{"id":38072,"date":"2014-07-31T08:30:27","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T13:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=38072"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:25:26","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:25:26","slug":"high-school-students-study-chinese-at-ole-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/high-school-students-study-chinese-at-ole-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Students Study Chinese at UM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students participating in the 2014 StarTalk program<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Exceptional high school students from 13 states recently received intensive instruction in Chinese through the Mississippi StarTalk<\/a> program at the University of Mississippi during summer session 2014.<\/p>\n

Each of the 29 high school sophomores and juniors selected were given full StarTalk scholarships to delve into a cultural program that introduced them to China, its people and the culture.<\/p>\n

While earning six hours of college-level Chinese credit, students were introduced to the University of Mississippi’s premier undergraduate Chinese Language Flagship Program<\/a>, one of only 12\u00a0such programs in the United States. They also had the chance to sample the college experience.<\/p>\n

Adam Jackson, a sophomore at Episcopal Collegiate School in Little Rock, Arkansas, took Chinese 101 this term and enjoyed studying the language while taking the illustrative glimpse into college life.<\/p>\n

“I’m glad I got to get a feel for college and learn Chinese,” Jackson said. “I’m starting to look at colleges now and it was helpful to experience living in the dorm and experiencing other aspects of college, like time management.”<\/p>\n

StarTalk was created eight years ago to meet the United States’ economic competitiveness and national security needs in learning critical languages. The program can take a student interested in learning the language and teach them enough to enroll in a Chinese language program in college, said Alex Kynerd, program coordinator and 2007 participant.<\/p>\n

“It’s a rewarding experience getting to see new\u00a0students learn the language,” Kynerd said. “Many of them start the class knowing\u00a0zero Chinese and leave with\u00a0the ability to talk about their family, friends, hobbies and write diaries in Chinese.”<\/p>\n

Jackson had studied Chinese at various camps, but lauded Mississippi StarTalk as the most fulfilling experience to date.<\/p>\n

“I had a really good teacher here, and I learned a little more than I expected,” said Jackson.<\/p>\n

He intends to submit an application to participate in Mississippi StarTalk next summer.<\/p>\n

Other participants in Mississippi Startalk 2014 included: Vincent Bolfer of\u00a0Edmond, Oklahoma; Jacob Crossno of\u00a0Hernando; Amira Coger of\u00a0Olive Branch; Tina Guo of\u00a0Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; Andarion Hawkins of\u00a0Coldwater; Kristin Howitt of\u00a0Perkinson; Taylor Jackson of\u00a0Rogers, Arkansas; Haley Jones of\u00a0Mandeville, Louisiana; Elizabeth Keefer of\u00a0Jacksonville, Florida; Jacqueline Knirnschild of\u00a0Brunswick, Ohio; Ashleigh Moore of\u00a0Ocean Springs; Saloni Nahar of\u00a0Buffalo Grove, Illinois; Alessandra Otondo of\u00a0Starkville; Kayla Owens of Oxford; Lance Pagel of Edmond, Oklahoma; Thomas Ramsey of Huntsville, Alabama; Hunter Reid of\u00a0Valdesse, North Carolina; John Russel of\u00a0Valley Park, Missouri; Jack Sauls of Carriere; Gunner Spahn of\u00a0Senatobia; Emily Spencer of\u00a0Newville, Pennsylvania; Jake Stewart of\u00a0Ocean Springs; Jasmine Stoudemire of\u00a0Clinton; Carmen Stowe of\u00a0Birmingham, Alabama; Matthew Travers of\u00a0Chesterfield, Missouri; Sidney Wester of\u00a0Jonesboro, Arkansas; Katherine Williams of Hattiesburg; and Hanson Zhou of\u00a0Dry Ridge, Kentucky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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