CET Vietnam Immersion

  Vietnam

• All Other Areas in Vietnam: 
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer 
Dates: Fall-Late August to Early December, Spring- Early February to Early June, Summer- Mid June to Mid August

Description: CET's Vietnam Immersion is an intensive program designed for all students with an interest in immersing themselves in the dynamic environment of contemporary Vietnam. Offering the exciting opportunity to explore a fast-paced country rich in history, art, and culture. The Vietnam Immersion program challenges students to learn through Vietnamese language and area studies classes and provides the opportunity to participate in service learning projects. Most exciting, Vietnam Immersion is the first US-sponsored program to offer students the opportunity to live with Vietnamese roommates, allowing unique opportunities for immersion.

Learning Vietnamese in Vietnam provides unique opportunities and challenges. CET's classes are structured to contextualize language learning and encourage students to learn both inside and outside of the classroom. CET's unique service internships, practical, weekly activities and extracurricular classes challenge students to practice and build upon their new language skills. Few study abroad programs offer the level of support we do. Both before you leave for Vietnam and during your semester there, CET staff are on hand to help prepare, equip, counsel and direct you. Your academic, personal, and logistical needs are addressed by our Resident Director who lives in Vietnam.

Highlights:
* Live with Vietnamese roommates
* Involve yourself in service learning internships arranged by CET with a variety of local organizations
* Enroll in Visual Anthropology & Media Studies in Urban Vietnam
* Travel on a study tour through northern and central Vietnam and explore the history and architecture of Hue, see the beauty of the central highlands in Dalat, or visit sites such as the DMZ
* Benefit from the full time support of CET's Resident Director in Vietnam

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Spring or Fall: $8,990, Summer: $5,390 (please see CET's website for current pricing)

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Vietnam Independently Or in Groups

Scholarships are Available. - please see our website for details.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad

CET Academic Programs's Mission Statement: CET Academic Programs is a private study abroad organization based in Washington, DC that has been designing and administering educational programs abroad since 1982. We offer study abroad programs in China, Vietnam, the Czech Republic, Italy and Spain. CET's programs specialize in integrating students into the society in which they are living. Each program is a model in student-centered learning, in which students are constantly challenged to contextualize their studies within the society that surrounds them. Staffed by over 20 full-time employees in the US and abroad, CET currently sends more than 700 American students abroad annually.