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The Chinese Flagship Center is a language training program established at Brigham Young University in 2002. Created with grant funding from the National Security Education Program (NSEP), the Chinese Flagship Center assists students in learning the Chinese language through academic and practical study. Dana Bourgerie served as the director of the center from 2002 to 2013.

Variant Names

Brigham Young University. Chinese Flagship Program

Description

Established: 2002

Location: Provo, Utah (2002- )

Functions

The Chinese Flagship Center seeks to prepare students to function in Chinese in academic and professional fields of study, and for careers related to China. The program includes on-campus language study, a study-abroad experience at Nanjing University in China, and internship placement at a Chinese institution related to the student's academic studies.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The center is administered by a director, and is associated with the Center for Language Studies in the College of Humanities.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Center for Language Studies (2002- )

Sources

BYU Chinese Flagship Center website, June 20, 2011 (Chinese Flagship Program at Brigham Young University (BYU); est. 2002 by a grant from the National Security Education Program (NSEP) to develop high-level proficiency in the Chinese language; Advanced Flagship Program includes three main curriculum phases: 1) BYU on-campus directed study, 2) Direct enrollment at Nanjing University in China, and 3) an Internship in a Chinese institution related to the student's specific area of interest; first group of students began program in 2003; Dana Bourgerie, program director, assisted by academic director, Mathew Christensen; program is affiliated with BYU's Center for Language Studies; purpose of the Chinese Flagship program is to prepare participants to function professionally in Chinese within their chosen field of interest and to prepare them for China-related careers; works in tandem with the Chinese Section of the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages to help students reach proficiency tailored to their educational and professional goals; Center is housed at BYU)

BYU Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages website, June 20, 2011 (Dana Bourgerie has served as director of the Chinese Flagship Center since its inception)

BYU Chinese Flagship Center Website, via WWW, August 5, 2019 (BYU Chinese Flagship Teacher Training Workshop)

http://chineseflagship.byu.edu/node/280 

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2011-00115

Creator: UPB