with occasional use of multi-bedded rooms; single rooms may be available at an additional price. Daily breakfasts and some additional meals are included in the program price.
PROGRAM COSTS
The price of the Hong Kong Summer Program is $5195. This includes round-trip transportation from designated cities, airport transfers, accommodations, daily breakfast, program excursions, health insurance and some additional meals.
Most meals, other than breakfast, are at the participant’s own expense. A minimum of $750 should be budgeted for meals, additional transportation, entrance fees and departure tax (if applicable). Participants should also budget additional funds for personal expenses such as souvenirs and independent travel, based upon their individual spending habits.
Tuition is not included in the program costs detailed above. Please refer to Registration/Tuition & Fees for additional information. All prices are subject to change in the event of unanticipated increases in airfares, monetary exchange rates or other changes in program costs. In some cases, program items may be deleted in lieu of a price increase.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE & DEADLINES
Applicants are encouraged to apply well in advance of the February 25, 2011 application deadline, as priority is given to early applications. Notification regarding acceptance to the program will be sent shortly after receipt of the application and deposit in the CCSA central office.
For students from outside the CCSA consortium, notification will follow receipt of the application, deposit and additional application materials. Confirmation of specific course selection will be provided approximately three weeks after the application deadline.
NOTE: A $100 reduction in the program price will be awarded to those who submit their applications before or on February 11, 2011. This discount will be applied to the final payment due on April 20, 2011.
- A $200 deposit is due at the time of application.
- A first payment of $2500 to cover the airline ticket price and deposits on arrangements in Hong Kong is due by the application deadline date, February 25, 2011.
- The second and final payment of $2495, plus single room price (if applicable), is due by April 20, 2011.
Please familiarize yourself with the Cancellation Policy. Checks should be made payable to “CCSA.” Please consider your cancelled check as receipt for payment. Returned checks will incur a $20 penalty fee. CCSA also accepts Visa and MasterCard.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
The following is a description of the course of study offered for this CCSA program. Applicants may register for courses offered by professors from any member institution. Students are encouraged to e-mail faculty to learn more about the classes.
ANTHROPOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY/ASAIN STUDIES
Hong Kong: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Global City
Examine Hong Kong ethnographically, in search of the positive and negative energies that make it one of the world’s largest and most dynamic cities. This course is a study of the various dimensions of globalization, using Hong Kong as a case study. What are the “bright lights” and “dark shadows” of Hong Kong as an alpha city? What are some of the key issues, such as poverty, exploitation and environmental stress, associated with this? How does Hong Kong serve as a key link between East and West, and what are the signs and symbols of cultural mixing associated with this?
(3 cr. hrs., UD, Ms. Christine Hutchins, [chutchins@bellarmine.edu], Bellarmine University)
COMMUNICATION
Red Tie or Blue Tie? Handshake or Bow? Communicating Success in Hong Kong’s Distinctive Business Culture
A young businessman walks into his meeting with a new Chinese colleague wearing a crisp black suit with a red tie, toting an elegantly wrapped gift in his briefcase. He bows slightly and offers the associate his gold-embossed business card, tucking the others neatly into a shiny, compact file. The two speak at an intimate distance as the meeting carries on into the late afternoon. That evening, the young man finds himself out on the town for a night filled with drinks, toasts and karaoke with his new colleague. Does this young man succeed in his cross-cultural business venture? Will his efforts be rewarded or reprimanded? Venture to Hong Kong where we’ll reexamine this scenario and many others as we explore the practices of verbal and nonverbal communication in Asian business culture.
(3 cr. hrs., UD, Dr. Lara Hayes Needham, [lneedham@bellarmine.edu], Bellarmine University)
LINGUISTICS
Signs of the Times: English in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s fascinating combination of cultural influences is not only a product of geo-political forces—it also results from the combination of languages chosen by and/or imposed upon its citizens. This class will explore the social functions of language with special emphasis on how growing up in a multilingual environment is related to people’s attitudes toward and uses of language. A class project in which students take to the streets to document the linguistic landscape of Hong Kong neighborhoods will bring to life the principles of sociolinguistic study.
(3 cr. hrs., LD, Dr. Robert Troyer, [troyerr@wou.edu], Western Oregon University)