Students of the "Linguistics" direction of Ulyanovsk State Technical University returned fr om China, wh ere they studied under a summer short-term program. Theoretical and practical classes were held at Harbin Institute of Technology throughout July.

UlSTU provides its students with study abroad programs. The summer educational program in China was attended by linguists of the Faculty of Humanities studying in the profile "Intercultural Communication". The internship is organized to improve the effectiveness of learning a foreign language.

At Harbin Institute of Technology, the national language is used for teaching in all courses so that students can master it as soon as possible. At the beginning of the program, UlSTU students passed a verbal language test to determine the level of Chinese language proficiency and distribution into groups. In addition to classes in the traditional format, linguists attended special cultural lessons and participated in events related to the content of the course.

"During the internship, classes dedicated to the Beijing opera were held. After the theoretical part, we were given the opportunity to touch the art of the Celestial Empire ourselves. We could try to paint a Peking opera mask or a fan. Other groups sang songs, engaged in breathing practices" - told the assistant of the Department of "Foreign Languages" and "History and Culture" Valeria Zelenova.

After lectures and seminars, students attended organized excursions: to the Museum of Cosmonautics, the Museum of History, the Temple of Confucius.

Students had the opportunity to explore the sights of Harbin on their own. On the first weekend, UlSTU students walked along Zhongyang Street. There are many buildings in various styles on Zhongyang: from the Renaissance to the Art Nouveau. Most of all, as linguists note, the beauty of architecture and picturesque nature in the parks are impressive. To the north of the pedestrian street is the embankment of the Sungari River, along which the Stalin Park, opened in the 50s, is located. There are many monuments and sculptures here, and the square in the center is the venue for numerous holidays, one of which was attended by students of UlSTU.

According to the results of their studies at Harbin University, linguists had to pass an oral exam of three blocks. Students read, answered questions, spoke on the proposed topic and supplemented the texts with new words. Everyone coped with the tests in Chinese perfectly and received certificates.