Wahed Posted April 11, 2015 at 09:29 AM Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 at 09:29 AM I have been accepted into the ACC China summer program for 2015 and I was wondering if anyone here has successfully finished this program in the last 4-5 years? Can you please share you experience here? Specifically, I would like to get information on what to study now in advance because I do not like studying every single night for 4-5 hours in addition to studying for four hours during the day. Thank you in advance! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uni419 Posted April 11, 2015 at 03:01 PM Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 at 03:01 PM have a classmate who did ACC last summer (i think?) and fall (for sure), i'll ask him and see what info I can get for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahed Posted April 11, 2015 at 10:01 PM Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 at 10:01 PM @uni419 - Thank you! Any info you can squeeze out of him that is not in the handbook would be great but most important is the information about what we will study there. If he still has his Memrize, Quizlet, etc. study tools to share that would help tremendously. I hear that students learn 60 new words and grammar a day so if I can learn them all before hand then I can it a bit easier after I arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted April 18, 2015 at 07:53 PM Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 at 07:53 PM @Wahed: did you find what you were looking for? The online manual lists many different textbooks, do you already know which course you will be taking and which textbook you will use? (just curious) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahed Posted April 19, 2015 at 12:11 AM Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 at 12:11 AM I finally heard back from ACC so I do have the materials, thank you. Is there an online version of the ACC handbook? I am still looking for feedback regarding how ACC is and how the area is in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted April 19, 2015 at 07:30 AM Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 at 07:30 AM actually there are two different pages on the hamilton website https://www.hamilton.edu/china/handbook https://www.hamilton.edu/china/student-handbook the 2nd one has a list of textbooks, as well as ideas for pre-departure activities, and a list of suggested reading at the end. So which level were you placed in, and which textbook will you be using, and what material did you receive? Do you intend to learn to read and write all the vocabulary in your textbook before you go to ACC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahed Posted April 19, 2015 at 07:49 AM Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 at 07:49 AM I am not sure which level I will be at yet but I have a good hunch that it will be intermediate and not advanced. I have both the "Crossing Paths" and "Shifting Tides" books. I will go through them but I am not sure if it is realistic for me to expect to be able to write them all before I arrive there. I will definitely try though. Rather, my immediate goal is to be able to understand them if spoken and hopefully recognize them if written. After I started reading the first exercise page of one of the textbooks, I immediately was aware of the teaching style that ACC employs. I have received similar training before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted August 30, 2015 at 07:25 PM Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 at 07:25 PM Hi Wahed, if you have time perhaps you could write a review of this ACC summer program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted December 20, 2017 at 06:04 PM Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 at 06:04 PM *gently pokes @Wahed* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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